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Swastika

Nepal

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Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   
A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

IPPF clinician and female client in Nepal getting sexual health services

21 March 2017

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United

IPPF clinician and female client in Nepal getting sexual health services

21 March 2017

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United

Young woman in a clinic of Profamilia Colombia -credits: John Spaull 2006

17 March 2017

Marta Royo, ED of Profamilia Colombia, tells the story of an 13-years-old girl denied abortion after being repeatedly raped by her father, and the need to protect sexual and reproductive health for marginalised communities.

Young woman in a clinic of Profamilia Colombia -credits: John Spaull 2006

17 March 2017

Marta Royo, ED of Profamilia Colombia, tells the story of an 13-years-old girl denied abortion after being repeatedly raped by her father, and the need to protect sexual and reproductive health for marginalised communities.

Classroom condom demonstration IPPF Colombia

12 March 2017

In case you missed it – one of President Trump’s first order of business was to re-enact  the Mexico City Policy.

Classroom condom demonstration IPPF Colombia

12 March 2017

In case you missed it – one of President Trump’s first order of business was to re-enact  the Mexico City Policy.

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Grace can access to modern contraceptives thanks to IPPF's RHU.

27 February 2017

Access to family planning is limited in Uganda and the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at only 30%.

Grace can access to modern contraceptives thanks to IPPF's RHU.

27 February 2017

Access to family planning is limited in Uganda and the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at only 30%.

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

IPPF clinician and female client in Nepal getting sexual health services

21 March 2017

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United

IPPF clinician and female client in Nepal getting sexual health services

21 March 2017

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United

Young woman in a clinic of Profamilia Colombia -credits: John Spaull 2006

17 March 2017

Marta Royo, ED of Profamilia Colombia, tells the story of an 13-years-old girl denied abortion after being repeatedly raped by her father, and the need to protect sexual and reproductive health for marginalised communities.

Young woman in a clinic of Profamilia Colombia -credits: John Spaull 2006

17 March 2017

Marta Royo, ED of Profamilia Colombia, tells the story of an 13-years-old girl denied abortion after being repeatedly raped by her father, and the need to protect sexual and reproductive health for marginalised communities.

Classroom condom demonstration IPPF Colombia

12 March 2017

In case you missed it – one of President Trump’s first order of business was to re-enact  the Mexico City Policy.

Classroom condom demonstration IPPF Colombia

12 March 2017

In case you missed it – one of President Trump’s first order of business was to re-enact  the Mexico City Policy.

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Girls from Lesotho

02 March 2017

Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted.

Grace can access to modern contraceptives thanks to IPPF's RHU.

27 February 2017

Access to family planning is limited in Uganda and the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at only 30%.

Grace can access to modern contraceptives thanks to IPPF's RHU.

27 February 2017

Access to family planning is limited in Uganda and the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at only 30%.