SPRINT is IPPF’s humanitarian programme ensuring that lifesaving sexual and reproductive healthcare is available when emergencies strike. Funded by the Australian Government since 2007, it works through IPPF’s locally led network of Member Associations and Collaborative Partners, with a particular focus on the Indo-Pacific region. This includes Pacific Island countries, where geographic isolation, dispersed populations and exposure to climate and natural hazards can make delivering emergency healthcare especially challenging.Because Member Associations are already embedded in the communities they serve, they understand local needs, systems and barriers to care. SPRINT strengthens their capacity to prepare for crises, respond quickly and sustain essential services throughout recovery, enabling responses that are faster, more trusted and more inclusive. PreparednessSPRINT helps communities, health providers and national responders prepare before emergencies occur. This includes training, pre-positioning sexual and reproductive health supplies, strengthening coordination, and integrating sexual and reproductive health into national disaster management policies and plans.The programme also supports advocacy, partnerships and community engagement so that sexual and reproductive health and rights are recognised and protected throughout all phases of the disaster management cycle.ResponseWhen an emergency strikes, Member Associations can apply for funding to deliver lifesaving services through static clinics, mobile health teams and community outreach.  Responses are coordinated with governments, humanitarian clusters and community partners. Services follow the Minimum Initial Service Package and can include contraception, maternal and newborn care, STI and HIV services, safe abortion care to the full extent permitted by law, and support and referrals for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.SPRINT prioritises women, adolescents, displaced people, people with disabilities and other marginalised communities who may face additional barriers to care.RecoverySPRINT helps Member Associations restore and maintain services after an emergency, connecting immediate interventions with longer-term health system strengthening. Post emergency reviews and peer learning ensure lessons from each response inform future preparedness, advocacy and programme planning. SPRINT’s ImpactBetween 2007 and 2025, SPRINT:Reached 2.5 million people with vital health servicesDelivered 11.9 million services to people affected by crisesSupported 133 emergency responses across 33 countriesTrained 26,000 people in emergency preparedness You can read more about IPPF Humanitarian’s work here.    

IPPF is committed to supporting Member Associations to develop social enterprise activities for the purpose of generating income, diversifying funding sources and, ultimately, achieving organizational and financial sustainability. IPPF understands social enterprise as using entrepreneurial methods to generate a surplus income, which is used to finance activities that enable the organization to fulfil its social mission. Member Associations have been engaging in social enterprise for decades. Activities include sale of services, commodities, training and others. In 2017, a survey to map social enterprise among the Member Associations showed that, across IPPF, social enterprise activities contribute up to 24% of the total income in 54 Member Associations, between 25% - 49% in 11 Member Associations, 50% - 74% in 14 Member Associations, between 75% - 99% in 13 Member Associations and 100% in one Member Association. Eight Member Associations reported income of US$ 1 million and above from the sale of specialized health and clinical services whereas five Member Associations raised more than US$ 1 million from commodity sales. Read more in our report: in English; Spanish; Arabic or French.   In 2015, IPPF established the Social Enterprise Acceleration Programme (SEAP) aimed at strengthening the capacity of Member Associations to apply entrepreneurial best practices in the health sector while delivering social value and improving lives. SEAP has supported the establishment and growth of social enterprises of Member Associations with the following objectives:  Accelerate the development of Member Associations towards achieving financial sustainability and maximizing social impact. Provide Member Associations with high quality technical advice to support the effective development and delivery of sustainable sexual and reproductive health interventions through social enterprise. Share key insights and best practices within the Federation and provide access to external networks of support and market opportunities. The coordination of SEAP is currently carried out by the Social Enterprise Hub managed by the Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka. The Social Enterprise Hub is responsible for SEAP’s grant management, enhancing awareness on social enterprising, project monitoring, capacity building, documentation of learnings and provision of technical assistance and training.  Watch our social enterprise video, get familiar with our social enterprise capability statement, read our 2018/2019 MA project stories and download our country-specific resources on providing effective technical guidance.  You can also get in touch by email if you have any queries or would like to know more information: seap@fpasrilanka.org