Statement: The “Global Gag Rule”: A Question of Justice for the Global South

A graphic depicting multiple fists raised in protest. There is a faded map of the global south on the back. The text reads "Global South calls to RESIST THE GAG!"

The “Global Gag Rule”, that prohibits US foreign assistance to non-governmental organisations that promote, support or advocate for abortions has been reinstated without any time wasted with Trump’s resumption of office. The consequences of what will unfold are dire, filled with fear, uncertainty, and distress for the most marginalised of women, girls, and persons who can get pregnant. These include those who are facing sexual violence in conflict situations; those carrying a wanted but unviable pregnancy; persons experiencing an unintended pregnancy; and those who are survivors of rape and incest. For all of them, reimposition of the “Global Gag Rule” means forsaking their basic right to health, and reproductive autonomy, or risking their lives and facing violence by seeking an unsafe abortion. The brunt will be borne most acutely by the poor, vulnerable, and already marginalised communities who have no economic means of accessing quality abortion services other than state-funded services.

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) clearly states that the role of women in procreation should not be the basis for discrimination. The denial of essential sexual and reproductive health services including abortion services constitutes discrimination against women. Therefore, the “Global Gag Rule” should never be regarded as a humane policy, but an onslaught on justice–especially for the most disenfranchised and vulnerable in the world, who are likely to suffer the most.

Many countries across the Global South, despite higher levels of poverty and lower rates of development, have made significant progress within their legal and policy frameworks, and programme implementation to ensure reduction in maternal mortality. This is because we value the lives of women, girls, and other persons who can get pregnant, and our policy choices are based on scientific evidence that show a direct correlation between prohibition of abortion and increase in unsafe abortions. Why hold these nations hostage to rolling back abortion access and replace them with unscientific, anti-abortion propaganda? How fair is it that the US foreign policy commands sacrifice of women’s rights and women’s lives as a condition for the inflow of foreign aid? 

The policy and its chilling effect will directly impact SRHR access and service delivery in the national and local settings of the Global South. At the very least, we must expect an unprecedented dent in funding for reproductive health services and gender equality which will result in reduced comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights delivery including abortion services which will be hugely detrimental to women, girls, persons who can get pregnant, their families and communities. Whilst targeting the issue of abortion access, the “Global Gag Rule” also attacks access to modern methods of contraception, comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive technologies and screening, and treatment of reproductive cancers. Aid which is often-times termed ‘assistance’ for development, needs to assist development, especially to fulfill the health and rights of those most marginalised and facing oppressions. Policies such as these are archaic, destructive, and hinder progress and development for all.

What is our call?

  1. Donors including bilaterals and multilaterals, donor governments and private philanthropies must step up and recognise this as an attack on the most marginalised and vulnerable of women, girls, and those who can get pregnant, and fund organisations to protect, promote and fulfill sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  2. Governments need to step up and protect the reproductive health and rights of women, girls, and those who can get pregnant in accordance with international human rights standards and commitments that they have acceded to as sovereign nations.
  3. Governments need to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services including information and education, especially for the most marginalised as a measure of social justice in keeping with commitments made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW and Pact for the Future.
  4. UN agencies must continue to defend abortion rights and ensure that the highest standards for health and rights are being upheld by member States in keeping with commitments made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW and Pact for the Future.
  5. Human rights advocates have to stand behind the issue of access to safe abortion and we must not lose focus of the activism, advocacy, and systemic changes happening on the ground in the Global South as we speak.
  6. Human rights and SRHR advocates must mobilise and galvanise grassroots movements to uphold health and rights
  7. Call on all State and non-State actors to resist the politicisation of foreign aid and neo-colonisation of the Global South that jeopardise the rights of women and the most vulnerable.

