Ipas @ipas.org · 22/09/2026The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now the fastest-growing on record. Ipas DRC is adapting its work so women and girls can continue receiving safe, essential reproductive health care. You can learn more in our Q&A with Ipas’s Dr. Mike Mpoyi: buff.ly/Ax3h8SC 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 21/09/2026How is repro health impacted by climate change? We’ve asked hundreds of people around the world this question. Ultimately, our research shows that climate change diminishes people’s ability to control when, whether and how to have children. The climate crisis is a reproductive justice crisis. 000
Ipas @ipas.org · 10/09/2026Our hearts are with all those affected by the devastation in Nepal—including our Ipas colleagues. Your donations can help Ipas Nepal distribute dignity kits, which provide toiletries and sanitary pads, to give women much-needed dignity and relief after enduring so much hardship. buff.ly/ltdsUa9 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 04/09/2026We all win when women and girls thrive. Thanks to the Government of Canada for standing up for what’s right and building a safer, more prosperous world for us all! 020
Ipas @ipas.org · 03/09/2026What a woman! Gloria Steinem understood that gender equality, economic well-being, and even global stability depend on reproductive freedom. She was an outspoken advocate, activist, intellect and feminist icon who inspired so many of us at Ipas, and around the globe. Rest in power, Gloria! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 011
Ipas @ipas.org · 21/08/2026Ipas will be at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Global Conference in New Delhi, India from August 25-27. Come visit us in the Impact Showcase, booth #12! 000
Ipas @ipas.org · 19/08/2026People in crisis settings often find themselves displaced—and facing harms to their reproductive health. Ipas works with diverse partners, including humanitarian orgs, to ensure that women and girls affected by crisis have repro health options, including abortion and contraception. buff.ly/VfJIPxG 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 11/08/2026The Ipas Collaborative Fund is at the core of how we make lasting, locally led change. We're thrilled that Dr. Anita Nyanjong is the first-ever director, bringing her commitment to repro justice, strong partnerships and collaborative philanthropy to the role. buff.ly/njqVEjt @drnyanjong.bsky.social 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 11/08/2026Our next Read to Resist event is at 5:00 pm on 8/16 in Chapel Hill, NC at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social! We'll discuss "Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women's Protests in Iran," edited by Malu Halasa. Haven't read it yet? No problem, just come chat! buff.ly/PZAmXww 000
Ipas @ipas.org · 27/07/2026Reproductive health care should be there when a person needs it. But for many people with disabilities, barriers to accessibility can put care out of reach before an appointment even begins. See how Ipas is putting disability justice into action: buff.ly/BCYasJG 054
Ipas @ipas.org · 04/07/2026At Ipas, we believe that freedom includes the ability to make your own reproductive choices without fear, shame, or barriers. We’re working toward a future where everyone can access abortion and contraception with dignity. 030
Ipas @ipas.org · 01/07/2026People tell Sara Jin Li she is resilient. She’d rather not have to be. Our Unbreakable Threads series wraps up with this powerful essay in which Li reckons with the story she has told about her own survival and what it cost to keep telling it. buff.ly/cB3yM5N 021
Ipas @ipas.org · 25/06/2026🧡🌈HAPPY PRIDE!!🧡🌈 What do LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive rights have in common? Both are all about bodily autonomy. These fights for justice are inseparable! 040
Ipas @ipas.org · 23/06/2026During Pride month and every month, Ipas is fighting for a world where every person has bodily autonomy and can access the health care they deserve. 🏳️🌈 061
Ipas @ipas.org · 19/06/2026Happy Juneteenth! Today - and every day - we remember that reproductive justice and racial justice are intertwined and indivisible. Ipas is working to ensure that ALL people have bodily autonomy and can access the essential health care they need. 031
