Ipas
For Support Of The Francophone Africa Safe Abortion Network
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Amount$1,500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/16/2020
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
This grant to Ipas will support the establishment of an action network for safe abortion in Francophone West Africa. Following the Hewlett Foundation-supported convening of safe abortion champions in December 2019, the foundation and other stakeholders decided to establish a regional movement for safe abortion with a small staff to support the work of national coalitions. The network will convene and coordinate efforts within and across countries and support cross-learning and advocacy for all aspects of safe abortion programming. This grant will be co-funded by the Packard Foundation and the Foundation for a Just Society International and is aligned with the International Reproductive Health substrategy to end unsafe abortion in Francophone West Africa.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.ipas.org
Address
P.O. Box 9990, Chapel Hill, NC, 27515, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of Ipas Africa Alliance
This grant will provide core support for Ipas Africa Alliance, a member of the Ipas Impact Network, whose mission is to advance reproductive justice globally. The alliance works with partners to secure equitable contraception and abortion care in East Africa and to pursue advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights across Africa. This grant is aligned with the Global Reproductive Equity strategy. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for general operating support
Ipas works to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights by enhancing women’s and girls’ access to and use of safe abortion and contraception. Ipas represents the primary global vanguard organization in the safe abortion sector, using a multifaceted approach that includes legal reform, health system strengthening, and community education and engagement. Ipas produces global goods that benefit the sector broadly — including programmatic tools, global monitoring of opposition actors, and a robust research agenda. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
