In 2008, our 41 Member Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean provided 29, 819,125 services. We helped improve individual lives, change attitudes and reduce poverty’s grip throughout the region. We drove on rugged mountain roads to serve women living in remote villages, miles from the nearest clinic. We were in the forefront of opposition to restrictive laws repressive policies and that deprive women of their dignity and the right to determine their own reproductive destinies.  We also empowered young people through peer education programs and increased their access to appropriate sexual and reproductive health education, information and services.

The set of tools included in this manual approach quality of care from a gender perspective by including aspects of reproductive rights and gender equity.

This informational sheet discusses how IPPF/WHR’s Member Association in Colombia reduced stigma and discrimination around different sexual identities, and improved access to tailored services for men who have sex with men.

Literature review for the Symposium in Oaxaca, Mexico. Published by IPPF/WHR and AVSC International.

Five case studies explore taking male involvement to the workplace, methodologies for working in male involvement, and putting a gender perspective for men into practice in a clinic setting.