Member Associations

Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa, and the tenth most populous in the world, has enormous sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges as the statistics demonstrate. The Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. It has a broad reach which focuses on providing poor and marginalized populations with family planning, safe abortion care, maternal and child health care, prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) including HIV and AIDS and associated opportunistic infections. In the shape of permanent clinics, mobile facilities, community-based services (CBSs), FGAE has numerous service points. Staff, backed by over thousands volunteers, hundreds of peer educators and of community-based distributors (CBDs).  There’s no disguising the fact that achieving proper SRH amongst the Ethiopian people is an exhausting uphill struggle. FGAE has the will, the determination and the backing to fight for people’s rights and welfare. Access is key to the Member Association’s activity, and it works extensively with young people to inform, educate and provide essential SRH services. FGAE also runs special projects targeted at particularly vulnerable individuals and groups: street children, people living with HIV and AIDS, sex workers, and young migrants in 8 of the 11 principal Regions in Ethiopia. FGAE partners with government, with non-governmental organisations(NGOs) including the  Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth, UNFPA-Ethiopia, CARE-Ethiopia, DKT-Ethiopia, Dawn of Hope, the Ethiopian Women’s Lawyer Association, and a broad spectrum of HIV and AIDS-related operations. Private sector partners include Betezata Hospital and Janmeda/medical bio laboratories, and donors to the Member Association’s work include the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Packard Foundation, IPPF’s Japan Trust Fund, USAID/CDC and Irish Aid. Website: www.fgaeet.org  

Profamilia is a private non-profit organization that, for more than five decades, has been promoting and defending the exercise of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of the population in Colombia so that they can make free, safe and informed decisions about their sexuality, without discrimination, coercion or violence.  Through its five strategic lines of action, Profamilia achieves national coverage by offering sexual and reproductive health products and services benefiting the most vulnerable population. To date, Profamilia has 40 clinics in 31 cities in Colombia, making it the largest private institution nationally and the second largest in developing countries guaranteeing access to health, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health. Strategic lines of action Profamilia IPS With more than 40 clinics nationwide, Profamilia is the leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services in Colombia: contraception, prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections - STIs, safe abortion, gynecology and urology services, among others, are part of the services offered.  Profamilia Farma Profamilia Farma offers a wide portfolio of products for the full, safe and pleasurable experience of sexuality such as: contraceptives, pregnancy tests, condoms and lubricants.  Profamilia Farma has a national marketing reach with the highest quality standards.  Profamilia Social Projects and Research  Profamilia is a strategic partner for the execution of high social impact projects. Through strategic alliances with public and private organizations and international cooperation agreements, it works to guarantee the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of people in Colombia.  In addition, it researches, analyzes and documents phenomena related to sexual and reproductive health in the world, with emphasis on the Colombian context. Thus, it contributes to the generation of scientific information and knowledge about Sexual and Reproductive Rights.  Profamilia Educa Offers innovative and easily accessible educational experiences that support knowledge management and respond to the demand for education and training for the enjoyment of a responsible, safe and happy sexuality.  Profamilia Advocacy  Contributes to the construction and strengthening of public policies through the impact on institutions, organizations and decision makers, seeking progress and avoiding setbacks in the guarantee of Human Rights, Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Colombia. Contacts Website: www.profamilia.org.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProfamiliaColombia1965 Twitter: https://twitter.com/profamiliacol