Int'l Planned Parenthood Fed.

Proud, disruptive, and fierce. The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) presents its new Brand - one that affirms who we are: a vibrant, diverse collective, united by an unwavering commitment to Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice. In 2022, IPPF embarked on a journey to clarify its values and renew its brand. Building on more than 70 years of trailblazing struggles, we recognized the profound power that comes from reaffirming who we are and what we stand for, as we continue to ignite change. Our new Brand was born from our members’ voices and energy and from the communities we work with — straight from the front lines of change. It reflects our membership and the people who bring it to life every day: healthcare providers, educators, activists, movement-builders, and volunteers. It shines with pride in our work and a deep sense of accountability for the trust placed in us. It carries our determination to uphold the dignity of all people, especially those most affected by inequalities and exclusion. It burns with conviction - steady, bright, and impossible to extinguish. We are united by a shared commitment to equality and justice. We are feminist, anti-racist, and anti-ableist. We reject colonial legacies and all forms of discrimination. We believe in joy and in pleasure for all. Today, profound global upheavals challenge us to respond with clarity and purpose. In a world that divides, IPPF unites. In a world of disinformation and anti-rights hatred, IPPF speaks truth – informed by evidence, inspired by justice. Grounded in our values, the global Brand is a beacon of trust. It is our pledge - not only to hold the line for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice, but to blaze forward. Passion is our oxygen; purpose is our spark. We are the fire. Learn more about our new brand via the link in bio.

👉🏽 Our #WordsToWin campaign is back, and this time, we’re focusing on sex workers’ rights. How we talk about sex work matters. Too often, conversations around it fall back on stigma, misinformation, or “rescue” narratives that ignore the lived realities and rights of sex workers. WordsToWin is here to change that. It gives you the language that is grounded in evidence and designed to move people without reinforcing harm. We’re inviting advocates, allies, organisations, and curious minds like you to join us in: 👉🏽challenging harmful narratives that criminalise and marginalise sex workers; 👉🏽shifting conversations from stigma to rights, safety, and dignity; 👉🏽amplifying language that supports decriminalisation of sex work. 💖 Each week, we’ll share simple, effective messages for everyday use. Start where you are. Use these messages in conversations with your friends, family, and community. Follow along for clear, everyday language you can use to talk about sex workers' rights in ways that mobilises support. Join us. Every conversation you have can help create a world where sex workers are respected, heard and supported. Tag someone you want to learn this with.👇🏽 Illustration: @aaronmoisesbonete

🔥 Proud, bold, and united: we are values-led. Today, at IPPF’s General Assembly in Bali, our Federation unanimously adopted its first-ever IPPF Charter of Values, delivering on our collective commitment to re-examine our principles, reignite our shared spark, and push the line for justice, equality, and bodily autonomy. Born from the voices and courage of our members across the Federation, this Charter is both a mirror and a map. It tells us who we are and where we stand. Together with our new Brand, it is our fire that refuses to be extinguished. The Charter sets out seven values that define our identity and purpose: Dignity, Equality, Justice, Pleasure, Community, Integrity, and Resilience. They are not abstract ideals. They are our commitment to action. They show who we stand with, and what we stand for. Louder, prouder, and bolder. United. IPPF’s new Charter of Values grounds us in a simple but demanding truth: sexual and reproductive rights are universal human rights. It states that equality is intersectional, feminist, anti-racist, and anti-ableist. That the struggle for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is inseparable from the global struggle for justice and liberation. The Charter affirms that pleasure – in all its forms - is a right, not a privilege. That safe abortion for all is our horizon, and LGBTQ+ rights, the rights of women and girls, Indigenous communities, and those of all marginalised communities are fundamental to freedom itself. It acknowledges that oppression is upheld and sustained by colonialism and imperialism, and our duty to dismantle this. It calls us to work collectively with courage, with love, with solidarity. And it holds us accountable, first and foremost, to the individuals and communities we work with. This Charter is a compass for our movement. It unites us and invites others to join. It is proof that no matter what we face, however they attack, wherever they advance, we will be there. This is who we have always been: fierce defenders of dignity, equality, and justice. Now, we have made it a Charter. We are IPPF. We are the fire. 👉Read more via the link in bio.

No matter our life paths, the colour of our skin, or the food we enjoy on our tables, most of us share an ordinary, radical wish: we want to live in communities where every life can flourish. But today, reactionary governments are poisoning the ground we share. They treat LGBTQIA+ people as scapegoats for their authoritarian projects and write exclusion into law. And yet, we are part of a shared story. Time and again, our communities have joined forces with other movements and sowed the seeds of change for a better future. Across the world, IDAHOBIT is unfolding: events, gatherings, private acts of care. That is part of what it means to be at the heart of democracy: every life, free to bloom. [Image description: Line-art animation on a plain background. A hand holding a brush draws a seed. The seed sprouts small leaves which grow into a flower. The flower turns into a butterfly and settles on a heart shape. Text appears: “#IDAHOBIT2026” and “At the heart of democracy”, followed by the logo “IDAHOBIT – A worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities – May 17.”] #IDAHOBIT2026 #IDAHOBIT #May17 #AtTheHeartOfDemocracy

Every year, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) reminds us that LGBTQIA+ rights are fought for, defended and sustained through collective action. This year’s theme, At the Heart of Democracy is a timely reminder that democracy is more than just institutions or elections. Democracy is participation, accountability, freedom, and justice for all. Yet, democracy is under threat worldwide. We are seeing coordinated efforts by anti-rights groups to undermine our freedoms, roll back protections, and spread harmful narratives about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. Attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights are being used as a political tool to weaken broader movements for justice, inclusion, and equality. 👉🏽 One of the defining challenges of this moment is not just political opposition; it is narrative opposition. Anti-rights narratives often rely on fear, disinformation and misinformation, and false binaries to distort how people understand equality, freedom, and justice. They frame inclusion as threatening, equality as controversial, or rights as something finite that must be negotiated. These harmful narratives shape public perception, influence culture and ultimately drive politics. And these attacks rarely happen in isolation.The same playbook is used to target women, young people and marginalised communities. That is why IPPF launched WordsToWin–a campaign that shares effective, values-based messaging that helps us challenge harmful narratives without reinforcing them. Follow us for weekly messaging tools and resources. Read our blog for IDAHOBIT 2026: Reclaiming the Narrative - Democracy and LGBTQIA+ Rights via the link in bio.

