The Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) established in Jerusalem in 1963, is an independent non-profit association enjoying a full membership of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Its executive office is based in Jerusalem and it has six branches and youth centers scattered throughout the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Mainly, PFPPA provides various services in sexual & reproductive health where it offers training for young leaders and staff from other governmental and non-governmental organizations. Moreover, it provides, inter alia, unique medical services in: women health, laboratory tests, counseling, awareness raising, advocating women rights, conducting applied research and organizing lobbying and advocacy campaigns to influence the national policies.
Vision:
The Palestinian Family Planning
and Protection Association envisions a country where women, men and young
people enjoy equal access to information and quality services vis-à-vis their
sexual and reproductive life. In addition, it provides the necessary legal
support to guarantee their reproductive health rights. It also envisions a
community where gender concepts prevail, reproductive choices are respected and
discrimination against women, the disabled and adolescence is abolished.
Mission statement:
• The Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association aims to improve the quality of life for Palestinian people through provision of high quality of SRH services including the underserved areas.
• We aim at improving the knowledge and life skills of all young men and women in SRH; in recognizing their SRH rights and a life free of violence and discrimination.
• We support the right of women to choose the number and time of safe pregnancies as well as a safe abortion for medical reasons.
• We seek the elimination of sexually transmitted infections and to avoid the spread of HIV/ AIDS
• We aim for stakeholders to be advocates for sexual and reproductive health rights, and to strengthen partnership with other organizations.
PFPPA Goals:
1.
All Palestinian young people are aware of their well being and
are prepared to make informed decisions and choices regarding their sexual and
reproductive health.
2.
Reduction in the incidence HIV/AIDS in Palestine and the full
protection of the rights of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
3.
All Palestinian women, men including young people, especially in
the under-served areas have access to a comprehensive quality sexual and
reproductive health services and are able to practice their reproductive rights.
4.
Recognition of woman’s right in Palestine to have access to
information and health education on dangers of unsafe abortion, and methods of
prevention to reduce its incidence1.
5.
Strong public, political and financial commitment in Palestine
to and support for sexual and reproductive health and rights at the national and
international level.
PFPPA Management Structure:
The volunteer bodies of PFFPA
are the Executive Committee, the Administrative Committee and the General
Assembly. The main policy-making body of PFPPA is the general assembly of the
association from which the Executive committee of eleven members is elected to
ensure and supervise the implementation of its decisions. Each branch of the
association is supervised and directed by an administrative committee members
elected by the general assembly of the branch. The total number of
administrative members are 49 members, 5-7 members in each committee.
Executive Committee:
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