Endorsements

Organisations

  1. Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
  2. The Safe Abortion Advocacy Initiative – A Global South Engagement (SAIGE)
  3. CommonHealth, India
  4. Naripokkho
  5. Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC)
  6. Association for Prevention of Septic Abortion, Bangladesh (BAPSA)
  7. Visible Impact (VISIM)
  8. All in Foundation
  9. ADEM Asociación por los Derechos de las Mujeres Co fundadoras de la Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal Seguro y Gratuito Argentina.
  10. Baithak – Challenging Taboos
  11. Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population
  12. Youth Led Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy Nepal (YoSHAN)
  13. The Young Activist Network for Abortion Advocacy (YANAA)
  14. MSI Reproductive Choices
  15. Barokupot Ganochetona Foundation-BGF
  16. MONFEMNET National Network NGO
  17. Affasa: Empowering Indigenous Gender-Diverse Communities
  18. Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF)
  19. Community of Organized and Empowered Lesbian and Bisexual women, Queer, Transgender men, and Intersex individuals in the Philippines (CONEQT PH)
  20. Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM)
  21. Feminism in India
  22. Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA)
  23. Everystory Sri Lanka
  24. Safe Abortion Coalition Sri Lanka
  25. Research and Community Development Center, Nepal
  26. Centre for Social Policy Development – Pakistan
  27. Plan International Nepal
  28. Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Advocacy (YSEHRA)
  29. Youth LEAD Mongolia
  30. Youth for Reproductive Health Awareness, Philippines
  31. National Center against Violence (NCAV) Mongolia
  32. Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM)
  33. Youth Advocacy Network Sri Lanka (YANSL)
  34. Women’s Action Network Sri Lanka And Mannar Women’s Development Federation
  35. Le Centre ODAS
  36. ASTRA Network
  37. Africa Queer Network
  38. YUWA
  39. Trust And Support Foundation
  40. Sismijo Women and Youth Foundation
  41. Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA – Poland
  42. Amplifying Rights Network, Liberia
  43. Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF)
  44. Inroads: International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma
  45. Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan-Indonesia (YKP)
  46. Alliance For Choice Belfast N. Ireland
  47. Steps Without Borders NGO
  48. CDS Park
  49. FONDATION ISHIABWE KITHOKO ANDRE FONDIKA RDC
  50. Samsara
  51. Abortion Support Network
  52. Post Abortion Therapy
  53. AMPF
  54. Federation of Reproductive Health Associations, Malaysia (FRHAM)
  55. Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
  56. Oyu Tolgoi Watch Mongolia
  57.  MARA-MED
  58. Rutgers
  59. Sisters in Islam (SIS)
  60. Beautiful Hearts Against Sexual Violence Mongolia
  61. The PRINCESS center for the protection of girls and young women’s rights, Mongolia
  62. Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH)
  63. Women on Web
  64. Centre for Human Rights and Development, Mongolia
  65. Women’s Solidarity Network Sri Lanka
  66. Family Planning Association, Sri Lanka
  67. Malaysian Doctors for Women and Children
  68. Save All Women and Girls (SAWG-Indonesia)
  69. Koalisi Masyarakat Peduli Aborsi Aman (KOMALA-Indonesia)
  70. Op. Milhas pela vida das mulheres (Brasil)
  71. Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Network (GBVNet)
  72. Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON)
  73. Tamtang Group
  74. The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU)
  75. International Planned Parenthood Federation, South Asian Region (IPPF-SAR)

