Ipas DRC
Non-profit organization
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 health (SRH) prevention with the launch of a new youth‑focused initiative at the National Institute for Health Education and Promotion (INPESS). Led by...
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 institutional environments that determine women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo....
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 the only—line of protection between women and the life‑threatening risks associated with pregnancy and reproductive health. In the Beni region of...