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A selection of blogs from across the Federation
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Nepal
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.
![nurse in IPPF-run clinic. credits: IPPF/Jane Mingay/Georgia](/sites/default/files/2018-02/Georgia%20%2509Jane%20Mingay%20_49820_IPPF_IPPF_Jane%20Mingay.jpg)
05 February 2018
Since 2014, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has provided comprehensive medical and psychological care to women and girls in Ireland who have experienced FGM. The FGM Treatment Service is publicly funded which enables the IFPA to provide care to affected women and girls free of charge.
![IDP camp in Yemen, served by IPPF](/sites/default/files/2017-05/%2B%C3%B3%2B%C3%A1%2B%C3%AD%2B%C2%AA%2B%C3%AD%2B%C3%AD%2B%C3%A1%2B%C2%AE_%2B%C3%AD%2B%C3%A1%2B%C3%AD%2B%C2%BF%2B%C3%AD%2B%C2%BF.jpg)
17 May 2017
Women and girls are disproportionately affected in humanitarian crises and face multiple sexual and reproductive health challenges in these contexts. IPPF has been providing much needed support to vulnerable communities through our global federation of member associations, who provide contextualised, timely and tailored interventions drawing on local partners' knowledge and expertise. However, recent shifts in the global political landscape are concerning and threaten to undermine IPPF's mission and impact on the ground.
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15 March 2017
From the IPPF side event, "Transforming ‘work’: Linking Care, Public Services and Women’s Economic Empowerment" at the 61st Commission on the
![Girls taken from the back. Girls undergo FGM when they're between 6 and 10 years old](/sites/default/files/2017-02/Georgia_42_Georgia_%2509Jane_Mingay_50026.jpg)
06 February 2017
Today the world celebrates the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a tradition that still puts at risk the lif
![Collage of different photos shared on social media during IPPF #StopViolence campaign](/sites/default/files/2016-12/StopViolence_collage.jpg)
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](/sites/default/files/2016-11/stop_gbv.jpg)
23 November 2016
International Planned Parenthood Federation Champions, Jessica Pratt and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, are joining forces with campaigners from around the wo
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