Ipas is a non-profit making organization with a head office based in North Carolina, USA, working to improve women’s lives focusing on reproductive health. Our work began in 1973, with the provision of life-saving reproductive health technologies for health systems in several countries. Since then, we have experienced amazing growth and change as an organization, but our singular commitment to expand access to abortion has remained constant. Why? Because abortion is essential health care to which everyone has a right. And because access to abortion and contraception is necessary to ensure reproductive justice for all.
Today we work on five continents with a comprehensive approach that centers the needs of those who seek abortion care. We aim to build sustainable abortion ecosystems that address all factors impacting a person’s ability to access abortion—from individual health knowledge, to social and community support, to a trained health workforce, to political leadership and supportive laws. To that end, we train providers and work with health systems to ensure accessible, high-quality abortion services—including the right and ability to self-manage an abortion with pills. We conduct research with the goal of turning policy into practice. We also partner with local organizations to educate communities on reproductive health and rights, to advocate for legal abortion, and to support local champions for reproductive justice.
Open Positions:
- Communication Advisor (Deadline: Jan 28, 2024)
- Adolescent, Youth, and Community Outreach Projects Advisor -Addis Ababa (Deadline: Nov 28, 2022)
- Finance Associate -I -Addis Ababa (Deadline: Nov 28, 2022)