Individuals

  1. Anjali Shenoi
  2. Hasini Rupasinghe
  3. Kusum KC
  4. Nazeefa Fatima
  5. Majo Corvalán
  6. Bienfait SUNGURA Blaise
  7. Shamima Akther Chowdhury
  8. Sila Nighat Shahid
  9. Hafsah Muheed
  10. TK Sundari Ravindran
  11. Pushpa Joshi
  12. Shruti Arora
  13. Sonali Silva – Co Chair, SheDecides
  14. Tehani Ariyaratne
  15. Sashwati Banerjee
  16. Ranjeeta Silwal
  17. Dominique Ogreanu
  18. Roxana Vivas
  19. Souvik Pyne
  20. Debanjana Choudhuri, Gender Rights Activist, Asia
  21. Putri Widi Saraswati, MD, MSc
  22. Sarah Ngela Ngasi
  23. Jyotsana Rani Roy
  24. Shamala Chandrasekaran
  25. Sai Jyothirmai Racherla
  26. Renu Khanna
  27. Nurjan Khavdsyelyem
  28. Jojana Christine General
  29. Uda Deshapriya
  30. mong owa ching Marma
  31. Misha’ari Weerabangsa
  32. Nalini Singh
  33. Nenan Angenani Titis
  34. Laxmi Tamang
  35. Sarah Zaman
  36. Dr. Ghulam Shabbir Awan
  37. Dr. Yasmeen Sabeeh Qazi
  38. Japleen Pasric
  39. Menka Goundan
  40. Saritha Irugalbandara
  41. Widya Kumarasinghe
  42. Pabitra Neupane
  43. Tseveenravdan Tsogbat
  44. Siilen Sukh-Ochir
  45. Shreejana Bajracharya
  46. K.M. Tha-Ha Owasif Aurnob
  47. Barnabas Nabulizi
  48. Sushma Shrestha
  49. Sunil Kaul
  50. Swati Shinde
  51. Shelani Palihawadana
  52. Shreen Abdul Saroor
  53. Mahaluxmy Kurushanthan
  54. Vanie Simon
  55. Sanskriti Pandey
  56. Krishna Kumari Waiba
  57. Erinle Sunday
  58. Victoria Mbah
  59. Sumesh Khadgi
  60. Sunayana Walia – Independent Consultant
  61. Nirajan Khadka
  62. Swetha Sridhar
  63. Dr Rebecca Smyth, Lecturer in Law
  64. Susheela Singh
  65. Priskila Arulpragasam
  66. Ika Ayu
  67. Ruth Fletcher
  68.  Alexandra Latter, Founder, Post Abortion Therapy
  69. Oyundari Bayanbaatar
  70. Ochgerel Tsedenbal
  71. Erdenetsetseg Erdenedondog
  72. Undrakh Chinchuluun
  73. Mihitha Basnayake
  74. Pat Tawake
  75. Hastin Atas Asih
  76. Shubhangani Jain
  77. Shanta Laxmi Shrestha
  78. Nanda Dwinta
  79. Tham Hui Ying
  80. Suriani Kempe
  81. Dimithri Wijesinghe
  82. Sonali Gunasekera
  83. Huynh Nguyen Anh Mai
  84. Dr. Hannah Nazri
  85. Hoang Tu Anh
  86. Do Van Trai
  87. Pham Kieu Oanh
  88. Ho Thai Binh
  89. Nirupa Sharma
  90. Sarojini N.

Vietnam

  • Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)

Indonesia

  • Aliansi Satu Visi (ASV);
  • CEDAW Working Group;
  • Hollaback! Jakarta;
  • Institut Kapal Perempuan;
  • Kalyanamitra;
  • Komnas Perempuan;
  • Remaja Independen Papua/Independent Youth
    Forum Papua (FRIP/IYFP);
  • Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI);
  • Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta;
  • Perkumpulan Pamflet Generasi;
  • RUTGERS Indonesia;
  • Sanggar SWARA;
  • Women on Web;
  • Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP); 
  • YIFOS Indonesia

Maldives

  • Hope for Women
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)
Statement: The "Global Gag Rule": A Question of Justice for the Global South

The “Global Gag Rule”, that prohibits US foreign assistance to non-governmental organisations that promote, support or advocate for abortions has been reinstated without any time wasted with Trump’s resumption of office. The consequences of what will unfold are dire, filled with fear, uncertainty, and distress for the most marginalised of women, girls, and persons who can get pregnant. These include those who are facing sexual violence in conflict situations; those carrying a wanted but unviable pregnancy; persons experiencing an unintended pregnancy; and those who are survivors of rape and incest. For all of them, reimposition of the “Global Gag Rule” means forsaking their basic right to health, and reproductive autonomy, or risking their lives and facing violence by seeking an unsafe abortion. The brunt will be borne most acutely by the poor, vulnerable, and already marginalised communities who have no economic means of accessing quality abortion services other than state-funded services.

