Our Focus Areas

IPPFAR is the leading Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) service delivery organization in Africa, and the leading Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocacy voice in the region.

We work to ensure people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being, in a world without discrimination.

Mother and baby outside a mobile clinic in Nigeria

Women & girls

Two-thirds of the 1.4 billion living in extreme poverty are women.

Almost 50% of all sexual assaults are against girls 15 years old and younger. Globally, HIV is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age.

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IPPF youth volunteers

Youth

Today the world is home to 1.8 billion young people under the age of 25. This is the largest generation of young people, ever, and is a vastly diverse group of individuals.

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Ugandan community queue for IPPF services

Poor & vulnerable

Marginalized communities have the greatest need for sexual and reproductive health services and include young people, sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sexually diverse populations and prisoners.

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Man hits a woman in the street Kenya

Humanitarian

One quarter of people affected by crises are women and girls aged 15-49.

Children under the age of 18 years often make up the majority of victims of sexual violence in conflict-affected countries and the transmission of STIs persist at alarming rates, including HIV. 

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