Organizations

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to empower women, advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. ICRW is comprised of social scientists, economists, public health specialists and demographers with expertise…

International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) supports, represents and works to strengthen professional associations of midwives throughout the world. There are currently 130 Midwives Associations, representing 112 countries across every continent.…

White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA)

The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA) is a grassroots movement that builds alliances, strengthens capacity, influences policies, harnesses resources and inspires action to save the lives of women and newborns around the world. WRA is a…

Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)

Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), part of Plan International, is an international leader in designing and implementing programs to improve the lives of women and girls. At the core of their work is the belief that women are…

Centre for Health Policy and Innovation

The Centre for Health Policy and Innovation funds applied research in developing countries that address the problems they identify as crucial to their communities. Most supported projects result from direct exchanges between the Centre and developing…

African Youth Safe Abortion Alliance (AYOSA)

African Youth Safe Abortion Alliance (AYOSA) is an advocacy organization working to provide an independent, effective voice for the protection and promotion of women’s and girls’ rights to safe and legal abortion.

Women's Refugee Commission

The Women’s Refugee Commission advocates vigorously for laws, policies and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and young people, including those seeking asylum-bringing about…

Department of Reproductive Health and Research

The Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR) seeks to ensure that people are empowered to lead healthy sexual and reproductive lives through making informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health. To these ends, RHR: Leads,…