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) clearly states that the role of women in procreation should not be the basis for discrimination. The denial of essential sexual and reproductive health services including abortion services constitutes discrimination against women. Therefore, the “Global Gag Rule” should never be regarded as a humane policy, but an onslaught on justice–especially for the most disenfranchised and vulnerable in the world, who are likely to suffer the most.

Many countries across the Global South, despite higher levels of poverty and lower rates of development, have made significant progress within their legal and policy frameworks, and programme implementation to ensure reduction in maternal mortality. This is because we value the lives of women, girls, and other persons who can get pregnant, and our policy choices are based on scientific evidence that show a direct correlation between prohibition of abortion and increase in unsafe abortions. Why hold these nations hostage to rolling back abortion access and replace them with unscientific, anti-abortion propaganda? How fair is it that the US foreign policy commands sacrifice of women’s rights and women’s lives as a condition for the inflow of foreign aid? 

The policy and its chilling effect will directly impact SRHR access and service delivery in the national and local settings of the Global South. At the very least, we must expect an unprecedented dent in funding for reproductive health services and gender equality which will result in reduced comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights delivery including abortion services which will be hugely detrimental to women, girls, persons who can get pregnant, their families and communities. Whilst targeting the issue of abortion access, the “Global Gag Rule” also attacks access to modern methods of contraception, comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive technologies and screening, and treatment of reproductive cancers. Aid which is often-times termed ‘assistance’ for development, needs to assist development, especially to fulfill the health and rights of those most marginalised and facing oppressions. Policies such as these are archaic, destructive, and hinder progress and development for all.

What is our call?

  1. Donors including bilaterals and multilaterals, donor governments and private philanthropies must step up and recognise this as an attack on the most marginalised and vulnerable of women, girls, and those who can get pregnant, and fund organisations to protect, promote and fulfill sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  2. Governments need to step up and protect the reproductive health and rights of women, girls, and those who can get pregnant in accordance with international human rights standards and commitments that they have acceded to as sovereign nations.
  3. Governments need to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services including information and education, especially for the most marginalised as a measure of social justice in keeping with commitments made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW and Pact for the Future.
  4. UN agencies must continue to defend abortion rights and ensure that the highest standards for health and rights are being upheld by member States in keeping with commitments made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW and Pact for the Future.
  5. Human rights advocates have to stand behind the issue of access to safe abortion and we must not lose focus of the activism, advocacy, and systemic changes happening on the ground in the Global South as we speak.
  6. Human rights and SRHR advocates must mobilise and galvanise grassroots movements to uphold health and rights
  7. Call on all State and non-State actors to resist the politicisation of foreign aid and neo-colonisation of the Global South that jeopardise the rights of women and the most vulnerable.

