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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.   
women and children in Gulu, Uganda, Credits: IPPF/Tommy Trenchard/2016

15 October 2016

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women and children in Gulu, Uganda, Credits: IPPF/Tommy Trenchard/2016

15 October 2016

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Nigerian marketplace

20 September 2016

For the last 16 years, health worker, Olufemi Fabiyi has gone out to some of the hardest areas to reach in rural parts of Nigeria to give sexual an

Nigerian marketplace

20 September 2016

For the last 16 years, health worker, Olufemi Fabiyi has gone out to some of the hardest areas to reach in rural parts of Nigeria to give sexual an

09 September 2016

Reflections from Preethi Sundaram, Policy and Advocacy Adviser at IPPF who is participating at the AWID forum

09 September 2016

Reflections from Preethi Sundaram, Policy and Advocacy Adviser at IPPF who is participating at the AWID forum

Ima with a young patient

25 May 2016

Ima, 24, a recently qualified midwife from Indonesia, is a panellist in the Global Dialogue for Citizen-led Accountability for Women’s, Chi

Ima with a young patient

25 May 2016

Ima, 24, a recently qualified midwife from Indonesia, is a panellist in the Global Dialogue for Citizen-led Accountability for Women’s, Chi

pregnant teenager

17 May 2016

Girls age 15 to 19 with a diagnosis of a major mental illness are almost three times as likely to give birth as adolescents without mental health issues. Education is key.

pregnant teenager

17 May 2016

Girls age 15 to 19 with a diagnosis of a major mental illness are almost three times as likely to give birth as adolescents without mental health issues. Education is key.

women and children in Gulu, Uganda, Credits: IPPF/Tommy Trenchard/2016

15 October 2016

.p { text-align: justify; align: left; } Uganda has one of the highest

women and children in Gulu, Uganda, Credits: IPPF/Tommy Trenchard/2016

15 October 2016

.p { text-align: justify; align: left; } Uganda has one of the highest

Nigerian marketplace

20 September 2016

For the last 16 years, health worker, Olufemi Fabiyi has gone out to some of the hardest areas to reach in rural parts of Nigeria to give sexual an

Nigerian marketplace

20 September 2016

For the last 16 years, health worker, Olufemi Fabiyi has gone out to some of the hardest areas to reach in rural parts of Nigeria to give sexual an

09 September 2016

Reflections from Preethi Sundaram, Policy and Advocacy Adviser at IPPF who is participating at the AWID forum

09 September 2016

Reflections from Preethi Sundaram, Policy and Advocacy Adviser at IPPF who is participating at the AWID forum

Ima with a young patient

25 May 2016

Ima, 24, a recently qualified midwife from Indonesia, is a panellist in the Global Dialogue for Citizen-led Accountability for Women’s, Chi

Ima with a young patient

25 May 2016

Ima, 24, a recently qualified midwife from Indonesia, is a panellist in the Global Dialogue for Citizen-led Accountability for Women’s, Chi

pregnant teenager

17 May 2016

Girls age 15 to 19 with a diagnosis of a major mental illness are almost three times as likely to give birth as adolescents without mental health issues. Education is key.

pregnant teenager

17 May 2016

Girls age 15 to 19 with a diagnosis of a major mental illness are almost three times as likely to give birth as adolescents without mental health issues. Education is key.