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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.   
Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Launch of the CSE report

26 May 2016

Here Preethi Sundaram of IPPF, author of a new report on comprehensive sexuality education, talks to DSW’s (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) com

Launch of the CSE report

26 May 2016

Here Preethi Sundaram of IPPF, author of a new report on comprehensive sexuality education, talks to DSW’s (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) com

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.

Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Jasmin at the garment factory where she works

01 July 2016

Jasmin, 23, is a married female garment worker from a poverty stricken area. “Without family planning,” I would not have been able to reach this level in my job. My job is very important to me."

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Elizabeth Odhiambo is an Officer in Charge of the Makadara Health Facility in Kenya. For over ten years, Elizabeth has been overseeing the operation of the facility.  “In the years I have wor

29 June 2016

Four years ago governments and global health providers came up with a goal for an additional 120 million women to have access to contraception by 2

Launch of the CSE report

26 May 2016

Here Preethi Sundaram of IPPF, author of a new report on comprehensive sexuality education, talks to DSW’s (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) com

Launch of the CSE report

26 May 2016

Here Preethi Sundaram of IPPF, author of a new report on comprehensive sexuality education, talks to DSW’s (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) com

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.