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Africa
Africa's Health Champions: IPPF Regions' Achievements in 2023
IPPF Africa Region has released its 2023 achievements video highlighting impactful work across the continent this past year. The 2-minute video gives a snapshot of IPPF's support for expanding access to family planning, advancing sexual and reproductive health rights through advocacy, supporting gender, equality, providing comprehensive sexuality education for youth, increasing access to safe abortion care, and eliminating harmful practices.
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| 04 August 2020
Financial Statements 2019
The overall group income of IPPF has risen by US$51.8 million (46 per cent) to US$163.7 million (2018: US$111.9 million). Unrestricted total income and restricted income rose by US$1.9 million and US$49.86 million respectively. IPPF’s main source of funding is government grants, which account for 88 per cent (2018: 81 per cent) of total income. In 2019 unrestricted government funding increased by US$2.2 million (4 per cent) to US$57.4 million. The main reason for the increase in funding in 2019 was the increase in funding from Germany which rose from €6 million to €12 million. Restricted government funding amounted to US$87 million, up from US$35.2 million in 2018. A full analysis of restricted projects balances. The following Governments were the major contributors to the restricted funding of IPPF: Government of United Kingdom,through the WISH programme in Africa, South Asia and the Arab World US$59.23 million, the European Commission supported the State of African Women Campaign US$4.6 million, Government of Canada US$4.3 million, Government of Australia continued to provide support (US$2.4 million) in relation to the global SPRINTInitiative to provide sexual and reproductive health services to crisisand post crisis areas in South East Asia, the Pacific, South Asia andGovernment of Belgium contributed to the SHE Decides project US$2.07 million. The governments of the Netherlands, Norway, UK and an anonymous donor also provided funding of US$5.64 million to the Safe Abortion Action Fund. Grants from multilateral donors and other sources decreased by 13 per cent from US$20.7 million to US$18.1 million. A significant factor in the decrease was US$0.6 million from GIZ, US$0.26 million from Anonymous donors, and US$0.7 million decrease from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
| 12 May 2020
Ethiopia: Raising Awareness on COVID-19 Through Video
In a bid to complement the government’s efforts to raise awareness about COVID-19, Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) has created a short video that communicates the importance of undertaking preventive measures to stop the spread of the disease. The 65-second-long video shares information about the need for practicing good hygiene, wearing of facemasks, social distancing, and other quarantine measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. The video carries subtitles in Amharic -the national language that is understood by all Ethiopians across the country. The video has been shared multiple times on FGAE’s social media platforms, reaching thousands of Ethiopians. It has also been broadcast in 46 FGAE-owned health facilities across the country. In addition, the video has been screened at various public television screens in major towns in Ethiopia. Learn more about FGAE's work in Ethiopia here.
| 07 May 2020
Africa: Guidelines for Protecting the Rights of Women and Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic — like all crises — will have a distinct impact on women and girls that is both immediate and that poses the risk of exacerbating pre-existing gender and other intersecting inequalities. Women and girls, particularly those who are already experiencing the greatest marginalization, will be disproportionately affected and, unless their rights are protected and their needs are met, will be further deprived of justice. The COVID-19 crisis does not relieve States of their obligations to address the gender-based violence faced by thousands of women and girls in the region; on the contrary, it requires more rigorous measures to minimize the negative impacts this new health crisis may have on them. This guide provides a roadmap for national and local government authorities and agencies, as well as sub-regional and regional organisations, to better understand the obligations they must fulfill as regards women and girls’ rights during the pandemic. The guide is the result of a collaboration between IPPF Africa Region, Women’s Link Worldwide, and Amnesty International, and is available in English and French. Download the guidelines (attached) in English and French.
| 21 April 2020
It's a RED CARD! Using Sport to Tackle Violence against Women and Girls
On 6 March 2020, the IPPF Africa Regional Director, Mrs. Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry attended the global launch of the Equal Light Red Card Campaign at the UN headquarters in New York. This is the speech given by Mrs. Petrus-Barry during the launch. The Red Card campaign is aimed at mobilizing the world to ensure that the voices of women and girls are heard across sectors, to elevate and strengthen them against others who seek to undermine their dignity, and to put an end to gender based violence and discrimination in every form. During the launch, IPPF Africa Region signed an MoU with African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), as a new platform for the member associations and collaborative partners of the Africa region to operationalize gender normative frameworks and guidance as well as to shape and provide a comprehensive response for gender equality. Read more: Give A Red Card to All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against Women and Girls! The "Red Card" campaign utilizes the unifying power of sport to provide an opportunity to governments, academia, civil society, the private sector, the general public, and other stakeholders to demonstrate to the world, and to their respective constituencies, their commitment and efforts towards achieving equality and equity for all, and to encourage their constituencies to become part of an international team dedicated to scoring Sustainable Development Goals.
| 15 April 2020
IMAP statement on COVID-19 and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
This statement’s purpose is to provide guidance to IPPF Member Associations and other sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) organizations to support sustained provision of essential and life‑saving SRH services in the context of the COVID‑19 pandemic. The statement also serves as a tool to advocate with donors and other stakeholders for additional resources to sustain SRH services throughout the pandemic. The statement reinforces IPPF’s position and commitment to SRH and rights and gender equality.
| 20 January 2020
IPPF's Youth Manifesto- Portuguese
IPPF's Youth Manifesto- Portuguese