Take a Bow for Today's Komen Victory

Never doubt that your voice makes a difference. Thanks to your swift action, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has issued a statement reversing the decision that de-funded Planned Parenthood.

We are thankful for all of the support we received. As always, it’s individuals like you who demonstrate the need—and overwhelming support—for health services and policies that meet the real-life needs of women and young people. And together, we’ve achieved success:

  • When our Member Associations began distributing contraception nearly 60 years ago, they were met with opposition. Today, nearly all governments in the region fund family planning programs.
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  • When the rights of young people in Guatemala were being pushed aside, our youth advocates demanded sexuality education. Today, the government has committed to reaching all young people with the information they need to navigate adolescence in good health.
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  • When our partner CIES set out to provide HPV vaccines for girls in rural Bolivia, they were met with protests from local communities. Today, CIES has vaccinated more than 87,000 girls.

Achieving our vision—a world where all people have access to the information, services, and rights they need to live healthy and empowered lives—requires tenacity, energy, and innovation. More than anything, it requires a strong network of supporters that stand side-by-side with us.

As part of the IPPF/WHR family, we hope you will continue to:

      • Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and action opportunities.

      • Spread the word to your friends and networks and ask them to join us today.

      • Consider making a gift to IPPF/WHR. No gift is too small.

Thank you again for your support. Your solidarity means the world to us.





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Read our publications on advocacy work:

Assessing Budget Transparency and Maternal Health: How Five Countries Measure Up
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Handbook for Budget Analysis and Tracking in Advocacy Projects
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The Handbook for Budget Work in Advocacy Projects is a tool to facilitate the process of incorporating budget elements into Advocacy planning. We do not expect organizations to be able to conduct in-depth analyses of public budgets thanks to this handbook. Rather, we offer a way to determine the steps necessary to identify and monitor specific areas of expenditure that contribute to achieving the political change sought by a particular Advocacy project. To use this manual, it is advisable to have developed the Advocacy project following the methodology provided in the Handbook for Advocacy Planning, from IPPF/WHR’s Advocacy Tools series.