Endorsements

Organisations

  1. Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
  2. The Safe Abortion Advocacy Initiative – A Global South Engagement (SAIGE)
  3. CommonHealth, India
  4. Naripokkho
  5. Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC)
  6. Association for Prevention of Septic Abortion, Bangladesh (BAPSA)
  7. Visible Impact (VISIM)
  8. All in Foundation
  9. ADEM Asociación por los Derechos de las Mujeres Co fundadoras de la Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal Seguro y Gratuito Argentina.
  10. Baithak – Challenging Taboos
  11. Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population
  12. Youth Led Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy Nepal (YoSHAN)
  13. The Young Activist Network for Abortion Advocacy (YANAA)
  14. MSI Reproductive Choices
  15. Barokupot Ganochetona Foundation-BGF
  16. MONFEMNET National Network NGO
  17. Affasa: Empowering Indigenous Gender-Diverse Communities
  18. Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF)
  19. Community of Organized and Empowered Lesbian and Bisexual women, Queer, Transgender men, and Intersex individuals in the Philippines (CONEQT PH)
  20. Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM)
  21. Feminism in India
  22. Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA)
  23. Everystory Sri Lanka
  24. Safe Abortion Coalition Sri Lanka
  25. Research and Community Development Center, Nepal
  26. Centre for Social Policy Development – Pakistan
  27. Plan International Nepal
  28. Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Advocacy (YSEHRA)
  29. Youth LEAD Mongolia
  30. Youth for Reproductive Health Awareness, Philippines
  31. National Center against Violence (NCAV) Mongolia
  32. Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM)
  33. Youth Advocacy Network Sri Lanka (YANSL)
  34. Women’s Action Network Sri Lanka And Mannar Women’s Development Federation
  35. Le Centre ODAS
  36. ASTRA Network
  37. Africa Queer Network
  38. YUWA
  39. Trust And Support Foundation
  40. Sismijo Women and Youth Foundation
  41. Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA – Poland
  42. Amplifying Rights Network, Liberia
  43. Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF)
  44. Inroads: International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma
  45. Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan-Indonesia (YKP)
  46. Alliance For Choice Belfast N. Ireland
  47. Steps Without Borders NGO
  48. CDS Park
  49. FONDATION ISHIABWE KITHOKO ANDRE FONDIKA RDC
  50. Samsara
  51. Abortion Support Network
  52. Post Abortion Therapy
  53. AMPF
  54. Federation of Reproductive Health Associations, Malaysia (FRHAM)
  55. Yayasan IPAS Indonesia
  56. Oyu Tolgoi Watch Mongolia
  57.  MARA-MED
  58. Rutgers
  59. Sisters in Islam (SIS)
  60. Beautiful Hearts Against Sexual Violence Mongolia
  61. The PRINCESS center for the protection of girls and young women’s rights, Mongolia
  62. Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH)
  63. Women on Web
  64. Centre for Human Rights and Development, Mongolia
  65. Women’s Solidarity Network Sri Lanka
  66. Family Planning Association, Sri Lanka
  67. Malaysian Doctors for Women and Children
  68. Save All Women and Girls (SAWG-Indonesia)
  69. Koalisi Masyarakat Peduli Aborsi Aman (KOMALA-Indonesia)
  70. Op. Milhas pela vida das mulheres (Brasil)
  71. Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Network (GBVNet)
  72. Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON)
  73. Tamtang Group
  74. The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU)
  75. International Planned Parenthood Federation, South Asian Region (IPPF-SAR)

