List of Organizations and Resource Centers that Support SRHR Programs Worldwide
Bi-lateral and Government Donors
Multi-lateral Organizations Including UN Agencies
Private and Corporate Foundations and Grantmaking Sites
International Non-Governmental Organizations
Other Organizations and Resources
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Bi-lateral and Government Donors
AECI Spanish International Cooperating Agency (Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Internacional)
AUSaid Australian Government’s Oversees Aid Program
BTC Belgian Technical Cooperation
CDC US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency
DFID British Government’s Department for International Development
European Commission – EU
Irish Aid The Government of Ireland’s program of assistance to developing countries
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
JOICFP Japanese Organization for Organization in Family Planning
GTZ German Development Agency
HCCI French High Council for International Cooperation
NORAD The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
USAID United States Agency for International Aid
NIH USA National Institute of Health
Cooperazione Italiana
Multi-lateral Organizations Including UN Agencies
Asian Development Bank - ADB
Inter-American Development Bank - IADB
The Pan American Health Organization – PAHO The Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria A partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities
The World Bank
UNAIDS The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNICEF
United Nations Development Fund for Women - UNIFEM
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA
World Health Organization - WHO
Private and Corporate Foundations and Grantmaking Sites
African Women's Development Fund -AWDF is a fundraising and grant-making initiative, which aims to support the work of women’s organizations in Africa. It supports local, national, and international initiatives for transformation led by African women
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation The mission of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is to reduce health disparities by strengthening community-based health care worker capacity, integrating medical care and community-based supportive services, and mobilizing communities to fight disease. The Foundation actively engages partners to develop, execute, evaluate and promote strategic and innovative programs to improve the health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa, hepatitis in Asia, serious mental illness in the United States and cancer in Europe
Foundation for Human Rights Funded by the European Union under the European Program for Reconstructions and Development in South Africa. It is the main South African grant maker focused on strengthening people's rights
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Recognizes the critical importance of three specific global issues: international peace and security, ecosystems conservation and policy, and population. A fourth area, Global Challenges, focuses on human rights, the consequences of economic globalization, and the role of the United States in addressing these issues
M·A·C AIDS Fund Established in 1994 by M·A·C Cosmetics. Supports men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS globally
Mama Cash A women’s foundation that supports groundbreaking women’s projects in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It makes grants that help secure women’s human rights and guarantee women’s access to bodily integrity, economic justice, peace and security, art, culture and media, and agency and participation. It also supports local women’s funds that raise money locally, regionally and internationally to support women’s rights initiatives
McKnight Foundation Seeks to empower those who have been limited in the past by a lack of opportunities for self-sufficiency and helps organizations develop skills and techniques to prevent conflicts or resolve them peacefully. It makes grants in six countries outside the U.S. — three in Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) and three in Southeast Asia (Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia)
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development An independent foundation with over 25 years’ experience in development cooperation supported by the pharmaceutical company Novartis. This foundation promotes political discussion concerning international development and corporate social responsibility and sustainable and significant improvement of the health of poor people in developing countries. Areas of competency include: business ethics, multinational corporate social responsibility, and human rights
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The largest private foundation providing grants on most areas of development: education, health, emergencies and recovery, research, arts, etc. It looks for projects that help reduce inequities in neglected areas, produce measurable results, catalyze increased momentum, scale, and sustainability of change. Collaborates with governments, the private sector, and not-for-profit partners
The David & Lucille Packard Foundation The Packard Foundation invests in and take smart risks with innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems
The Ford Foundation One of the largest U.S. funders of international programs, focuses its grantmaking in three areas: asset building and community development (including economic development, community and resource development, and human development and reproductive health); peace and social justice (with program units in human rights, international cooperation and governance, and civil society); and education, media, arts and culture
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – Headquartered in New York, GBC has alliances with over 200 international companies dedicated to combating the AIDS epidemic through the business sector at the local, national, and international. GBC maintains regional offices in Beijing, Geneva, Johannesburg, Nairobi, and Paris
The Global Fund for Women Makes grants to seed, strengthen and link women's rights groups based outside the United States working to address human rights issues that include: ending Gender-Based Violence and building peace; ensuring economic and environmental justice; advancing health and sexual and reproductive rights; expanding civic and political participation; increasing access to education; and fostering social change philanthropy
