In this report, we are proud to share some of the key impacts of our work in 2023.
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Research highlights from 2023
At Ipas, research is a critical part of our work and contribution to the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In 2023, Ipas staff and partners carried out important research and analyses, leading to more than 20 publications on topics including...
Our impact in 2023
Impact Report 2023: Building the world we wantFor over 50 years, Ipas has worked to ensure that reproductive health care, including abortion and contraception, are available and accessible to all. This report shares some of the key impacts of our work in 2023.We...
Ipas Malawi: 2019-2023 Strategic Plan
Ipas Malawi: 2019-2023 Strategic Plan
Empowering women, involving husbands: Engaging men in family planning in Indonesia
In a village in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 27-year-old Mama Odiana Nuban was surprised to learn she was pregnant again just five months after having her first baby. The pregnancy was unplanned because she had to wait for her husband’s approval to use...
Rising together: How grassroots leaders are lifting the next generation in Nepal
In rural Nepal, women’s lives have often been restricted by silence and unspoken rules. From menstruation taboos to misinformation on family planning and abortion, many young women are taught to accept harmful practices as normal. For years, Himali Khatri did too. “I am almost 40 years old, and until now, I have never received such knowledge about reproductive health,” she says.
6 ways Ipas is ensuring abortion access in crisis settings
Here’s how Ipas works with local partners and humanitarian organizations to ensure that women and girls in crisis settings can access the sexual and reproductive health care they urgently need.
Youth voices, inclusive health: Expanding reproductive health access for young people in Ethiopia
The Make Way Project is a four-year initiative by Ipas Ethiopia and partners to expand access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for young people in Ethiopia—particularly those who have been displaced or who live with disabilities.
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Protect everyone’s right to reproductive freedomFor over 50 years, Ipas has supported communities around the world to ensure access to abortion and contraception for all. You can help us.Learn more about giving to IpasWe work for a more just world—and we work in a way...
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Double your impactThe fight for reproductive justice may be challenging, particularly at this moment. But together we’ve made progress, and we will keep moving forward. For more than 50 years, Ipas has resisted and persisted in our work for a world where every person...
Resist and Persist: How Ipas will meet the changing global health landscape
For 52 years, Ipas has supported communities around the world to ensure access to abortion and contraception for all. We have a deep history and experience working on abortion in places in the world with very restrictive laws, and with health systems that face...
Meet Nepal’s Natural Leaders: Women-led climate justice in action
Across Nepal’s remote hills, sustainable change begins with women. Through the Natural Leaders program, Ipas Nepal trains local women to tackle two urgent, interconnected crises: climate change and barriers to reproductive health. These grassroots leaders educate, advocate and challenge harmful social norms—proving that when women lead, communities grow stronger, healthier and more resilient.
Ethiopia pilot program shows private pharmacies can safely provide abortion with pills
A pilot program by Ipas, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, and the Oromia Health Bureau proved that private pharmacies can safely expand access to abortion with pills—making essential care more available and closer to home for women in Ethiopia.
Ipas Malawi launches tool to fight child marriage, teen pregnancy, and school dropout
Ipas Malawi and partners hosted a national dialogue to address the systemic challenges limiting young girls’ autonomy and opportunities.
Resist and Persist
Double your impactThe fight for reproductive justice may be challenging, particularly at this moment. But together we’ve made progress, and we will keep moving forward. For more than 50 years, Ipas has resisted and persisted in our work for a world where every person...
Despite a collapsing health system, Ethiopian providers sustain abortion and contraceptive care with Ipas’s support
Ethiopia’s health system is in crisis, but health workers keep going. With support from Ipas, providers continue delivering essential abortion and contraceptive care—even as aid cuts, conflict, and climate crisis impacts threaten reproductive health services.
These 7 changemakers are advancing reproductive justice despite tremendous challenges
We’re inspired by our staff and partners around the world who persevere in the face of tremendous challenges. Here are seven changemakers to inspire us all.
Ipas 2024 research publications: Evidence in action for abortion access
Ipas’s 2024 research provides crucial evidence on abortion access, care quality, and stigma reduction. With 26 studies in 15 peer-reviewed journals across nine countries, these findings inform policy, improve health services, and advance SRHR worldwide.
9 ways Ipas made a difference in 2024
Despite immense challenges to our work by anti-rights extremists in the past year, we’ve stood resolute in our commitment to fight for everyone’s right to determine their own future. The stories here showcase some of our most impactful work in recent years, including our 2024 initiatives.
A chatbot is helping Elizabeth Martínez and migrants like her reclaim bodily autonomy
To meet the need for reproductive health care among migrants in Mexico, Ipas and partners created the first-ever Spanish-language chatbot especially for migrants.