Resources

Uluk is 16 and has been volunteering with the Reproductive Health Alliance of Kyrgyzstan for 4 years.  I tell other young people: "We have to care for our own reproductive health - no one else will. I'm asking you: get involved with your reproductive health, NOW.  There's nothing shameful in knowing about it; it's shameful NOT to know about it." There are million of volunteers like Uluk at IPPF's Member Associations who are having a tremendous impact on the lives of other young people in the communities. You can get involved today, just find your local IPPF Member Association.

As part of our work in tackling abortion stigma, IPPF awards small grants to young people to create projects that would tackle the issue of abortion stigma in their communities. In 2015, small grants were awarded to promising projects submitted by young people in Ghana, Palestine, Spain, Macedonia and Nepal. In 2017, a further six grants were awarded to young people in Guinea, Kenya, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone and Venezuela. In 2019 five more grants were awarded to youth-led projects in Albania, Colombia, Nigeria, Spain and Tanzania. These documents give more information about what these projects set out to do, their methods and the results.

Globally Connected: Being a Young Volunteer in IPPF is a guide for young people who are part of the IPPF global ‘family’. It gives an overview of young people’s rights and responsibilities within the Federation, the six regional youth networks, and the different roles available – from peer educator to representing IPPF at international meetings. The guide outlines how IPPF’s new Strategic Framework involves young people and young volunteers from Member Associations across the world give information about their own roles within the Federation.

One month on the Cyclone Winston hit Fiji, IPPF-SPRINT is still providing sexual, reproductive and maternal care to cyclone-affected population. 

The world is home to the largest generation of young people in history. They are diverse, they have opportunities, but they also face immense obstacles in their lives. Young people and adolescents need to be able to make informed decisions and have access to sexual and reproductive health education, information and services. IPPF’s journey of youth services and participation is illustrated by the timeline of events on this page. Our approach has changed radically, from ‘not turning young people away’ to providing high quality, standardized youth-friendly programmes. Our performance of the past decade tells a powerful story of this increasing commitment to young people. In 2005, 25% of our services were provided to young people, and since then the number of services provided to young people has grown steadily. Of the 86.9 million services provided by IPPF in 2013, almost every second one was to a young person. IPPF’s new Strategic Framework (2016 -2022) shows how the Federation is embracing young people as partners and moving to a more youth-centred approach. By expanding our commitment to youth-friendliness and evolving to ensure that young people are truly at the centre of everything we do, IPPF will continue to set an example for meaningful youth involvement. By genuinely focusing on young people’s lives and requirements, from their own perspectives, we can deliver services, programmes and interventions that are truly shaped by them, and thus relevant, inclusive and effective. This document is an introduction for decision makers, service providers and youth leaders within the Federation on how IPPF can build on its legacy and transition to a youth-centred approach. It addresses the questions: what does this new thinking include? What does it mean in practice? How should we implement it? How should we measure progress?

As the largest civil society provider of family planning, IPPF plays a leadership role – holding governments to account for the pledges they made at the London Summit on Family Planning 2012, pushing for family planning and SRHR within the new Sustainable Development Goals national plans whilst strengthening our own delivery. Our new pledge is to reach an additional 45 million between 2015 and 2020 – meaning a total FP2020 contribution from IPPF of 60 million new users to family planning.

El Marco Estratégico 2016–2022 se basa en una visión audaz y ambiciosa de lo que la Federación Internacional de Planificación de la Familia (IPPF) persigue alcanzar —y cómo lo alcanzará— durante los próximos siete años. Es el resultado de un amplio proceso global de consulta en el que participaron las Asociaciones Miembros, los socios y los donantes. Fue aprobado por el máximo órgano de decisión de IPPF—el Consejo de Gobierno— en noviembre de 2014.  Nuestra estrategia se basa en las tendencias sociales, políticas y demográficas globales, incluyendo: las expectativas y el potencial de la generación de jóvenes más numerosa de la historia; la persistencia de importantes desigualdades sociales y económicas, incluyendo la discriminación de las niñas y las mujeres; y la oposición que amenaza los logros obtenidos en el campo de los derechos humanos. La estrategia también se basa en evaluaciones y análisis de nuestra labor: fortalezas, debilidades, capacidades, recursos y redes de trabajo. El Marco Estratégico de la IPPF establece aquellas prioridades que permitirán a la Federación tener un impacto como movimiento por la salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos (SDSR), durante los próximos siete años. Orientará a los socios y Asociaciones Miembros nacionales en la formulación de sus propias estrategias de país, las cuales se adaptarán de acuerdo con sus recursos y las necesidades de los grupos más desfavorecidos a nivel local. También guía al Secretariado en su acción de influencia en la arena internacional y en el apoyo a las Asociaciones Miembros. El progreso en la ejecución del Marco Estratégico se medirá mediante un conjunto de indicadores globales, y las Asociaciones Miembros informarán sobre dichos indicadores anualmente.  Con esta herramienta esencial, la IPPF dispone de lo necesario para avanzar y cumplir con sus promesas. Manteniéndonos al timón del movimiento a favor de la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, ayudaremos a unificar las acciones y los logros de los defensores de la SSR en todo el mundo, promoviendo un cambio global significativo en materia de salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos