IPPF has always done the utmost to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for all. In 2021, IPPF Member Associations (MAs) continued to demonstrate their resilience and adaptability to carry on serving people in spite of the severe disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  A total of 231.4 million services were delivered, a six per cent increase on 2020. Despite comprising fewer MAs, IPPF recovered more than half the decrease caused the previous year by clinic closures and other restrictions. Couple years of protection (CYP) increased by eight percent to reach 29 million – higher than in any year prior to the pandemic.

From 25 - 29 May 2022, IPPF Board of Trustees Chair, Kate Gilmore, and IPPF Regional Director for Africa, Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry, made an official visit to Cape Verde to support the work of VERDEFAM, the Cape Verde Association for the Protection of the Family and IPPF's Member Association in the country.  The visit was aimed at strengthening IPPF’s work through VERDEFAM, the Cape Verdian Government, and other International Organizations in the country.

Sex feels different to different bodies, and depending on the mood and more, the feeling can change with every experience. One thing though, it shouldn’t leave you feeling bad. Here are some ways people have described their moments of pleasure. We would like to hear your hot take - what does sex feel like to you? 

Safe, healthy sex is not just good, it’s important for everyone who chooses to enjoy it. Through this Manifesto, we’re re-writing the story on sex and pleasure across the continent, and we’re taking you on the ride because doing it right really IS a flex.  

From 01 - 10 May 2022, a high-level mission from IPPF including Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry, Regional Director for Africa, and Manuelle Hurwitz, Global Programme Director, conducted a field visit to #Guinea Conakry. The visit provided an opportunity to meet and visit the facilities of IPPF's two local partners in Guinea: the Association Guinéenne pour le Bien-Etre Familial (AGBEF ) and the NGO Solidarité Suisse Guinée (SSG).