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Ipas has been working globally for over 50 years to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception. www.ipas.org https://linktr.ee/ipasorg
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Hello Bluesky! We're happy to see so many partner orgs and friends here. If you're meeting us for the first time, Ipas has worked globally for 50+ years to ensure that reproductive health services, including abortion and contraception, are available and accessible to all. www.ipas.org #reprorights
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@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."
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America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender
Bethany 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.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
@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."
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When 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
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When 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
Storytelling 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:
Beyond the frame: A conversation with Kondwani Jere
For 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…
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December 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Storytelling 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:
Chinsinsi 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/58Kjx3U
Chinsinsi
Chinsinsi represents millions of girls in Malawi, where the teenage pregnancy rate is 29%—one of the highest in the Southern Africa sub-region
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December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Chinsinsi 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/58Kjx3U
Ipas 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.
Beyond the frame: A conversation with Rosa Panggabean
Beyond the frame: A conversation with Rosa Panggabean
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December 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ipas 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.
At 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/USh2kmZ
Nur Aini
At age 14, Nur Aini was in school, working toward her dream of becoming a teacher. Then she got pregnant.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
At 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/USh2kmZ
Ipas 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
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ipas 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
20 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/tFXDHYz
Reflections on resilience 20 years after Ethiopia’s historic abortion law change
Ipas’s Dr. Demeke Desta shares what it was like before the law changed—and the progress he’s seen since.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
20 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/tFXDHYz
A 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
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A 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
With the support of our community of partners and donors, Ipas is changing lives. We couldn’t be more grateful to have you with us in our fight to ensure abortion and contraception access for all. We’re proud to share this overview of what we accomplished in 2025: www.ipas.org/impact
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
With the support of our community of partners and donors, Ipas is changing lives. We couldn’t be more grateful to have you with us in our fight to ensure abortion and contraception access for all. We’re proud to share this overview of what we accomplished in 2025: www.ipas.org/impact
Disability Justice IS reproductive justice ALL the time. Case in point: we inadvertently posted this message previously without alt text included. We thank the diligent Bluesky user who pointed this oversight out to us, and we've corrected it here. Sometimes allyship means listening and adjusting!
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Disability Justice IS reproductive justice ALL the time. Case in point: we inadvertently posted this message previously without alt text included. We thank the diligent Bluesky user who pointed this oversight out to us, and we've corrected it here. Sometimes allyship means listening and adjusting!
Disability Justice IS reproductive justice.
Disability justice isn’t just about making accommodations so people with disabilities can access spaces or information. It’s a lens. A leadership model. An invitation to radically rethink systems. buff.ly/z5DO1Tx
Disability justice isn’t just about making accommodations so people with disabilities can access spaces or information. It’s a lens. A leadership model. An invitation to radically rethink systems. buff.ly/z5DO1Tx
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Disability Justice IS reproductive justice.
Disability justice isn’t just about making accommodations so people with disabilities can access spaces or information. It’s a lens. A leadership model. An invitation to radically rethink systems. buff.ly/z5DO1Tx
Disability justice isn’t just about making accommodations so people with disabilities can access spaces or information. It’s a lens. A leadership model. An invitation to radically rethink systems. buff.ly/z5DO1Tx
At Ipas, we believe that reproductive justice is impossible without disability justice. Our work in Nigeria is just one example of how we’re advancing disability-inclusive repro health care. We invite you to learn more about our work and Munira Ibrahim Saleh's story on our website: buff.ly/z5DO1Tx
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
At Ipas, we believe that reproductive justice is impossible without disability justice. Our work in Nigeria is just one example of how we’re advancing disability-inclusive repro health care. We invite you to learn more about our work and Munira Ibrahim Saleh's story on our website: buff.ly/z5DO1Tx
Even louder, for the people in the back: Abortion is a human right!
#justice #humanrights #equalrights #womensright #reprosky #reproductivehealth #reproductivejustice #abortionishealthcare #prochoice #abortionrights #abortion #womensrights #feminism #mybodymychoice #feminist #stopthebans
#justice #humanrights #equalrights #womensright #reprosky #reproductivehealth #reproductivejustice #abortionishealthcare #prochoice #abortionrights #abortion #womensrights #feminism #mybodymychoice #feminist #stopthebans
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Even louder, for the people in the back: Abortion is a human right!
