About Us

Who we are

IPPF is a global federation and movement of 100+ locally led Member Associations in 150+ countries, dedicated to your sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Formed from a simple idea, a vision of a courageous group of women, we have grown into communities, into clinics, into classrooms and courts. We are healthcare providers, educators, activists, researchers, and volunteers. We are united by a commitment to equality and justice for everyone, everywhere. We are locally led and globally connected. We champion not only rights and dignity but also joy, intimacy, and pleasure that are essential to human wellbeing.

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What we do

We deliver essential sexual and reproductive health services, and we advance, defend, and celebrate rights, dignity, and pleasure. Our efforts include health services, sex education, policy change, assistance in crises, and advocacy from grassroots communities to national and international political arenas. We work towards radical and long-term change, culturally, structurally, and politically. We advance and defend rights, shape public health approaches and services, and change narratives of sexual and reproductive health and rights. We stand up when others cannot or do not. We speak out for those who cannot. We amplify the voices of those who can. We are committed to a transformational vision of a more just future in which rights, dignity, joy, and pleasure are universal.

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Our Mission

Building on a proud history of 70 years of achievement, we commit to lead a locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides and enables services and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, especially the under-served.

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Our Charter of Values

At its General Assembly in November 2025, the Federation adopted its Charter of Values. A document that was achieved collectively, through wide-ranging consultations with members and stakeholders. The result is a bold set of values that commits IPPF to continue to grow, to learn and to stand together.

Dignity, Equality, Justice, Pleasure, Community, Integrity, and Resilience are not abstract ideals. They are our commitment to action. They show who we stand with, and what we stand for. Loud, proud, and united.

Read our Charter in full >>

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Structure

The IPPF Secretariat comprises of the Central Office in London, and seven regional offices:

Nairobi, Kenya – Africa Region
Mexico City, Mexico – Americas and the Caribbean Region
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Americas and the Caribbean Region
Tunis, Tunisia – Arab World Region
Brussels, Belgium – European Network Region
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – East South East Asia Oceania Region
New Delhi, India – South Asia Region

Sub-Regional Offices

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Africa Sub Regional Office
Suva, Fiji – East South East Asia Oceania Sub-Region

Satellite Offices

Geneva & New York, UN Liaison Office
Washington D.C, United States Office (Donor Relations & Fundraising)
Perth, Australia, Australia & New Zealand Office (Donor Relations & Fundraising)

The Secretariat is responsible for strategy, income generation and distributing core funds to members, and collaborating with members on technical developments and sector advancements. It also carries out direct advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights to international and regional bodies.

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Leadership

Our committed and passionate leadership team and Board of Trustees oversee the work of IPPF to create a better world for everyone to exercise the right to make their own choices over their bodies.