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A selection of resources from across the Federation
HIV Theory of Change
Our HIV Theory of Change is to clarify the goals and vision of IPPF’s HIV programme and to articulate the different pathways and strategies IPPF uses to contribute towards its HIV goals and vision.
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| 27 September 2018
Watch: What is surgical abortion?
Watch our surgical abortion explainer video to find out more about the procedure. Please note this is a brief overview of surgical abortion. Contact your local healthcare provider to discuss further details and options available to you.
| 27 September 2018
Watch: What is medical abortion?
Ever wonder how medical abortion also known as the 'abortion pill', works? In this explainer video, we go through the steps of what to expect during a medical abortion. Please note that this video is an overview of the procedure. For further details on medical abortion, contact your local healthcare provider.
| 17 May 2018
Watch: Hope on the Horizon: FGM in Somaliland
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a procedure that involves altering or injuring female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that almost 200 million women and girls worldwide have undergone some form of FGM. FGM has been recorded in 30 countries with Somaliland having one of the highest prevalence rates in the world at 98% for women and girls aged between 15 - 49 years old. Hope on the horizon documents the hard work IPPF member association SOFHA (Somaliland Family Health Association) is doing within the local community to help change minds and eventually bring an end to female genital mutilation (FGM). Slowly, but surely, attitudes are changing.
| 24 October 2017
Watch: Confronting gender stereotypes in Serbia
The Serbian Association for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRH Serbia) teamed up with IPAK to challenge gender stereotypes in Serbian society through the act of theatre-based workshops. Boys and girls participate and literally walk in one another's shoes to help challenge and dismantle 'gender roles'. The workshop was funded by the IPPF Innovation Programme.
| 04 October 2017
Celebrating girls worldwide for International Day of the Girl Child
Today marks the International Day of the Girl Child. Girls are often the ones to suffer firsthand from the lack of access to sexual and reproductive services. We will continue to fight for girls everywhere to not only have access to health care services but to stand up and shout 'I Decide my future'.
| 27 September 2017
Make abortion safe. Make abortion legal.
Around the world women and girls are forced to turn to unsafe abortion methods due to lack of access to safe abortion methods, abortion stigma and restrictive laws.