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Americas & the Caribbean
Caribbean Observatory on SRHR: Policy Briefs
Data and Advocacy critical to shaping SRHR in the Caribbean
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| 25 October 2023
Mexico - Capacity Statement
| 25 October 2023
Capacity Statement - Colombia Profamilia
| 24 October 2023
DELIVERING HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE ACRO REGION
IPPF works to ensure people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being, in a world free from discrimination. The Federation is active in over 140 countries. In the Americas and the Caribbean, our dynamic network includes affiliates in 29 countries to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights and justice. The network comprises Member Associations (MAs), associate members and collaborative partners. Staff, youth advocates, and volunteers provide essential, rights-based healthcare and education to over 4.2 million people every year. We are leading service providers, advocates, activists, and vocal defenders of sexual and reproductive rights and justice in challenging political and social environments. Every day, we serve our communities in all their diversity, including women, adolescents and young people, girls, people with disabilities, migrants, LGBTIQ+ people, indigenous and rural people, Afro-descendants, people living with HIV, and sex workers.
| 23 October 2023
Latin American & the Caribbean Contraception Policy Atlas
IPPF Americas & the Caribbean, The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) and Fòs Feminista launched this past September the first Latin American & the Caribbean Contraception Policy Atlas which benchmarks and evaluates 33 countries on political leadership, access to contraceptives, national and international policies, and funding.
| 28 August 2023
The Caribbean Observatory on SRHR
Introducing the Caribbean SRHR Observatory: Coming Soon Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, an initiative spearheaded by IPPF Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office (IPPF ACRO). We are proudly collaborating with a dynamic coalition of Caribbean organizations committed to the well-being of our region in order to secure data and insights that are critical to shaping SRHR in the Caribbean. Purpose: We recognize that building an equitable future necessitates forging unbreakable links between access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and the elimination of gender-based inequities especially in the form of Gender Based Violence in our Communities. The observatory platform will host a cutting-edge data visualization and knowledge platform in order to champion robust policies and pioneering programs aimed at eradicating Gender-Based Violence from our society. Empowering Change: Alongside our partners, The Caribbean Observatory is poised to be the catalyst for transformative change. It will unite a wealth of evidence-based data that will encompass the multi-county landscape that is Caribbean sexual and reproductive health and rights. This singular repository will serve as the bedrock of informed decisions, driving effective action and impactful change. A Unified Vision: In our united pursuit of a future where fundamental rights are not just recognized but upheld, the Caribbean SRHR Observatory will stand as a beacon of hope. We envision a Caribean where everyone, irrespective of their background or circumstance, receives the care, respect, and dignity they inherently deserve. Your Invitation: We extend a warm invitation to each one of you, irrespective of your role or background, to embark on this transformative journey with us. As we collectively navigate toward a brighter, healthier Caribbean for all, your presence, support, and active engagement are vital to our shared success. Join Us: Visit us at our digital hub coming soon at COSRHR.com, where a wealth of knowledge, resources, and opportunities for collaboration await. Together, let's ignite a positive shift, driving lasting change and fostering a future that honors the rights and well-being of every individual across our Caribbean community.
| 15 December 2022
IPPF Strategy 2023 - 2028
For 70 years IPPF has championed and delivered quality services, comprehensive information and advocated for just laws so that more people in more places under more circumstances may realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Started with an act of international solidarity between activists from just a handful of countries, IPPF has since grown into a broad and diverse community of services providers and advocates that stretches around the Earth. Our very existence manifests just how the demand for dignity in sexual and reproductive health and rights is universal to people the world over. But that world is changing rapidly. Tough challenges must be confronted – the toxic legacies of longstanding racism, sexism and homophobia, for example; the deepening impacts of the climate crisis, violence, and inequalities; the escalating consequences of new technologies, population displacements, and habitat destruction. Wherever such dynamics impact people’s lives, IPPF knows enjoyment of SRHR is impacted too. Whenever people confront humanitarian crises, we know their SRHR are thrust into crisis too. Whoever is subject to prejudice, bigotry, or exclusion, has their access to SRHR also eroded. We know that the worst consequences of those injustices are borne by young people in the poorest of communities, in the toughest of places, facing the fewest opportunities. To be impactful in a world of change, IPPF must change too. That is what Strategy 2028 is all about: changing IPPF so it is well equipped to uphold SRHR for those who are left out, locked out or left behind. Our Strategy 2028 sets out a familiar path but in a new direction over far tougher terrain to that clear destination. We will walk that path shoulder to shoulder with young people, and with individuals and communities bearing the full brunt of stigma and prejudice. At each step, we will defend, protect, and celebrate safety, pleasure and wellbeing in sex and reproduction. At every turn, we will denounce powers and authorities who, through policy, practice, and law, undermine dignity and human rights in those intimate realms. And, as IPPF, we will be accountable for who we are, what we do and how we do it. That is our Strategy 2028. It is with immense pride that the IPPF Board of Trustees shares this strategic itinerary with you. We very much hope you will travel this road with us – in your own realities, communities, and contexts. Let’s do that together. Let’s come together, for sexual and reproductive dignity for all - for each and every one of us, to the exclusion of none of us, in the interests of all of us. Kate Gilmore, Chair, BoT, IPPF