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
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...
Breaking the Silence: Ending Abortion Stigma through the Media
In Nigeria, conversations about safe abortion are filtered through culture and often shrouded in secrecy. This allows powerful institutions, including the media, to reinforce stigma by framing lifesaving care, such as safe abortion, according to prevailing cultural...
How Transformative Messaging is Giving Women and Girls Autonomy Over Their Futures
In many communities in Nigeria, cultural and social norms shape what women and girls are expected to accept and can quietly limit their ability to make decisions about their own bodies. These norms can create barriers to reproductive health services, including...