One would ask why the 5 A? Well it’s just because of the Sexual and Reproductive Health challenges that the region faces among which we have:

• High Fertility rates
• High Child & Maternal Mortality rates
• High HIV/AIDS prevalence rates
• Rampant of Gender-based & sexual violence

Our answer to these challenges are:

Advocacy:

• To galvanize greater support for and commitment to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Sub-Saharan in Africa
• To advocate for an enabling policy and program environment to address pressing sexual and reproductive health and rights challenges.
• To promote the image and visibility of IPPFAR and its member associations in the region

Adolescents:

• For a better involvement of young people themselves in Sexual and Reproductive Health programming
• To reduce cultural barriers that affect the provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health services to youth
• Access to high quality youth friendly services and information
• Use a holistic development approach to youth programming

Access:

• To promote quality Family Planning services in order to expand access to and utilisation of Sexual and Reproductive Health services across sub-Saharan Africa
• To increase access to Sexual and Reproductive Health information and services to displaced populations in Africa
• To secure support of national and humanitarian agencies to protect and promote Sexual and Reproductive Health services for displaced populations
• To develop and put in place appropriate Information  education and communication/Behaviour Change communication tailored for African populations

HIV/AIDS:

• To increase access to interventions for prevention of HIV/AIDS through integrated gender sensitive rights based Sexual and Reproductive Health services with special emphasis on young people;

• To reduce religious, economic and political barriers that contribute to stigma and discrimination
• To increase access to care support and treatment for people infected by and providing support for people affected by HIV/Aids

Abortion:

• Ensuring the commitment of national governments and development partners to increase resources allocated for safe motherhood programmes
• To Increase access to and utilisation of Maternal and Child Health services
• Increased access to abortion related services including post abortion care as and integral part of Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Advocacy to secure the support of governments, development partners, civil society and communities to protect and promote the right to safe abortion and to increased access to post abortion care

Gender equality is an implicit aspect of our work. All our programmes address explicit gender specific Sexual and Reproductive Health issues, such as Women empowerment, FGM, Fistula, Male participation and Early or child marriages