For over 50 years, Ipas has worked to ensure that reproductive health care, including abortion and contraception, are available and accessible to all. In this report, we’re proud to share some of the key impacts of our work in 2024.
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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.
Our impact in 2024
Together, we expanded reproductive freedom At more than 16,000 Ipas-supported health access points across 23 countries, the support of our donors and partners enabled more than 2.2 million people to access legal abortion or contraception in 2024. Thank you! Together,...
8 ways Ipas will make a difference in 2024
The year 2023 will go down in history as difficult for humanity. Yet Ipas teams around the world persevered, landing important victories for abortion access and expanding reproductive justice in partnership with activists, health workers, educators, community leaders and more.
16 organizations awarded Ipas Collaborative Fund grants for 2024
Ipas is proud to continue supporting community-based efforts to advance reproductive justice with the unveiling of 16 new recipients of the Ipas Collaborative Fund for 2024.
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.
Pharmacy First: Sustaining and Scaling Post Medication Abortion (MA) Contraceptive Services in Kenyan Community Pharmacies
The PMAC model has demonstrated clear wins for clients (through personalized care) and the health system (by positioning pharmacies as accessible contraceptive outlets). But the third leg of the triangle – the provider – remains less understood: Can pharmacies profit while delivering these services?
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.
Bolivia takes historic step against child marriage
On April 23, the Bolivian Senate approved a bill to eliminate legal exceptions that previously allowed marriage from the age of 16 with parental or judicial authorization. This milestone represents a historic victory for the protection of girls and adolescents against child marriage.
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How this Ipas Collaborative Fund grantee is working to end period poverty in rural Kenya
Period poverty remains a pressing challenge in Kenya, disproportionately affecting teenage girls in rural areas. Life Lifters Kenya, an Ipas Collaborative grantee, is tackling this issue head-on.
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...
Fabiola Mizero
Fabiola Mizero has over a decade of experience in social justice and organizational development across Africa and internationally. She joined Ipas Francophone Africa as Regional Director in 2024.
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.
Read to resist
Read to resist Movements for justice, democracy and human rights are facing especially challenging times. Yet this is far from the first time these movements have been on the defense. Resistance movements have always learned winning strategies and perspectives from...
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.
Dr. Jean-Claude Mulunda: Breaking the silence on the need for safe abortion care in humanitarian settings
Early in his career, Ipas Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) director Dr. Jean-Claude Mulunda, then a coordinator with a refugee agency, was confronted with the plight of women and girls who had suffered sexual violence fleeing Central African Republic for refuge in DRC.
From distress to hope: Marie’s path to recovery
In Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, young girls face barriers to their dreams due to unwanted pregnancies and gender-based violence. Limited access to sexual health information and contraception restricts their choices—yet some, like 17-year-old Marie, fight for a brighter future. Read her inspiring story of resilience.