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IPPF’s Strategic Framework 2016-2022 commits the organisation to lead a locally-owned globally connected movement that provides and enables services, and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. Dignity Kits provide essential personal items for women in emergency situations and items are customized for women in different regions.

Date: 15 November 2012 Young girls In India are pushed by their families enduring economic hardships to marry at a young age. India has the largest number of brides in the world – one-third of the global total. Early and forced marriage leads girls to have children earlier and more children over their lifetime, increasing economic burden on the household. This film follows Khushbo, a survivor of early and forced marriage. Though illegal in India, the practice still continues. The effects are crippling for the victims, who are not emotionally or physically ready for marriage or children. Without adequate execution of the laws, the government fails to protect the most vulnerable and poorest girls.

Date: 15 November 2012 Early and forced marriage has terrible consequences for girls and young women. This film follows the story of Ashmita in Nepal, who is a survivor of child marriage and forced to give up her education at a very young age. In Nepal, the Civil Code of 1963 fixed the legal age for marriage of girls at 16 and made polygamy and child marriage illegal. However, early and forced marriage continues and the lack of implementing this law increases the vulnerability of girls from the poorest communities.

Big Victory: Nepal Government approved home use of medical abortion services though certified providers ensuring access to safe abortion services during COVID-19  IPPF welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Nepal to endorse and approve the final MNCH guidelines that allow home-based Medical abortion through outreach model and telemedicine. This is a life-saving decision for many women and girls in need of service but facing the mobility and accessibility-related barriers owing to COVID19.  Many congratulations to Family Planning Association of Nepal  and partner CSOs part of the Large Anonymous Donors (LAD) consortium for their contributions and partnership with Family Welfare Division, Nepal. Read more about abortion services during COVID-19: South Asia experiences https://www.ippfsar.org/resource/enabling-abortion-services-during-covid-19  

India is home to 20 female-only prisons, that have the capacity to hold just 5,000 inmates. Women currently make up 4% of India's prison population. Before they reach prison, many women have already experienced sexual and gender-based violence. Many inmates face discrimination and are often ostracized from their community and their families once they are released. Realizing a gap in care for women once released, IPPF's Member Association The Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) have stepped in to ensure women are equipped with not only healthcare whilst in prison but life training skills. Skills that will financially support them and their children with or without the support of their families. Established in 1949, the Family Planning Association of India has provided life skills training ranging from beauty parlor related work to car mechanics to 768 women in six locations.

  Acting on the urgency to ensure sustainability of regular Memnber Associations' activities, IPPF SARO promptly designed a bridging fund for business continuity during COVID-19. The report studies the utilization of these business continuity funds from April - June 2020.   Despite the threat of COVID-19, members are are finding ways to provide Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights through targeted operational hours of clinics, tele-counselling and community outreach in compliance with social distancing norms. Despite these innovations and proactive initiatives, the last three months (April to June 2020) have seen an estimated 60-70 per cent reduction in overall clinic services.