Ipas DRC
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Young People, Take Your Place: Your Health, Your Rights, Your Future
Opinion piece by Faida Mwangilwa, Chair of the Ipas DRC Board of Directors, adapted from remarks delivered on the...
Activities
Discover field activities, community initiatives, and actions implemented to advance health, rights, and the well-being of communities.
Strengthening Leadership to Advance Reproductive Rights in Burundi
In Burundi, social norms, stigma, and limited awareness of the legal framework continue to restrict women's and girls'...
More Than a Race : Girls Breaking Barriers and Claiming Their Space
At the fifth Congo Roller Sports Cup, a youth-led organization used sport to spark conversations about gender-based...
Creating an Enabling Environment for Adolescent Girls in Burundi
For many adolescent girls in Burundi, life-changing decisions and circumstances can emerge at a very early age, often...
Transforming Attitudes to Build Safer and More Inclusive Schools in the DRC
This blog was written by Habygaelle Muzie Kimbal Lombo, Patience Lisasi Lisika, and Nadia Lobo Jive (Ipas DRC). This...
Creating space for informed choice : supporting young people’s bodily autonomy in the DRC
On April 3, the Democratic Republic of Congo took an important step forward in strengthening sexual and reproductive...
Advancing Justice for Women in the DRC: Innovation, Accountability, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
For several years, Ipas DRC has engaged in regional and global advocacy spaces to help shape the legal, policy, and...
National Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the DRC: A Strategic Lever for Women’s Bodily Autonomy
Organized in Kinshasa in October 2025 by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with Ipas RDC and made possible by...
Where Care Meets Courage: A Midwife’s Role in Humanitarian Contexts
In conflict‑affected settings, where insecurity threatens lives every day, midwives are often the first—and sometimes...
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Ipas DRC strongly affirms its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Makoki Ya Mwasi reflects diverse cultures, experiences, and breadths of knowledge.
We respect, value, appreciate, and honor the unique heritage, characteristics, experiences, and perspectives that all bring to meeting our mission. We strive to include a multiplicity of voices in the execution of its work and make opportunities accessible to everyone.