The Kaiser Family Foundation A leader in national health policy and health communications and a source of free research, facts, analysis and information on national health policy issues that are widely used by policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. The Foundation also operates some of the largest public health information and HIV awareness campaigns in the U. S. and around the world in partnership with media organizations. The Foundation also runs programs in the U.S. and abroad to strengthen health journalism in order to better inform the public about health issues. And it has a special longstanding interest in South Africa. The main areas include: Health Policy, Media and Public Education, and Health and Development in South Africa
The Levi Strauss Foundation The guiding principles include a belief in empowerment - the right of women and youth to identify their needs and to participate in solving problems that affect them; a resolve to address social biases; and a commitment to work collaboratively with other funders. Focus areas include HIV/AIDS, economic empowerment, increasing economic development opportunities and ensuring access to an education
The Moriah Fund Makes grants in the following areas: promoting civil rights, social justice and democracy in Israel, reducing poverty and empowering low income families, advancing women's rights and sexual and reproductive health, promoting human rights and civil society in Guatemala, fostering equitable and sustainable international development and trade, protecting and advancing human rights
The Open Society Institute – OSI (The Soros Foundation) OSI aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. Also works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses
The Overbrook Foundation The Foundation supports projects both domestically and internationally with a particular international focus in Latin America and South Africa. Generally speaking, the Foundation's domestic programs support policy development, advocacy, coalition building, research, legal and other strategies likely to impact large classes of people. In its international funding, the foundation also supports organizations providing direct services
The Pfizer Foundation Working with governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations, Pfizer is building partnerships for a healthier world. These partnerships foster new approaches to issues such as the HIV/AIDS crisis around the world and access to quality health care in the U.S. Strategic include free medicine distribution, training, education, mentoring and the building of medical infrastructures. Pfizer's Global Health initiatives include: Alliance for Healthy Border, Global HIV/AIDS Partnerships, Global Health Fellows, and the International Trachoma Initiative
The Rockefeller Foundation It is one of America's oldest private foundations. It works around the world to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help ensure that globalization’s benefits are more widely shared. Its initiatives are largely focused in global health, agricultural productivity, innovation for development, economic resilience and urban life
The Westwind Foundation WestWind provides grants to environmental nonprofit organizations that work both domestically and internationally. The foundation also supports nonprofits that promote reproductive health and rights globally, with a particular emphasis on the Latin America and Caribbean region
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Foundation concentrates its resources on activities in education, environment, global development, performing arts, and population. The opulation Program concentrates on: improving access to family planning and reproductive health; and ensuring adequate resources and policies
The William J. Clinton Foundation The mission of this foundation is to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. To advance this mission, the Clinton Foundation has developed programs and partnerships in the following areas: health security; economic empowerment; leadership development and citizen service; and racial, ethnic and religious reconciliation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Grants are made in four areas: Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education, and Philanthropy and Volunteerism. Grants are awarded in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Southern Africa
International Non-Governmental Organizations
Action Health Incorporated – AHI AHI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the health of Nigerian adolescents. AHI works with community and opinion leaders, policy makers, parents, local and national government staff and youths to design and implement innovative and participatory projects in education, service provision and advocacy, providing models that have been adopted and expanded by government and other civil society organizations
Advocates for Youth It provides information, training, and advocacy regarding sexuality, birth control, and STD prevention to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and worldwide
Catholic Relief Services – CRS Through an extensive network of partners around the globe CRS provides humanitarian relief and development assistance in 99 countries worldwide in the fields of agriculture, community health, education, emergency response, HIV/AIDS, microfinance, peacebuilding and safety net programming
CARE International Serves individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. CARE promotes innovative solutions, advocates for global responsibility, and facilitate lasting change by: strengthening capacity for self-help; providing economic opportunity; delivering relief in emergencies; influencing policy decisions at all levels; and addressing discrimination in all its forms
Centre for Development and Population Activities – CEDPA CEDPA designs and implements programs to improve the lives of women and girls in developing countries. Core areas include: increase educational opportunities for girls and youth; ensure access to lifesaving reproductive health and HIV/AIDS information and services; and strengthen governance and women’s leadership
Chemonics International A global consulting firm promoting economic growth and higher living standards in 135 countries. Chemonics has programs in several areas worldwide: agriculture, agribusiness, crisis p prevention & recovery, democracy & governance, environment & natural resources, finance and banking, health, and private sector development
Child-to-Child Trust – CtC Its objectives are to protect and preserve the health of communities worldwide by encouraging and enabling children and young people to play an active and responsible role in the health and development of themselves, other children and their families.
