Securing progressive legislation, such as the Maputo Protocol, is an important step towards the realization of sexual and reproductive rights. Transforming these progressive laws into tangible services, equitably accessible without stigmatization, overcharging or rejection, is a journey that requires local ownership and effective community accountability mechanisms.
The development of a nation is inextricably linked to its investment in the rights, education, and health of young girls and women.
Ipas DRC brings a new vision of a DRC where every woman, regardless of her social and ethnic class, has the potential to achieve all her social, cultural, economic, and political goals
No matter the cause, humanitarian crises often mean an increase in sexual and reproductive health needs—yet access to safe abortion remains one of the most forgotten of those needs. Ipas Democratic Republic of Congo is making sure that access to abortion is included in humanitarian aid response to the devastating armed conflict in North Kivu.
