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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.   
Collage of different photos shared on social media during IPPF #StopViolence campaign

10 December 2016

Today we mark Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

Collage of different photos shared on social media during IPPF #StopViolence campaign

10 December 2016

Today we mark Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

Jessica Pratt, left and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, right, singers and IPPF Champions

23 November 2016

International Planned Parenthood Federation Champions, Jessica Pratt and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, are joining forces with campaigners from around the wo

Jessica Pratt, left and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, right, singers and IPPF Champions

23 November 2016

International Planned Parenthood Federation Champions, Jessica Pratt and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, are joining forces with campaigners from around the wo

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Two girls smiling. Vanuatu Family Health Association

12 September 2016

Preethi Sundaram, IPPF’s Policy and Advocacy Adviser blogs about her impressions from the 2016 Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AW

Two girls smiling. Vanuatu Family Health Association

12 September 2016

Preethi Sundaram, IPPF’s Policy and Advocacy Adviser blogs about her impressions from the 2016 Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AW

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

Collage of different photos shared on social media during IPPF #StopViolence campaign

10 December 2016

Today we mark Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

Collage of different photos shared on social media during IPPF #StopViolence campaign

10 December 2016

Today we mark Human Rights Day and the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

Jessica Pratt, left and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, right, singers and IPPF Champions

23 November 2016

International Planned Parenthood Federation Champions, Jessica Pratt and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, are joining forces with campaigners from around the wo

Jessica Pratt, left and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, right, singers and IPPF Champions

23 November 2016

International Planned Parenthood Federation Champions, Jessica Pratt and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, are joining forces with campaigners from around the wo

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

A CSE lesson with young people

11 October 2016

Back when I used to deliver sex education workshops in schools, I always made time for anonymous questions at the end of a session. This gave students the chance to write down any questions which weren’t answered in the workshop.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Girls with school uniforms- Swaziland. Photo credits: Nancy Durrell

11 October 2016

by Hayley Gleeson, Project Coordinator for ACT!2015 and Ruben Pages, Youth Programmes Coordinator at UNAIDS.

Two girls smiling. Vanuatu Family Health Association

12 September 2016

Preethi Sundaram, IPPF’s Policy and Advocacy Adviser blogs about her impressions from the 2016 Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AW

Two girls smiling. Vanuatu Family Health Association

12 September 2016

Preethi Sundaram, IPPF’s Policy and Advocacy Adviser blogs about her impressions from the 2016 Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AW

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