Ipas Nigeria is building a world where every woman and girl and marginalized persons can determine their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Our Priorities
We are unapologetic about breaking the barriers that limit women and girls from realizing their sexual reproductive health and rights.
How We Work
At all levels, we are constantly collaborating with multiple partners to improve access to reproductive health and rights.
Why We Exist
6 in 10
abortions are unsafe
(Performance Monitoring for Action 2020)
12%
of women of reproductive age are currently using a modern method of family planning
(NDHS 2018)
3 in 25
women are victims of rape that resulted in unwanted pregnancies
(Ipas study on sexual violence and Abortions 2022)
Our impact in numbers
Total number of women who accessed Sexual Reproductive Health services
Number of unintended pregnancies averted
Unsafe abortions averted
Stories from our Work
Resonance of Choice: Using Art and Stories to Shift Conversations on Abortion Care
Conversations about abortion care are often shaped by stigma, silence, and long-held beliefs. In Nigeria, where an estimated 1.6 million abortions occur each year and abortion contributes significantly to maternal deaths, stigma can make it difficult for women and...
How Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education Is Helping Girls with Disabilities Stay in School
For many adolescent girls in Nigeria, sexual and reproductive health information remains hidden, treated as taboo, and rarely discussed. Adolescent girls living with disabilities face even greater exclusion from access to this information, and conversations about...
How better knowledge on sexual and reproductive health is helping women and girls make informed choices
Sunen Keziah during a peer-to-peer session in Benue StateWhen these barriers persist, women and girls may be left with limited options, some of which can have serious consequences for their health, potential, and futures. Through the Improving Reproductive Autonomy...