WUNRN
International Planned Parenthood
Federation
Girls Decide
A major focus of our work is to
provide sexual and reproductive health
services to young women and girls.
Why?
- Adolescent
girls aged 10-19 account for 23 per cent of the global burden of disease
due to pregnancy and childbirth
- An
estimated 2.5 million adolescents have unsafe abortions every year and
these account for 46 per cent of deaths related to unsafe abortion
worldwide
- Newborn
mortality constitutes 37 per cent of childhood deaths under age 5, and
when maternal death
occurs child mortality is doubled
Films
Girls'
Journeys
Turning decisions into reality: part of the Girls Decide
initiative.
Child marriage: Hosna's journey,
Bangladesh
IPPF considers child marriage to be a human rights
violation.
Living with HIV: Nomvelo's journey,
Swaziland
With proper care and medications, young women living with HIV
who want to have children can conceive without transmitting HIV to their
partner or their baby.
Unplanned pregnancy: Valeria's journey, Argentina
Abortion is a very safe health procedure when done by a trained
professional, using safe, effective methods in a sterile environment.
Young motherhood: Halimah's journey, Indonesia
IPPF believes that all young women have the right to education,
including pregnant girls and young mothers.
Sexual violence: Ayla's journey, Syria
Worldwide, up to 50 per cent of sexual assaults are committed
against girls younger than 16 years.
Pregnancy: Odeta's journey, Albania
Millions of adolescent girls have unintended pregnancies and
need support from their loved ones, including their male partners.