Ipas @ipas.org · 15/06/2026Our Unbreakable Threads series continues with an essay from political scientist Dr. Aysha Sana reflecting on marriage without children—by choice. We hope you’ll read and share this essay—and consider what becomes possible when women are trusted to define a full life for themselves. buff.ly/bnXWyV5 082
Ipas @ipas.org · 12/06/2026Ipas will be participating in the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) in Lisbon June 14-18. We’ll be sharing research findings and successful programs from places like Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Visit us at Booth 25! 000
Ipas @ipas.org · 01/06/2026Our Unbreakable Threads series continues with "A doubly (un)comfortable decision." In her poem, human rights lawyer and activist Orlidy Inoa Lazala offers a powerful reflection on what it means to make a deeply personal decision in a context shaped by fear, stigma, and punishment. buff.ly/AO1lttp 020
Ipas @ipas.org · 18/05/2026Our Unbreakable Threads series continues with We resist to exist: An East African queer resilience story. Kenyan lawyer and activist Sayo writes about living as a queer woman in the advocacy and legal sector, where “normal” often means hiding parts of yourself just to stay safe. buff.ly/PxkmwFT 020
Ipas @ipas.org · 04/05/2026Abortion access is shaped by language, immigration status, and who is supported when they walk through a clinic door. In "Three Honduran women," Edith Romero honors the chosen family who held her through her abortion when systems—and sometimes even family ties—fell short. buff.ly/44tU81S 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 27/04/2026Ipas is excited to be at Women Deliver 2026! Come visit us at Booth H15 to join the conversation on reproductive justice. We'll have some fun games as well—you could win limited prizes like coasters, scarves, stickers, and more! #womendeliver @womendeliver.bsky.social 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 22/04/2026How is reproductive health impacted by climate change? We asked 100s of people around the world, as our researchers work to understand how climate disasters impact repro health—and what we can do about it. We’re sharing 3 key impacts we’ve heard over & over again. buff.ly/mQydPJ3 Art by @animarcita 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 20/04/2026We’re continuing our Unbreakable Threads series with "Dalit daughters demand justice" by Rakshya Khadgi. We’re honored to share her essay that confronts how caste, gender and poverty determine whose suffering is acknowledged and whose lives are treated as disposable. buff.ly/k6Qajvw 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 07/04/2026Can you inherit resilience? This poet says you can. Ana Karen Flores traces what is carried across borders and generations: food and laughter, silence and sacrifice, grief and gratitude. The result is a powerful meditation on inherited resilience. We hope you'll give it a read! buff.ly/I3MwER0 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 23/03/2026Earlier this month, we launched Unbreakable Threads: Stories of reproductive justice—a writing series on resilience, bodily autonomy, and reproductive freedom. Today, we’re excited to share this compelling essay from Ghana: buff.ly/Y6U7hSV 011
Reposted by IpasDevex @devex.com · 17/03/2026What does it take to turn bold ideas into solutions that reach millions? Join Devex and The Audacious Project to explore how collaborative philanthropy is scaling impact across health, climate, education, and economic opportunity. 🗓 April 9 | ⏰ 9 a.m. ET | dvx.cm/yuljrr 022
Ipas @ipas.org · 08/03/2026This International Women's Day, we're proud to introduce a new series of commissioned essays: "Unbreakable Threads: Stories of reproductive justice." In this first offering, Lori Hayes shares the heartbreaking story of ending a wanted pregnancy just before Roe v. Wade was overturned. buff.ly/Vi4AdKj 010
Reposted by IpasHealth Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026 @ipas.org has secured a major funding boost from The Audacious Project to expand access to safe abortion & contraception in 10 high-need countries. 🏵️The goal: prevent 16.3M unsafe abortions & avert 39,000 maternal deaths by 2032. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @skollfoundation.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏healthpolicy-watch.newsIpas Gets Major Funding Boost For Safe Abortion Initiatives - Health Policy WatchThe US based reproductive rights organisation Ipas has secured a substantial grant from The Audacious Project to expand global access to abortion and 031