🌈 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: Of the Sacredness of African Queerness We had names. Before the laws. Before the language that tried to erase us. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. And our lives, voices and communities belong at the heart of democracy. #IDAHOBIT #QueerVoices #LGBTQRights #HumanRights #SRHRJustice

What happens when the U.S. government abruptly cuts funding in a country already in crisis? In early 2025, Bangladesh faced a triple threat: political instability after the July Revolution, a surge in organised violence targeting LGBTQI+ communities, and the abrupt withdrawal of critical international funding, including USAID. IPPF’s partners in Bangladesh in 2025, Population Services and Training Centre (PSTC) and Bandhu, were among the organisations that lost critical funding for their work with marginalised communities. 👉 Prior to Trump taking office, USAID funding had enabled PSTC to deliver health and legal support to sex workers, people who use drugs, and other marginalised groups. 👉 From 2022 to 2025, USAID funding also enabled Bandhu to support civil society organisations to improve service delivery and advocate for the rights of gender diverse people. That funding was terminated in 2025, forcing both organisations into survival mode and leaving marginalised communities without legal protection, economic support, or access to life-saving healthcare, amid a surging HIV epidemic. Despite this, PSTC and Bandhu have remained resilient and continue to provide healthcare. Support from IPPF’s Harm Mitigation Fund has enabled both organisations to resume activities. This includes PSTC’s social marketing of family planning commodities in areas previously funded by USAID and Bandhu’s work to deliver counseling and clinical services to people living with HIV and sex workers. While this emergency support has allowed PSTC and Bandhu to survive the immediate shock, their recovery remains fragile. Additional funding support is needed to ensure they can provide care to the most marginalised. 👉 Learn more about how funding cuts are impacting access to care in Bangladesh via the link in bio.

In her own words. 🎥🌺 IPPF DG Maria Antonieta Alcalde just wrapped up her Pacific visit and she has something to say about it. From Fiji to Kiribati to the shores of North Tarawa, this trip was about listening. Watch her reflect on what she saw, who she met, and why the Pacific will stay with her. 🌊💙 #IPPF #SRHR #PacificHealth #DGReflections #LocallyLed #FeministLeadership #Kiribati #Fiji #PacificYouth #LeaveNoOneBehind

👋 Meet Jeffthanie Mathurin (@thaniethony21.15 ) a midwife from Haiti, where fewer than 300 midwives serve a country that needs at least 1,500. Never one to shy away from challenges, she has spent six years working as a midwife and now is the Executive Director of IPPF’s collaborative partner, Association des Sages-Femmes d'Haïti (@asfhaiti ). ➡️ Haiti is facing a critical shortage of midwives and skilled birth attendants. Too often, pregnant people go through childbirth without the care they need. Too often, the outcome is loss of life or irreversible complications. Midwives change that. They make childbirth safer. They ensure people are seen, supported, and not alone in one of life’s most vulnerable moments. This week, in honour of International Day of the Midwife, we’re celebrating midwives like Jeffthanie and the care they provide every day. 💖 The world needs one million more midwives. Start by supporting one. You can donate through the link in bio.

“This is not a backlash.” @ippf_global Director General Maria Antonieta Alcalde Castro on how the global anti-rights movement is deeply interconnected across borders - backed by funding, strategy, and coordinated efforts to roll back reproductive rights, gender equality, and LGBTQ rights worldwide.

🚨The Zambian government has abruptly cancelled the #RightsCon2026, the world’s largest conference on human rights in the digital age. This cancellation comes amid escalating restrictions on access to sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) information online, increasing censorship of SRHR content, and the criminalization of individuals seeking or providing care in many parts of the world. In a public statement, the Zambian Ministry of Technology and Science cited vague concerns around "security clearances" and a need for "further consultations," offering no clear or substantiated justification for the cancellation. Over 5,000 participants were expected to convene to address urgent issues including at the intersection of digital rights and SRHR: online censorship, surveillance of people seeking abortion and reproductive healthcare, the use of digital evidence in prosecutions, and the spread of disinformation on reproductive health. The cancellation is particularly concerning in the Zambian context, where same-sex activity remains criminalized, and where access to SRHR information and services is already constrained. IPPF, alongside @ReproUncensored and the QUT Digital Media Research Centre, remains committed to ensuring these critical conversations continue, online and beyond. Read our full statement via link in bio.

A full democracy is one where LGBTQIA+ people participate freely, safely, and equally – with real power to shape the decisions that affect their lives. When LGBTQIA+ people are excluded, democracy itself is weakened. Targeting LGBTQIA+ communities is often a deliberate tactic used by anti-rights governments and actors to erode rights, normalise censorship, and expand state control. When the rights of one group are restricted, it sets a precedent to restrict the rights of others. Democracy only exists when it works for all – and LGBTQIA+ people have always been central to shaping it. 🏳️‍🌈 On 17 May, #IDAHOBIT 2026 will bring communities together under the theme “At the heart of democracy.” Learn more at may17.org 🏳️‍🌈 P.C - @hannahmff in Suriname