
31 May 2020
Along with SAAF, Moldovan grantee partner RTC was featured in this BBC Russian article about global access to abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a method that can be…
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31 May 2020
Newsletter: Continuing to provide abortion care during COVID-19
The photo above shows an information session on medical abortion being delivered by new SAAF grantee partner ONIDS in Burkina Faso. They, like all of us across the globe, are having to change…
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17 May 2020
WGNRR CALLS FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH TO REMAIN A PRIORITY DURING LOCKDOWN IN THE PHILIPPINES
In a joint statement with the Center for Reproductive Rights, WGNRR urged the government to ensure availability of essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services as part of its COVID-19 response.…
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15 May 2020
TAMTANG PUSHES FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ABORTION IN THAILAND DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In Thailand, SAAF grantee partner Tamtang is part of a network of pro-choice campaigners lobbying the Department of Health for improved abortion access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nattapat Jatupornpimol from…
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4 May 2020
What does COVID-19 mean for Young Women in the Kibera Slum?
COVID-19 has forced countries around the world to take unprecedented measures to combat the rapid spread of the virus. Although the pandemic affects all of us, it has hit people in…
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1 May 2020
HOW A NETWORK OF ACTIVISTS ARE HELPING WOMEN GET ABORTIONS IN ARGENTINA DURING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN
New SAAF grantee partner Socorristas En Red helps people across Argentina access safe abortion. This article in Time magazine features their work, and how they are supporting those seeking abortions…
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27 April 2020
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun-damental Rights in Kenya
Imagine waking up one morning with a really bad flu. Your immediate recourse would be to take fluids and maybe some medication. Should a sore throat develop, you might take…
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7 April 2020
Nurses & Midwives Can Make Abortions Safer in India
In India, abortion under certain conditions has been legal for almost five decades. You would imagine that further legalising abortion would make it safer and more accessible for all. However,…
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31 March 2020
Welcome to the first SAAF newsletter!
Hello and welcome to the first quarterly update on the Safe Abortion Action Fund. In each newsletter we’ll be featuring news, updates and showcasing the inspiring work of SAAF grantee partners around the…
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