Watch the Stream 1 Formula webinar The planning and budgeting process for 2022 is now ready to begin. Following the reform of the IPPF resource allocation system, all Member Associations and the Secretariat will have to develop business plans and budgets to access unrestricted, core funding. The business plan tool will be sent out from […]
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ACRO Directors
IPPF is pleased to announce the appointment of Eugenia Lopez Uribe as Regional Director and Dona Da Costa Martinez as Deputy Regional Director of the Americas and Caribbean. They will be based in the Americas and the Caribbean Regional office (ACRO), based in Bogota, Colombia and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. IPPF would […]
Stream 2 Update
During the 2019/20 reform consultations, the membership expressed a desire for a dynamic and strategic funding stream. The result was the Strategic Fund also known as Stream 2 of the IPPF Resource Allocation Model. The purpose of the Strategic Fund is to support MA initiatives in the areas of the Strategic Framework that require additional […]
IPPF for Youth, IPPF for All
Gurminder Singh While living in the community, one thing we commonly face as the youth is that our young voices are not heard. No matter how wonderful the idea, its credibility is questioned by the deciding authority only because the person is young and doesn’t have much experience. Youth energies and creativity is generally neglected. […]
Letter from Alvaro
Dear Colleagues, We have now completed the third meeting of the IPPF Board of Trustees. It was both a very constructive and positive meeting. Kate Gilmore, as Chair, is leading the Board with a renewed sense of purpose and strongly held belief in transparency and openness. I welcome this fresh approach, as I’m sure you […]
BoT and NGC Recruitment update
Applications for the Board of Trustees and the Nominations and Governance Committee closed on the 27th March. A total of 232 applications were received. There was a 50:50 split between women and men, with 10% of applications coming from young people under 25 years of age; 25% of applicants identified as being from at-risk or […]
Letter from the TC Chair
Dear IPPF: I hope that this message finds you all safe and well. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding work of MAs across the Federation to keep clinics open and continue to serve women and girls throughout the unprecedented global crisis. While most of the world is under some sort […]
Message from the Transition Committee Chair
As indicated in the last update, the TC met face-to-face at the beginning of the month, which afforded constructive and open dialogue around how to better engage with youth members, the various components of the new governance structure, and the process for recruitment and interviewing candidates for the new Board of Trustees and Nominations and […]
Transition Committee Face-to-Face Meeting
Between 3 and 5 February, the IPPF Transition Committee (TC) held its first face to face meeting in the sprawling Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. There were three primary agenda items for the meeting: Drafting terms of reference for each part of the new governance structure; Finalising the recruitment process for the new board; and Guiding […]
Transition Committee Site Visit: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
During its meeting in Kuala Lumpur, representatives from the Transition Committee (TC) visited the Malaysian Member Association and a local clinic steeped in history. In the early morning of February 5, members of the Transition Committee drove through dense Kuala Lumpur traffic to FRHAM, the Malaysian member association. They were received by the Executive Director, […]