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5 A’s: IPPF addresses Sexual and Reproductive Health challenges by focusing on the five priority areas of Abortion, Access, Adolescents, Advocacy and AIDS/HIV. These are part of IPPF’s strategic framework. Introduced in 2004, they represent the focal points of its work until at least 2009. The goals of the 5 A’s:
Abortion: A universal recognition of a woman’s right to choose and have access to safe abortion, and a reduction in the incidence of unsafe abortion.
Access: All people, particularly the poor, marginalized, the socially-excluded and under-served are able to exercise their rights, to make free and informed choices about their Sexual and Reproductive Health, and have access to Sexual and Reproductive Health information, sexuality education and high quality services including family planning.
Adolescents and young people: All adolescents and young people are aware of their Sexual and Reproductive Rights, are empowered to make informed choices and decisions regarding their Sexual and Reproductive Health, and are able to act on them.
Advocacy: Strong public, political and financial commitment to and support for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at both the national and international level.
AIDS/HIV: Reduction in the global incidence of HIV and AIDS and the full protection of the rights of people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
Executive Directors (EDs): The directors of IPPF’s Member Associations. Gender Equity: The application of fairness or justice in all gender issues; this applies both to the composition of power structures and to social divisions of labour.
Governing Council (GC): IPPF European Network is represented in IPPF's Governing Council, the Federation's highest policy-making body which meets twice a year and comprises five representatives from the European Region including at least one person under the age of 25. Six Regional Councils meet once a year; five volunteers from each region are elected to Governing Council. Governing Structure: Have a look at this diagram to learn more about IPPF's governing structure. International Medical Advisory Panel (IMAP): It is a body of medical scientists and technical experts with a mandate to formulate and disseminate recommendations to IPPF and other interested parties regarding best practices in Sexual and Reproductive Health services and family planning.
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF): The IPPF is a global service provider and a leading advocate of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for all. It consists of six regions: - Africa Region (AR); Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya
- Arab World Region (AWR); Regional Office in Tuni, Tunisia
- European Network (EN); Regional Office in Brussels, Belgium
- South Asia Region (SAR); Regional Office in New Delhi, India
- East, South East Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR); Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Western Hemisphere Region (WHR); Regional Office in New York, US
The Central Office is located in London/England. IPPF is a global network of Member Associations. It works in around 180 countries - providing and campaigning for Sexual and Reproductive Health care and rights.
International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN): The IPPF EN includes 41 membership-based associations throughout Europe and Central Asia, as well as the Regional Office in Brussels, Belgium.
Member Associations (MAs): Member Associations are active at the national level in providing high quality sexual and reproductive health services, information, education, training and counselling to a whole range of groups, in particular to vulnerable, marginalised and socially-excluded people such as immigrants, refugees, adolescents and victims of abuse. They also provide advice on sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. The IPPF European Network includes 41 membership-based associations throughout Europe and Central Asia.
Regional Council (RC): The Regional Council meets yearly to define the strategies and policies of the IPPF European Network. It is formed of volunteer representatives of all the Member Associations.
Regional Executive Committee (REC): The Regional Executive Committee is an executive body, which is elected by the Regional Council. It oversees the programmes of the IPPF EN and consists of nine members.
Regional Office (RO): The Regional Office is located in Brussels, Belgium. It main areas of activity are advocacy, programme development and institution building. This involves campaigning for universal observance of the human right to Sexual and Reproductive Health; and providing ongoing support in capacity building, advocacy and quality of care issues and giving technical assistance and funding to the membership.
Reproductive Rights (RR): These rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of Sexual and Reproductive Health. It also includes their right to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence, as expressed in human rights documents.
Sexual Health (SH): Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual Health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For Sexual Health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.
(source: WHO Draft working definition, October 2002)
Sexual Rights (SR): Sexual Rights embrace human rights that are already recognized in national laws, international human rights documents and other consensus statements. They include the right of all persons, free of coercion, discrimination and violence, to: - the highest attainable standard of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care services;
- seek, receive and impart information related to sexuality;
- sexuality education;
- respect for bodily integrity;
- choose their partner;
- decide to be sexually active or not;
- consensual sexual relations;
- consensual marriage;
- decide wheter or not, and when to have children
- and pursue a satisfying, safe and pleasureable sexual life.
The responsible exercise of human rights requires that all persons respect the rights of others.
(source: WHO Draft working definition, October 2002) Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Reproductive Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes. Reproductive Health therefore implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Implicit in this last condition are the right of men and women to be informed and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, as well as other methods of their choice for regulation of fertility which are not against the law, and the right of access to appropriate health-care services that will enable women to go safely through pregnancy and child-birth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant.
(source: ICPD Programme of Action, paragraph 7.2) Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Defined as the constellation of methods, techniques and services that contribute to reproductive health and well-being through preventing and solving Reproductive Health problems. It also includes Sexual Health.
Steering Committee (SC): The Steering Committee is a group of five young people, elected by the YSAFE members at the Annual Meeting. They have voting rights at the Regional Council. The responsibilities of the Steering Committee are to report back to the rest of the YSAFE members, what happens at the Regional Council and to present the members’ views to the Regional Council.
Youth Representative (Youth Rep): The IPPF EN Youth Representative is the person who represents the IPPF EN youth within the IPPF governing bodies. In that capacity the IPPF EN Youth Representative becomes a member of the Regional Executive Committee (REC) and represents the Region in the Governing Council (GC). The IPPF EN Youth Representative acts on behalf of all the youth of Europe in relation to IPPF’s overall governance and programming. Youth Representative Alternate (Youth Rep Alternate): The IPPF EN Youth Alternate is the person who can be asked to step in when the Youth Representative is not able to attend meetings. It is the responsibility of the Youth Representative to keep the Youth Alternate informed about proceedings. The Youth Alternate will not be invited to any meetings unless it is to replace the Youth Representative. Youth Sexual Awareness for Europe (YSAFE): YSAFE is a project initiated by IPPF European Network geared at improving youth participation in the region’s Member Associations. The main purpose of the network is to increase the opportunities available for young people under the age of 25 to fully participate in sexual and reproductive health and rights initiatives across the region. It allows young people to share ideas amongst each other and be more involved in regional level work. In addition, it promotes the participation of young people in the work of the IPPF European Network by encouraging youth initiatives in project development and implementation. YSAFE Annual Meeting (AM):The Annual Event is an important occasion for members of the network to come together to reenergise the YSAFE network and to be part of the IPPF regional governance process.
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