Constella Futures (formerly Futures Group International) Since 1971, it has worked on projects in more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Constella Futures works with in-country counterparts to improve policies and programs that address population issues, reproductive health, HIV, infectious diseases, and maternal and child health. Expertise in disciplines such as public policy, economics and health finance, medicine, law and human rights, public health, demography, epidemiology, gender, social marketing and communications, and monitoring and evaluation
Doctors of the World - DOW An international health and human rights organization working where health is diminished or endangered by violations of human rights and civil liberties. DOW supports the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, in concert with local partners around the globe. Its projects focus on: tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, women’s health, and survivors of gross human rights abuses
EngenderHealth An international nonprofit organization that has been working for 60 years to make reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable for women and men worldwide. Based in New York City, it has 20 offices across Asia, Africa, and the Americas
Family Care International – FCI FCI works with government and civil society groups to help implement progressive policies and programs to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health. FCI translates and adapts global declarations and research findings for local contexts and use them to promote action on women’s health at the community level. FCI works to protect and promote the rights of vulnerable groups, including rural and indigenous women and adolescents
Family Health International – FHI FHI works to improve reproductive health around the world by increasing the number of safe, effective, acceptable and affordable contraceptive methods to ensure that women and men achieve their desired number and spacing of children. Through its global reach and local action FHI also helps countries and communities to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections and care for those affected by them
Human Rights Watch – HRW HRW is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. It supports victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. HRW investigates and expose human rights violations, hold abusers accountable and challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law
Institute Promundo A Brazilian organization with an international reach. Promundo carries out research, implements community interventions, and actively participates in networks and strategic alliances in Brazil and around the world. It also provides technical assistance to other civil society organizations, foundations, governments and multilateral organizations, including UN agencies
International Center for Women's Research – ICRW ICRW works with partner organizations and governments throughout the world to promote gender equitable development, reduce poverty, and change the lives of millions of women and girls and their communities. ICRW undertakes focused, evidence-based, action-oriented research; provides technical assistance to partner organizations, donors and governments; and advocates for new or improved policies and programs
International Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC The ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and co-ordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict
International Planned Parenthood Federation – IPPF A worldwide pioneer movement providing reproductive health and family planning services in over 180 countries
International Planned Parenthood Federation / Western Hemisphere Region – IPPF/WHR IPPF/WHR provides technical assistance and financial support to reproductive health organizations in the Americas and the Caribbean and helps facilitate information sharing among its affiliates and advocates sexual and reproductive rights on a regional and international level
International Rescue Committee – IRC A critical global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers. IRC provides access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for millions of people whose lives have been shattered by violence and oppression
IntraHealth International IntraHealth works to improve the quality and accessibility of health care services for people in need around the globe. It works hand-in-hand at the community level with health care providers and organizations. IntraHealth’s technical areas include: strengthening systems that support health care providers; fostering links among providers, clients and communities; developing the capacity of people and institutions; applying systematic approaches to identify and solve problems in health care delivery; and improving education and training programs for the health care workforce
IPAS Ipas believes that every woman has a right to the highest attainable standard of health and to safe reproductive health choices, including safe abortion care. Along with caring, committed health professionals and other colleagues worldwide, Ipas tackles this neglected public health problem head-on in some of the world’s poorest countries
John Snow, Inc. – JSI John Snow, and its nonprofit affiliate JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., are public health research and consulting firms dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. JSI builds local capacity to address critical health problems, collaborating with local partners to assist countries, governments, communities, families, and individuals to develop their skills and identify solutions that meet their public health needs
Macro International Inc., Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS+) Assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs; provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs, and reproductive health
