![]() Projects in Colombia served communities displaced by conflict. For example, Zika awareness projects were tailored to key populations of very poor women and men in Guatemala and Honduras. Key populations (KP) In different regions, key populations designate different groups: ethnic minorities, sex workers, transgender persons, men who have sex with men, young girls, adolescent women, refugees, migrant communities and much more. The expanded application of the GGR to PEPFAR funds has restricted USD 6 billion, and IPPF is no longer eligible for awards from PEPFAR. We serve key populations such as those in rural areas, sex workers, young women, adolescent girls and communities displaced by violence. HIV healthcare (HIV) Around 20% of IPPF’s service delivery worldwide is healthcare for HIV and STI prevention and treatment. The Hewlett Foundation provided emergency funds to allow this research to continue after the GGR. Formative research found that 40% of clients surveyed had experienced reproductive coercion in the past year, a strong indication of the importance of this work. Gender based violence (GBV) At Family Health Options Kenya, USAID funded research into gender-based violence and clinical referrals, training staff to identify and counsel for GBV as part of family planning healthcare. Other donors have stepped in to ensure the clinics to do not close, but Ethiopia and FGAE are feeling the strain of reduced funding access and technical assistance. These clinics have been put at risk by the GGR. ![]() They built trust in the community in previously underserved populations. They served around 15,000 women annually with HIV and STI prevention and treatment and family planning. Female sex workers (FSW) As part of Family Guidance Association Ethiopia’s (FGAE) USAID funding, 10 clinics provided specialist services to female sex workers. The Global Gag Rule restricts the US’s family planning budget, around USD 600 million, as well as restricting other global health assistance amounting to USD 8 billion. Family planning is an integral part of our package of services. We believe women should be free to decide if and when to have children, without fear of violence or coercion. Family planning (FP) Family planning is at the core of IPPF’s projects worldwide. It is more difficult to source affordable, modern, and safe contraceptives for clinics and communities. Contraceptives (CON) Across South Asia, including Sri Lanka and India, contraceptives and commodity distribution chains have been affected by GGR, in addition to the defunding of UNFPA. PPAZ suffered preventable disruption to operations and services because of the GGR. Replacement funding has now enabled project staff to retain jobs and start new health projects with young people, particularly around peer educator networks. ![]() Without funding and technical assistance from USAID, the projects were forced to close. Bush's version could mean even broader restrictions.Advocacy (ADV) At Planned Parenthood Association Zambia (PPAZ), advocacy activities through two projects raised demand for family planning and contraception to prevent HIV transmission among two key populations, female sex workers and vulnerable young people. Planned Parenthood told NBC News that the additional language in Trump's executive order that was not in George W. This is Trump’s global gag rule, and we do expect it to cost women their lives.” "I think how we’re looking at it is: This is President Trump taking us back to 1984, and the world has changed very much since then. “This isn’t just a reinstatement of an existing policy," Sippel said. Pro-choice advocates and anti-abortion advocates rally outside of the Supreme Court, Main Washington, D.C. Serra Sippel, president of the Center for Health and Gender Equality, said that in addition to reducing women’s access to contraceptives and safe abortions, the measure could hamper HIV prevention efforts abroad and force health clinics in developing countries to close their doors. "We do expect it to cost women their lives.”Ībortion rights groups see the law's return as a step backwards after years of progress. ![]()
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