#justice #humanrights #equalrights #womensright #reprosky #reproductivehealth #reproductivejustice #abortionishealthcare #prochoice #abortionrights #abortion #womensrights #feminism #mybodymychoice #feminist #stopthebans
#justice #humanrights #equalrights #womensright #reprosky #reproductivehealth #reproductivejustice #abortionishealthcare #prochoice #abortionrights #abortion #womensrights #feminism #mybodymychoice #feminist #stopthebans
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The pre-conference Global Safe Abortion Dialogue #GSAD brought together the global abortion community to plan how to protect and advance rights and access worldwide. 🌍💪
@globalaffairs.canada.ca @norad.no @ipas.org @who.int @fosfeminista.bsky.social @amplifychange.org #ICFP2025
@globalaffairs.canada.ca @norad.no @ipas.org @who.int @fosfeminista.bsky.social @amplifychange.org #ICFP2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The pre-conference Global Safe Abortion Dialogue #GSAD brought together the global abortion community to plan how to protect and advance rights and access worldwide. 🌍💪
@globalaffairs.canada.ca @norad.no @ipas.org @who.int @fosfeminista.bsky.social @amplifychange.org #ICFP2025
@globalaffairs.canada.ca @norad.no @ipas.org @who.int @fosfeminista.bsky.social @amplifychange.org #ICFP2025
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This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the wonderful Anu Kumar with @ipas.org about the implications of the loss of US foreign assistance and how we can reimagine US foreign assistance for a better world. #podcast
This week on the #podcast, Anu Kumar, President and CEO at @ipas.org, sits down to talk with us about the current status of U.S. foreign assistance and how we can reimagine it for the better. Now streaming on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, and Pandora: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Reimagining U.S. Foreign Assistance
Podcast Episode · rePROs Fight Back · 11/04/2025 · 39m
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November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This week on @reprosfightback.bsky.social I talk to the wonderful Anu Kumar with @ipas.org about the implications of the loss of US foreign assistance and how we can reimagine US foreign assistance for a better world. #podcast
We want you to see what our staff see all the time: Girls who are incredibly resilient in the face of grave challenges to their health and future. At #ICFP we hosted a photo exhibition highlighting girls’ lived experiences. Not at ICFP? We’ve created a virtual exhibit on our website: buff.ly/jf0KVwu
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We want you to see what our staff see all the time: Girls who are incredibly resilient in the face of grave challenges to their health and future. At #ICFP we hosted a photo exhibition highlighting girls’ lived experiences. Not at ICFP? We’ve created a virtual exhibit on our website: buff.ly/jf0KVwu
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This week on the #podcast, Anu Kumar, President and CEO at @ipas.org, sits down to talk with us about the current status of U.S. foreign assistance and how we can reimagine it for the better. Now streaming on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, and Pandora: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Reimagining U.S. Foreign Assistance
Podcast Episode · rePROs Fight Back · 11/04/2025 · 39m
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November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This week on the #podcast, Anu Kumar, President and CEO at @ipas.org, sits down to talk with us about the current status of U.S. foreign assistance and how we can reimagine it for the better. Now streaming on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, and Pandora: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
At Ipas, Our comprehensive approach to reproductive health care has always included both contraception to prevent pregnancy and quality abortion care when needed. We invite you to learn more about how we’re expanding access to contraception on this new page on our website! buff.ly/FR74kGZ
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
At Ipas, Our comprehensive approach to reproductive health care has always included both contraception to prevent pregnancy and quality abortion care when needed. We invite you to learn more about how we’re expanding access to contraception on this new page on our website! buff.ly/FR74kGZ
Supporters of abortion rights around the world—including Ipas staff and partners—are marking International Safe Abortion Day. Click below to learn how Ipas teams around the globe are taking action to help raise awareness that abortion is essential health care and a human right.
September 28: Demanding abortion access for all
September 28: Demanding abortion access for all
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September 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Supporters of abortion rights around the world—including Ipas staff and partners—are marking International Safe Abortion Day. Click below to learn how Ipas teams around the globe are taking action to help raise awareness that abortion is essential health care and a human right.
“The humanitarian situation remains unpredictable, but our determination is unwavering,” —Dr. Justin Mumbere, Ipas Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) health system officer.
Our team in the DRC is truly heroic in their efforts amid the ongoing violent conflict. Read more:
Our team in the DRC is truly heroic in their efforts amid the ongoing violent conflict. Read more:
Crisis and care: Navigating reproductive health in DRC’s conflict zones
Despite logistical, political and humanitarian obstacles, Ipas DRC has continued showing up for women and girls. We have doubled our efforts to continue providing essential sexual and reproductive…
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September 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“The humanitarian situation remains unpredictable, but our determination is unwavering,” —Dr. Justin Mumbere, Ipas Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) health system officer.
Our team in the DRC is truly heroic in their efforts amid the ongoing violent conflict. Read more:
Our team in the DRC is truly heroic in their efforts amid the ongoing violent conflict. Read more:
@ipas.org is proud to join forces with @guttmacher.org @pregnancyjust.bsky.social @globaljusticec.bsky.social @ifwhenhow.bsky.social and other partners to get this important message out!
Abortion bans are costing people their health, safety, and lives.
This UN review of the US’s human rights record is our chance to demand accountability.
#ReproRights #HumanRights
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This UN review of the US’s human rights record is our chance to demand accountability.
#ReproRights #HumanRights
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US abortion rights under review at the United Nations
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August 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
@ipas.org is proud to join forces with @guttmacher.org @pregnancyjust.bsky.social @globaljusticec.bsky.social @ifwhenhow.bsky.social and other partners to get this important message out!
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In case you missed Night Cap last night.
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Trump Calls Putin Before Meeting Zelensky | USAID Crisis & Global Health Fallout
NightCap with Dr. Nola Haynes | Episode 9
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August 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In case you missed Night Cap last night.
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Night Cap is live on @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social. Join the chat with Dr.Anu Kumar CEO & President of Ipas. Ipas focusses on international women’s health. She shares how the impact of USAID collapsing impacts real lives around the world everyday. Join us!
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LIVE NOW: Trump Calls Putin Before Meeting Zelensky | USAID Crisis & Global Health Fallout | NightCap
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August 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Night Cap is live on @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social. Join the chat with Dr.Anu Kumar CEO & President of Ipas. Ipas focusses on international women’s health. She shares how the impact of USAID collapsing impacts real lives around the world everyday. Join us!
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