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) MSH works with decision makers to improve the management of and access to critical health services such as primary health care, child survival, maternal and child health, family planning, and reproductive health
Marie Stopes International – MSI MSI provides sexual and reproductive health information and services in the UK and 30 other countries around the world. It partners closely with governments, health professionals, other non-government organizations and local communities to design and deliver innovative and high-quality programs of sexual and reproductive health care that are culturally appropriate and responsive to local needs
Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF An international humanitarian aid organization that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries
Oxfam International A confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice
Panos London An organization that stimulates informed and inclusive public debate around key development issues in order to foster sustainable development. It works to promote an enabling media and communications environment worldwide. Priority issues are: media and communications, globalization, HIV/AIDS, environment and conflict
PATH An international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally-relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, PATH improves the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors
Pathfinder International Pathfinder supports high quality family planning and reproductive health services that improve the lives of women, men, and children throughout the developing world
Plan. A child-centered organization that works in 49 developing countries at the grassroots level with the active participation of children, their families and their communities. Child sponsorship is the foundation of this organization. Projects are planned, implemented, and their results are evaluated at the level of the child
Planned Parenthood Federation of America – PPFA A leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider in the United States. With more than 860 health centers nationwide, the Planned Parenthood community is made up of 116 independent organizations operating under the Planned Parenthood name. It offers high-quality health care, including birth control and family planning, gynecological care, STI/STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, and abortion services
Planned Parenthood of New York City – PPNYC PPNYC empowers individuals to make independent, informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives, provides information and health care, and promote public policies that make those services available to all
Population Action International – PAI An independent policy advocacy group working to strengthen political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. Such programs include: information on population issues, international family planning, reproductive and sexual health, and the environment
Population Reference Bureau – PRB PRB’s core themes: reproductive health and fertility; children and families; population and the environment; and population futures - aging, inequality and poverty, migration and urbanization, and gender. It also emphasizes two strategic approaches: building coalitions and mobilizing civil society
Population Services International – PSI A nonprofit organization that harnesses the vitality of the private sector to address the health problems of low-income and vulnerable populations in more than 60 developing countries. With programs in malaria, reproductive health, child survival and HIV, PSI promotes products, services and healthy behavior that enable low-income and vulnerable people to lead healthier lives. Products and services are sold at subsidized prices rather than given away in order to motivate commercial sector involvement
Populations Communications International – PCI PCI's innovative entertainment education programming tackles widely recognized health and educational disparities, connecting storytelling with information that saves lives. PCI's pioneering approach aims to educate and empower governments, NGOs and foundations in the strength of communications in their social change agendas, campaigns and educational programming
Project HOPE With programs in over 30 countries around the world, Project HOPE supports sustainable programs to improve health of women and children. Programs include: infections disease, women’s and children’s health, health professional education, health system facilities, humanitarian assistance
RAINBO A Northern organization based in London focusing solely on Africa and led by African women. It works on issues of women's empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence, and elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FC/FGM)
Save the Children US A leading, independent organization supporting children in need in the United States and around the world. A member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 28 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries to ensure the well-being of children. Programs include: education, emergencies, protection, health, hunger and malnutrition
The Alan Guttmacher Institute The Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, promote sound policy and program development and, inform individual decision making. The Institute produces a wide range of resources on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health, including International Family Planning Perspectives, and the Guttmacher Policy Review and Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