Individuals

  1. Anjali Shenoi
  2. Hasini Rupasinghe
  3. Kusum KC
  4. Nazeefa Fatima
  5. Majo Corvalán
  6. Bienfait SUNGURA Blaise
  7. Shamima Akther Chowdhury
  8. Sila Nighat Shahid
  9. Hafsah Muheed
  10. TK Sundari Ravindran
  11. Pushpa Joshi
  12. Shruti Arora
  13. Sonali Silva – Co Chair, SheDecides
  14. Tehani Ariyaratne
  15. Sashwati Banerjee
  16. Ranjeeta Silwal
  17. Dominique Ogreanu
  18. Roxana Vivas
  19. Souvik Pyne
  20. Debanjana Choudhuri, Gender Rights Activist, Asia
  21. Putri Widi Saraswati, MD, MSc
  22. Sarah Ngela Ngasi
  23. Jyotsana Rani Roy
  24. Shamala Chandrasekaran
  25. Sai Jyothirmai Racherla
  26. Renu Khanna
  27. Nurjan Khavdsyelyem
  28. Jojana Christine General
  29. Uda Deshapriya
  30. mong owa ching Marma
  31. Misha’ari Weerabangsa
  32. Nalini Singh
  33. Nenan Angenani Titis
  34. Laxmi Tamang
  35. Sarah Zaman
  36. Dr. Ghulam Shabbir Awan
  37. Dr. Yasmeen Sabeeh Qazi
  38. Japleen Pasric
  39. Menka Goundan
  40. Saritha Irugalbandara
  41. Widya Kumarasinghe
  42. Pabitra Neupane
  43. Tseveenravdan Tsogbat
  44. Siilen Sukh-Ochir
  45. Shreejana Bajracharya
  46. K.M. Tha-Ha Owasif Aurnob
  47. Barnabas Nabulizi
  48. Sushma Shrestha
  49. Sunil Kaul
  50. Swati Shinde
  51. Shelani Palihawadana
  52. Shreen Abdul Saroor
  53. Mahaluxmy Kurushanthan
  54. Vanie Simon
  55. Sanskriti Pandey
  56. Krishna Kumari Waiba
  57. Erinle Sunday
  58. Victoria Mbah
  59. Sumesh Khadgi
  60. Sunayana Walia – Independent Consultant
  61. Nirajan Khadka
  62. Swetha Sridhar
  63. Dr Rebecca Smyth, Lecturer in Law
  64. Susheela Singh
  65. Priskila Arulpragasam
  66. Ika Ayu
  67. Ruth Fletcher
  68.  Alexandra Latter, Founder, Post Abortion Therapy
  69. Oyundari Bayanbaatar
  70. Ochgerel Tsedenbal
  71. Erdenetsetseg Erdenedondog
  72. Undrakh Chinchuluun
  73. Mihitha Basnayake
  74. Pat Tawake
  75. Hastin Atas Asih
  76. Shubhangani Jain
  77. Shanta Laxmi Shrestha
  78. Nanda Dwinta
  79. Tham Hui Ying
  80. Suriani Kempe
  81. Dimithri Wijesinghe
  82. Sonali Gunasekera
  83. Huynh Nguyen Anh Mai
  84. Dr. Hannah Nazri
  85. Hoang Tu Anh
  86. Do Van Trai
  87. Pham Kieu Oanh
  88. Ho Thai Binh
  89. Nirupa Sharma
  90. Sarojini N.

Morocco

  • Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF),
  • Morocco Family Planning Association

India

  • CommonHealth;
  • Love Matters India;
  • Pravah;
  • Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC);
  • SAHAYOG;
  • Sahaj;
  • Sahiyo;
  • SAMA – Resource Group for Women and Health;
  • WeSpeakOut;
  • The YP Foundation (TYPF)

Lao PDR

  • Lao Women’s Union;
  • The Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Health
    Sciences (UHS)

Sri Lanka

  • Bakamoono;
  • Women and Media Collective (WMC),
  • Youth Advocacy Network – Sri Lanka (YANSL)

Malaysia

  • Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia (FRHAM);
  • Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG);
  • Justice for Sisters (JFS);
  • Reproductive Health Association of
    Kelantan (ReHAK);
  • Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM);
  • Sisters in Islam (SIS)

Maldives

  • Hope for Women;
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Myanmar

  • Colourful Girls Organization;
  • Green Lotus Myanmar

Nepal

  • Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC);
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal;
  • Blue Diamond Society (BDS);
  • Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA);
  • Visible Impact;
  • Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC);
  • YPEER Nepal;
  • YUWA

Pakistan

  • Aahung, Centre for Social Policy Development (CSPD);
  • Forum for Dignity Initiative (FDI);
  • Gravity Development Organization; Green Circle Organization;
  • Indus Resources Center (IRC);
  • Idara-e-Taleem-O-Aaghai (ITA);
  • Rehnuma – Family Planning Association Pakistan;
  • Shelter
    Participatory Organisation;
  • Shirkat Gah;
  • The Enlight Lab

Philippines

  • Democratic Socalist Women of the Philippines (DSWP);
  • Galang;
  • Healthcare Without Harm;
  • Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities;
  • Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health;
  • Nisa UI Haqq Fi Bangsamoro;
  • PATH Foundation Inc. (PFPI);
  • Women’s Global Network for
    Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Singapore

  • End Female Genital Cutting Singapore
  • Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Mongolia

  • MONFEMNET National Network