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Sexual violence can have devastating effects on individuals, families, communities and societies. The findings from the study presented in this report are part of a regional collaboration in Central America to prevent sexual violence and to ensure that victims and survivors have access to all the services provided by the health and justice systems that they may need.

This guide focuses on ways to plan, implement, use and finalize an assessment of how young women and their communities relate to abortion, through locally relevant, community and/or youth-led processes. It is designed to gain insights into the local context surrounding abortion care for young women to inform program design and to support meaningful youth participation in project design. It is a global resource for community groups, youth groups, peer educators, trainers, administrators, program managers and technical advisors of abortion care programs.

This trainer’s manual is intended for use in training-of-trainers courses, along with its companion document, Effective training in reproductive health: Course design and delivery – Reference manual. The trainer’s manual comes with a CD-ROM that includes PowerPoint® presentations and additional exercises for the trainer.

Ipas works around the world every day to strengthen girls’ voices and their ability to choose the path that’s right for them.

This is a fact sheet highlighting women’s perspectives on abortion care as part of operations research in Zambia.

This is a fact sheet highlighting the pharmacy provision of medical abortion.

This is the first in a series of fact sheets highlighting Zambia operations research study.

This 12-page job aid supports efficient inventory management of misoprostol (and mifepristone, depending on the setting) and other maternal-health medicines. It defines sound inventory management practices that can help reduce stock-outs and oversupply situations, and is for use by staff in public health facilities, nongovernmental organizations (civil society organizations) and private for-profit clinics and hospitals.

Ipas wall chart listing guidelines for proper storage of medicines.

This publication highlights the work in Nepal since legal reform a decade ago and puts a spotlight on the key ingredients for successful scale-up of abortion care, including partnerships with government and NGOs and integration of abortion within the country’s Safe Motherhood program.

Experiences of women victims/survivors of sexual violence with health services in Guatemala

This is an advocacy tool for implementing authorities, service providers and NGOs on safe abortion and sex selection.

In celebration of Ipas’s 40th anniversary, Anu Kumar explains why our mission is as vital as ever.

In celebration of Ipas’s 40th anniversary, Ipas’s Anu Kumar explains why American women should care about the health of women everywhere.

This fact sheet describes the impact of unsafe abortion in Sierra Leone as evidenced by three studies.

Esta publicación ofrece evidencia y una explicación de por qué Ipas insta a los gobiernos y formuladores de políticas a garantizar que todas las mujeres jóvenes, incluidas las sobrevivientes de violencia sexual, tengan acceso a servicios de atención integral de la salud sexual y reproductiva, incluidos los servicios de aborto seguro.

This is a fact sheet with statistical information on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It is meant to provide relevant information on sexual and reproductive health indicators to health and policy makers as well as recommendation for improving sexual and reproductive health services and access.

This two-page leaflet looks back at Ipas’s first forty years, pointing to our results-oriented projects and programs in more than 25 countries. It features reflections from colleagues around the world on the impact Ipas has made so far in the global movement to improve access to and delivery of safe and legal abortion care.

From 2011-2012, Ipas and our partners implemented a series of classes on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)—including information on safe abortion—for women who work at factories across Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley. This report explains how our project increased women workers’ knowledge of SRHR topics so they can better manage their own health and relationships and serve as resources for their families and communities. The report includes background information on Ipas’s work with youth, the context of sexual and reproductive health services for women workers in the Kathmandu Valley, details on the project’s various components, and explanation of key outcomes.

Watch video on youTube Experiences of women victims/survivors of sexual violence with health services in Guatemala At a 40th anniversary event in Nairoi, Kenya, Ipas honored four African champions of women’s reproductive health and rights: Monica Ogutt …