The Center for Reproductive Rights Formerly the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance A global partnership of organisations reaching out to communities most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS or most affected by it in over 25 countries. The mission of the Alliance is to reduce the spread of HIV and meet the challenges of AIDS by preventing HIV infection; improving access to treatment, care and support; and lessening the impact of AIDS
The Population Council The Council conducts research to improve the well-being and reproductive health around the world, and to help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. Research focus on three program areas: HIV and AIDS; Poverty, Gender, and Youth; and Reproductive Health
Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children The Women’s Commission works to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children, and youth worldwide. It ensures access to the services and resources they need, improve their health, well-being and self-sufficiency, and promotes participate of these groups in the decisions that affect their lives
World Vision International A Christian relief and development organization. Supports programs worldwide in the following areas: emergency relief, education, health care, economic development, and promotion of justice
Other Organizations and Resources
Adolescent Reproductive Health Network - ARHNe On-going research programs and projects with 18 partner institutions in Southern and Eastern Africa, as well as in Europe, all involved in research and/or implementation of programs targeting adolescent reproductive health and risk behaviors
Africa Alive! AIDS prevention initiative that reaches and empowers youth through entertainment, especially music. The multi-national network consists of over 100 youth and AIDS organizations
Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre Promoting a better understanding of human sexuality through informed public dialogue and advocacy for positive changes in policies and programs in Africa
AMREF UK African Medical and Research Foundation Health development organization supporting health programs and training health professionals in Africa, focusing on HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, safe water, family health, clinical services, emergency response and health learning materials
Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice – ACRJ ACRJ has been at the forefront of building a Reproductive Justice Movement that places the reproductive health and rights of Asian women and girls within a social justice framework. ACRJ promotes and protects reproductive justice through organizing, building leadership capacity, developing alliances, and education to achieve community and systemic change
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development – AFPPD A coordinating body of the National Committees of Parliamentarians on Population and Development and Parliamentary Committees dealing with population and development issues. The Asian Forum is committed to informing, educating and motivating parliamentarians on the linkages between increasing population and issues such as reproductive health, family planning, food security, water resources, sustainable development, environment, ageing, urbanisation, migration, HIV/AIDS, and gender equality
CAPRISA - The Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa CAPRISA’s goal is to develop and undertake globally relevant and locally responsive research that contributes to understanding HIV pathogenesis and epidemiology as well as HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Also to build local research infrastructure through cores of expertise and to provide training through research fellowships tenable both in South Africa, the United States of America and elsewhere
CCISD International - Centre de cooperation internationale en sante et developpement The CCISD and the Groupe Consultation CCISD are characterized by their global health vision and their expertise in the fight against AIDS, the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as in the fields of epidemiological surveillance, primary health care, women’s health, and community participation initiatives
Center for Communication Programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of public Health CCP partners with organizations worldwide to design and implement strategic communication programs that influence political dialogue, collective action and individual behavior; enhance access to information and the exchange of knowledge that improve health and health care; and conduct research to guide program design, evaluate impact, test theories and advance knowledge in health communication
Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) Resources for providing sexual, reproductive and family health services in Africa
CDC National Prevention Information Network Provides links and up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS, STDs and TB
Data from Developing Countries-This web site is a collaborative effort of the RAND Labor and Population Program and the UCLA Economics Department
Egyptian AIDS Society Advocacy – Egypt The Society emphasizes the social voluntary sense, and supports the necessary behavior to prevent the spreading of VIH. Areas include awareness raising, prevention, mass-media programs; conferences, research, and training
Eldis Responds to a broader range of sexual health needs, with a particular focus on young people (including boys and men) who bear a significant share of the global burden of sexual ill-health. Program areas include HIV prevention and safer sex promotion; diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections; abortion; infertility; management of sexual problems; and tackling sexual abuse and violence
EuroNGOs Information about and from European organizations advocating sexual and reproductive health and rights, population, and development. English, German, and French