Ipas @ipas.org · 27/02/2026"“The abortion ecosystem needs to shift, but we don’t wait for everything to change. We leverage every single positive step as quickly as possible into tangible services for women, that is the only way for us to protect women’s lives.” —Dr Jean-Claude Mulunda, director Ipas DRC,buff.lyIpas Gets Major Funding Boost For Safe Abortion Initiatives - Health Policy WatchThe US based reproductive rights organisation Ipas has secured a substantial grant from The Audacious Project to expand global access to abortion and 010
Ipas @ipas.org · 24/02/2026OUR AUDACIOUS VISION By 2032, we'll prevent: 16.3 million unsafe abortions 22.6 million unintended pregnancies 39,000 maternal deaths By 2040, we’ll reduce unsafe abortion by 30% in 10 high-need countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. buff.ly/ck3fVMi 020
Ipas @ipas.org · 24/02/2026Today Ipas is proud to share that with significant new support from The Audacious Project, we are accelerating our work globally in ways that will transform millions of lives. We're proud to stand with a global cohort of projects pursuing bold ideas to address urgent challenges. buff.ly/ck3fVMi 010
Reposted by IpasAPPG on Global SRHR @appgonglobalsrhr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Thank you to the partners and speakers @epfsrr.bsky.social @ippfen.bsky.social @ipas.org @msichoices.org who joined us yesterday for our meeting on 'Safeguarding SRHR: Confronting Escalating U.S. Policy Threats and Global Pushback' - let's work together to oppose and resist the rollback of #SRHR 012
Ipas @ipas.org · 04/02/2026To protect #GenderEquality, #SRHR, #humanrights we must: ✅️ Understand their tactics ✅️ Counter the professionalised opposition ✅️ Invest in our own youth leadership Read the report now to learn more: buff.ly/0icmc4i #shedecidesbuff.lyFuture-Proofing: The Professionalization of an Anti-Rights Youth GenerationThe report, Future-Proofing: The Professionalization of an Anti-Rights Youth Generation, examines the recruitment, funding, coordination, and mobilization of young people within anti-rights movements. 010
Reposted by Ipasshedecides.bsky.social @shedecides.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Out now! 📢 A new report from #SheDecides champion @ipas.org reveals the strategic professionalisation of young people into anti-rights agendas. If we want to protect #reprorights, #GenderEquality #HumanRights we must understand the tactics being used to undermine them. www.ipas.org/resource/fut...ipas.orgFuture-Proofing: The Professionalization of an Anti-Rights Youth Generation - IpasThe report, Future-Proofing: The Professionalization of an Anti-Rights Youth Generation, examines the recruitment, funding, coordination, and mobilization of young people within anti-rights movements. 001
Ipas @ipas.org · 03/02/2026New U.S. aid agreements called Memorandums of Understanding offer funds but have heavy strings attached. According to Dr. JE Musoba Kitui, director of Ipas Africa Alliance: "The Government is basically getting arm-twisted to stop providing abortion care." @thelancet.com buff.ly/vKp77os 000
Ipas @ipas.org · 30/01/2026Now more than ever, information is power. We’re here to keep you informed on how U.S. policies like the Global Gag Rule threaten reproductive rights. You can learn more about the expanded Gag Rule—and how the U.S. is using coercive “health agreements” with other governments—here: buff.ly/7HYsDYrbuff.lyExpanded Global Gag Rule is a major blow to global health and human rightsExpanded Global Gag Rule is a major blow to global health and human rights 023
Ipas @ipas.org · 23/01/2026The latest iteration of the Global Gag Rule is "despicable and unacceptable" - it restricts U.S. foreign aid recipients from engaging in abortion-related work, or working to advance diversity, equity and inclusion; gender equality; and LGBTQI+ rights. Read Ipas's full statement: buff.ly/DzIZDvP 021
Ipas @ipas.org · 23/01/2026🚨Breaking news: They're expanding the Global Gag Rule AGAIN. Now it will restrict all U.S. foreign aid recipients from engaging in abortion-related work, or working to advance diversity, equity and inclusion; gender equality; and LGBTQI+ rights. Read Ipas's statement here: buff.ly/DzIZDvPipas.orgDespicable and unacceptable: The expanded Global Gag RuleDespicable and unacceptable: The expanded Global Gag Rule 010
