Isa Kyari has been a Community Health Extension Worker in Borno State for six years. With the humanitarian crisis in the State, he has seen firsthand how many displaced women, who live in poverty, visit the health care facilities to request for abortion and...
Strengthening Communities to Support Women’s Sexual Health Choices
Women’s ability to make choices for their health goes beyond their knowledge of sexual and reproductive health alone. It involves ongoing dialogue and engagement with multiple power holders in patriarchal societies where entrenched social norms limit women’s and...
Ending Stigma at Scale: Ipas Builds The Capacity of Stakeholders on the Values Clarification for Action and Transformation
Addressing community norms related to sexual and reproductive health in Nigeria presents multifaceted challenges due to religious, moral, and cultural constraints. Additionally, longstanding information surrounding abortion and contraception care has perpetuated...
Call for Submissions: The Resonance of Choice (Art for Reproductive Justice)
Are you a creative storyteller who believes in reproductive justice for all? Whether through activism, art, organizing, or personal experience, do you believe in storytelling as a force for sparking hope and sustaining movements for change? The Ipas Nigeria Health...
Building Evidence to Address the Menace of Sexual Violence and Unsafe Abortions
Sexual and gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive human rights abuse and reproductive health challenges in the world. Ipas Nigeria examines its consequences.
Transforming Survivor-Centered Approaches to Gender Based Violence in Nigeria.
Read how, under the Women Integrated Services for Health Project, multiple stakeholders have been empowered with the right information to protect women and girls from violence.
Reaching for equal: Disability-centered Sexual Reproductive health for Gender Equality.
Mrs. Favour is a 33-year-old woman living with a physical disability in Benin City, Edo State. Like many women with disabilities, she faces challenges when accessing sexual reproductive health including contraceptive services because of the limited knowledge she has to make informed decisions and the stigma faced when she visits healthcare centres.