Family Planning Councils of America US association of private, not-for-profit family planning agencies devoted to keeping publicly-funded reproductive health care a national priority. Organization information, downloadable publications, and links
Funders Online (European Foundation Centre) The Funders Online Directory offers access to profiles of a vast range of international foundations' and corporate funders' websites. The Directory is also searchable by funder's areas of interest: subject, geographic, population, and types of support
Global Alliance For Women's Health Coalitions of international, national and Non Governmental Organizations, women's groups, health care professionals, religious organizations, academics, and individual citizens from all of the regions of the world with the intention of improving health care services and research for women
Global Reproductive Health Forum- Internet Networking project that aims to encourage the proliferation of critical discussions about reproductive health and gender on the net
Harvard AIDS Institute Dedicated to conducting and catalyzing research to end the worldwide AIDS epidemic
Harvard University Center for Population and Development The Center’s research activities are currently focused on three areas. First is the issue of access to medicines in the developing world, which has advanced onto the international policy agenda around anti-AIDS medications. A second area is population policies and reproductive health, with particular attention to the roles of gender and politics. The third area is the neglected health problems of the global poor, such as the impact of road traffic injuries on the poor in developing countries
HealthLink for Africa Internatioal Inc- Promote public and preventive health programs including clinical screenings, immunizations and education, using the established diagnostic centers and networks to maximize outreach
Healthlink Worldwide It works to improve the health of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information. Healthlink Worldwide core areas include: communication about health issues, promotion for development of good policy and practice; training in information management and dissemination; and support of sustainable activities
HIV InSite Contains very up-to-date information on medical information, prevention and education, social issues and policy, and statistics and epidemiology, both domestic and international; also has an extensive list of links
HIV Positive Women Telling Their Stories A group of HIV positive women tell their stories of living with HIV
International Center for Research on Women A private, nonprofit organization that generates quality, empirical information and technical assistance on women's productive and reproductive roles, their status in the family, their leadership in society, and their management of environmental resources
Interagency Gender Working Group – IGWG A network comprising nongovernmental organizations, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), cooperating agencies, and the Bureau for Global Health of USAID. The IGWG promotes gender equity within population, health, and nutrition programs with the goal of improving reproductive health/HIV/AIDS outcomes and fostering sustainable development. A major focus of the group has been on gender education, advocacy, and the development of operational tools. Priority technical areas: gender-based violence, youth and gender, gender implications and vulnerabilities of HIV/AIDS, continued focus on male involvement and dual protection
International Data Base Contains statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world
International Organization for Women and Development – IOWD A non-profit organization, providing treatment and rehabilitation to Nigerian women with vesico-vaginal fistula
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population The IUSSP’s main activity is the organization of scientific seminars, workshops and conferences. These meetings serve to push population research in new directions and disseminate research results on population issues. They also foster international networks of population and health researchers working on similar issues. Meetings are organized largely by expert scientific panels set up to address specific population issues
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs The site provides online viewing on the Center's and the Population Information Program's publications. It also allows access to Netlinks, a searchable database of internet resources in population, health, and development, as well as the various center databases, such as its Photoshare and Immunization databases. Visitors can read and download the "Essentials of Contraceptive Technology" wall chart in multiple languages and access "Tools for Life," a set of health communication materials for community health workers
MEASURE Program (Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess and Use Results) This gateway website provides information on and links to project sites, including findings organized by topic, region, and format. It also offers access to MERLIN, MEASURE's interactive electronic library, and forums for discussion on population, health, and nutrition issues
Pacific Institute for Women's Health. Improves the sexual and reproductive health and well-being of women and girls, working through advocacy, training, community involvement, applied research and evaluation
POPLINE (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs) This site provides citations with abstracts of the worldwide literature on population, family planning, and related health issues
PopNet is "the most comprehensive directory of population-related web sites available." Visitors can search by topic, keyword, organization, or through a clickable world map. Topics include demographic statistics, economics, education, environment, gender, policy and reproductive health. Its organizational sources consist of web sites produced by government and international organizations, non-governmental organizations, university centers, and associations and listserves