Reposted by IpasStephanie Nolen @stephanienolen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026The United States is signing new bilateral agreements for health funding (replacing USAID) with developing country governments. They come with conditions -- and controversy. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/h...nytimes.comU.S. Cuts Health Aid and Ties It to Funding Pledges by African Governments 083
Ipas @ipas.org · 12/01/2026Our next Read to Resist event is on 1/18 in Chapel Hill, NC at @flyleafbooks.bsky.social! We'll discuss Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova's "Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism." (Note: the author will not be present.) Haven't read it yet? No problem, just come chat! buff.ly/DtSc7CC 111
Reposted by IpasFeldman Strategies @feldmanstrategies.bsky.social · 06/01/2026@ipas.org sounded the alarm on Trump’s attacks on global health and reproductive rights around the world all year. As Dr. Kitui, director of Ipas Africa Alliance, told NPR, Trump’s aid cuts have "starved health systems to a point of desperation." www.npr.org/sections/goa...npr.orgAmerica's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and genderBethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care. 121
Ipas @ipas.org · 18/12/2025When Yotse became pregnant at 15, her mother kicked her out of their home. But Yotse was determined not to let motherhood end her dreams. “I want to be someone in life,” she says. Read about how Ipas uses a holistic approach to help ensure bright futures for girls like Yotse: buff.ly/QU6LheN 030
Ipas @ipas.org · 17/12/2025Storytelling is an integral part of how we advocate and listen. We partnered with local storyteller Kondwani Jere in Malawi, to produce Chinsinsi’s story. Visit the link to hear from Kondwani on what ethical storytelling means to him, and why stories like Chinsinsi’s move him:buff.lyBeyond the frame: A conversation with Kondwani JereFor too long, stories from Africa have been told from the outside looking in. Photographer and storyteller Kondwani Jere is shifting that lens, bringing deep listening and a learner’s mindset to… 030
Ipas @ipas.org · 15/12/2025Chinsinsi Banda discovered she was pregnant immediately after taking her final primary school exams. In Malawi, 29% of teenagers become pregnant. Ipas teams work globally to fight the injustices of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and school dropout. Read Chinsinsi's story: buff.ly/58Kjx3Ubuff.lyChinsinsiChinsinsi represents millions of girls in Malawi, where the teenage pregnancy rate is 29%—one of the highest in the Southern Africa sub-region 020
Ipas @ipas.org · 12/12/2025Ipas is committed to ethical storytelling, image use and most importantly, upholding people’s dignity in the work we do. We partner with local creatives close to the communities they document. We had the privilege to work with photographer Rosa Panggabean to document Nur Aini's story in Indonesia.ipas.orgBeyond the frame: A conversation with Rosa PanggabeanBeyond the frame: A conversation with Rosa Panggabean 021
Ipas @ipas.org · 11/12/2025At age 14, Nur Aini was in school. Then she got pregnant. In Indonesia, around 16% of girls in the country marry before age 18. That’s why Ipas trains health workers there to care for girls who experience pregnancy and child marriage with compassion and respect. Read her story: buff.ly/USh2kmZipas.orgNur AiniAt age 14, Nur Aini was in school, working toward her dream of becoming a teacher. Then she got pregnant. 031
Ipas @ipas.org · 09/12/2025Ipas Zambia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has developed an innovative on-the-job training model with the goal of ensuring women and girls have access to critical health services, bodily autonomy, and life-saving care. Read more here: buff.ly/In9BJqQ 031
Ipas @ipas.org · 03/12/202520 years ago Ethiopia liberalized its abortion law in a landmark decision that has saved lives and expanded rights across the country. Ipas and partners were part of the advocacy movement that made it happen. Ipas Ethiopia’s director Dr. Demeke Desta shared reflections on resilience: buff.ly/tFXDHYzipas.orgReflections on resilience 20 years after Ethiopia’s historic abortion law changeIpas’s Dr. Demeke Desta shares what it was like before the law changed—and the progress he’s seen since. 012
Ipas @ipas.org · 01/12/2025A generous Ipas supporter has offered to match donations up to $50,000 from supporters through December 15th. Donate today to double your impact and support reproductive rights! Link to donate: buff.ly/nmPtZ0W 021