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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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young people from MAJ Benin taking part to IPPF Twitter Chat

12 October 2016

To celebrate the Day of the Girl and to mark the publication of

young people from MAJ Benin taking part to IPPF Twitter Chat

12 October 2016

To celebrate the Day of the Girl and to mark the publication of

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

Girl

04 February 2016

Imagine this: You’re pregnant, living at home, expecting to give birth in a few weeks’ time with the assistance of staff at your local clinic. But then disaster strikes.

Girl

04 February 2016

Imagine this: You’re pregnant, living at home, expecting to give birth in a few weeks’ time with the assistance of staff at your local clinic. But then disaster strikes.

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed

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

young people from MAJ Benin taking part to IPPF Twitter Chat

12 October 2016

To celebrate the Day of the Girl and to mark the publication of

young people from MAJ Benin taking part to IPPF Twitter Chat

12 October 2016

To celebrate the Day of the Girl and to mark the publication of

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

14 July 2016

Lorraine is centre manager of the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic in Kibera, Nairobi – a place best known for being Africa’s biggest urban slum. Here FHOK is fighting poverty and myths to provide sexual health and education.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

A young couple sit with a counseller

09 June 2016

Early marriage is increasing as families are desperate to secure safety for their daughters. But without sexuality education the consequences can be tough.

Girl

04 February 2016

Imagine this: You’re pregnant, living at home, expecting to give birth in a few weeks’ time with the assistance of staff at your local clinic. But then disaster strikes.

Girl

04 February 2016

Imagine this: You’re pregnant, living at home, expecting to give birth in a few weeks’ time with the assistance of staff at your local clinic. But then disaster strikes.

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed

mother and child

27 January 2016

Organized by the Gates Institute, the session at the International Family Planning Conference on ‘South-South Exchange on Family Planning’ focussed