Population Institute Non-profit, education organization dedicated to achieving a more equitable balance between the world's population, environment and resources
Population Resource Center Its mission is to promote the use of accurate population data and sound, objective analysis of this data in the making of public policy
Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics International, multi-faith network of progressive feminist religious scholars and leaders who direct the moral energies of their faith traditions to the inter-related issues of population, consumption/ecology, reproductive health and the empowerment of women
Reproductive Health Gateway Links to other sites containing information about reproductive health aimed at professionals working in the field
Reproductive Health Outlook – RHO RHO provides information on cervical cancer and is especially designed for reproductive health program managers and decision-makers working in developing countries and low-resource settings
Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia SH&FPA is the nationally accredited professional training agency for sexual and reproductive health education in Australia. SH&FPA is committed to poverty alleviation through improved family planning and reproductive health. It has technical expertise and skills in capacity building of local non-governmental organizations, community education, and training teachers and nurses. As a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), SH&FPA works in partnership primarily with sister IPPF-affiliates as well as other relevant local agencies
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US - SIECUS Promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices
SOMA Net - Social Science and Medicine Network Africa SOMA establishes long-term holistic and sustainable solutions to health in Africa by encouraging, facilitating and supporting research which blends social and health science concepts, theories and approaches in defining, analyzing and interpreting health problems
The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women – ARROW Advocates and protects women's health, particularly in the area of women's sexuality and reproductive health and rights. Believes that good health and well-being and access to comprehensive and affordable gender-sensitive health services is a fundamental human right
The Asia Pacific Alliance A network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), overseas development agencies (ODAs), and philanthropic foundations from donor countries in the Pacific Rim (Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States). It promotes effective implementation of the Program of Action adopted by the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 at Cairo
The Foundation Center A world enriched by the effective allocation of philanthropic resources, informed public discourse about philanthropy, and broad understanding of the contributions of nonprofit activity to civil society
The International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health ICAP supports high-quality, HIV-related activities around the world. ICAP’s three main focus areas are: service delivery, training, and research. ICAP works with host countries and other organizations, principally in sub-Saharan Africa, to build capacity for family-focused HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs
The Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network, LACWHN Promotes women's health and the full exercise of women's human rights and citizenship through the cultural, political and social transformation of our region and the world from a feminist perspective
The Support for Analysis and Research in Africa – SARA This project fosters the use of state-of-the-art information in child survival, nutrition, reproductive health and population, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, and basic education. SARA carries out research, analysis, dissemination, and advocacy activities in collaboration with regional African institutions and networks, joining with other projects or agencies wherever possible
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) Identifies, establishes, strengthens and coordinates population information activities at international, regional and national levels
USAID Center for Population, Health and Nutrition (PHNC) USAID's goal in the population, health and nutrition sector is to stabilize world population and protect human health
Women's Health Information Information on breast care, reproduction issues, nutrition, teen health, menopause and links to other sites related to women's health. Provided by Feminist Women's Health Care, a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects a woman's right to choose and receive reproductive health care
WHO Department of Womens Health This site includes information on timely topics in women’s health and fact sheets on issues such as female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, violence against women, family planning and aging
WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HSI) A new initiative through which WHO, as a cosponsor of UNAIDS, provides member states with expertise in areas relevant to the health sector
WHO Statistical Information System Health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy
Women’s-Health.com Online community of women providing information, multimedia resources and forums on women's physical, sexual and mental health; fitness, nutrition, beauty, style and relationships. Site includes news, newsletter and teenage links
Women's Health Program Located at the University of Michigan, coordinates direct care, educational and research programs in women's health
* All links are live and valid as of July 5, 2007
