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30 Years is Enough: End the Global Gag Rule
The Global Gag Rule holds women in developing countries hostage in the never ending ping pong game of U.S. partisan politics. First imposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, the policy withheld family planning funding from any foreign organization that offered abortion services — even just information or referrals — with their own, non-U.S. funds.
Con Las Manos Vacias
Too often, Latin American women go to a clinic for contraception, but they leave con las manos vacias — empty handed. When they return to the clinic, it will likely be for prenatal services. More than half of pregnancies in Latin America and the Caribbean are unplanned, due in large part to the lack of family planning methods available to women.
Dollars and Sense
Right now, 222 million women want modern contraception, but can’t access it. If we gave these women what they wanted, we could have saved more than 1 million lives last year. Dollars and Sense makes the economic case for contraception: we can save lives and money by investing in family planning
In One Place
In One Place shows why integrating family planning/reproductive health and HIV/AIDS is a priority for women and young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the voices of women in Zambia living with HIV, the film documents how separate health services can result in a range of missed opportunities, poor health outcomes and lost productivity.
Weathering Change
Weathering Change takes us to Ethiopia, Nepal and Peru to hear the stories of four women as they struggle to care for their families, while enduring crop failures and water scarcity. As the world’s population hits 7 billion in 2011, the film shows how women and families are already adapting to environmental challenges that threaten their health and their livelihoods.
Empty Handed: Responding to the Demand for Contraceptives
Empty Handed tells the story of women’s lack of access to reproductive health supplies in sub-Saharan Africa, and its impact on their lives. The film documents the challenges at each level of the supply chain and identifies key areas for improvement. Empty Handed aims to provoke discussion and mobilize support for reproductive health supplies.
The Silent Partner: HIV in Marriage
Empty Handed tells the story of women’s lack of access to reproductive health supplies in sub-Saharan Africa, and its impact on their lives. The film documents the challenges at each level of the supply chain and identifies key areas for improvement. Empty Handed aims to provoke discussion and mobilize support for reproductive health supplies.
Abstaining from Reality
Filmed in Kenya and Uganda, this short documentary provides a snapshot of the Bush administration’s abstinence-only approach to HIV prevention as part of its global HIV/AIDS assistance. Abstaining from Reality examines how these ideologically-driven programs are actually endangering the lives of the people they’re supposed to be protecting.
Finding Balance – Forests and Family Planning in Madagascar
Poverty and rapid population growth have driven the destruction of almost 90 percent of Madagascar’s rainforest, home to thousands of plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth. This award-winning documentary journeys to the edge of a rapidly disappearing world, where population growth continues to fuel the cycle of poverty and deforestation.
Access Denied: U.S. Family Planning Restrictions in Zambia
This seven-minute video was produced by Population Action International to document the effects of the Global Gag Rule on reproductive health programs in Zambia, one of Africa’s poorest countries.
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30 Years is Enough: End the Global Gag Rule
The Global Gag Rule holds women in developing countries hostage in the never ending ping pong game of U.S. partisan politics. First imposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, the policy withheld family planning funding from any foreign organization that … Continue reading
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A Supportive Framework for Sustainable Choices: Stockholm+40 High Level Panel
This week, PAI Atlas Fellow Esther Agbarakwe is participating in the Stockholm+40 Conference. The conference, organized by the Swedish Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to seeks to “highlight young people’s views and proposals for solutions … Continue reading
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A World Without PAI
Have you ever wondered what would happen if there was no one to fight for family planning? In 2013, 222 million women in developing countries wanted to prevent pregnancy but lacked modern contraception. That’s one in four women of reproductive … Continue reading
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Abstaining from Reality: U.S. Restrictions on HIV Prevention
Filmed in Kenya and Uganda, this short documentary provides a snapshot of the Bush administration’s abstinence-only approach to HIV prevention as part of its global HIV/AIDS assistance. Abstaining from Reality examines how these ideologically-driven programs are actually endangering the lives of the people they’re supposed to be protecting. Continue reading
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Access Denied: U.S. Family Planning Restrictions in Zambia
This seven-minute video was produced by Population Action International to document the effects of the Global Gag Rule on reproductive health programs in Zambia, one of Africa’s poorest countries. Continue reading
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Climate Change in Bangladesh
When natural disasters strike, women are often the hardest hit. But when women are empowered to plan and space their children, they can better adapt to climate change. PAI is working with local partners in Bangladesh to make sure these … Continue reading
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Community Involvement is the Key
Chilambe Katuta from Youth Vision Zambia emphasizes the importance of community involvement in creating sustainability for integrated services.
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Con Las Manos Vacias: Delivering on the Right to Contraception
Too often, Latin American women go to a clinic for contraception, but they leave con las manos vacias — empty handed. When they return to the clinic, it will likely be for prenatal services. More than half of pregnancies in Latin … Continue reading
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Empty Handed: Responding to the Demand for Contraceptives
Empty Handed tells the story of women’s lack of access to reproductive health supplies in sub-Saharan Africa, and its impact on their lives. The film documents the challenges at each level of the supply chain and identifies key areas for improvement. Empty Handed aims to provoke discussion and mobilize support for reproductive health supplies. Continue reading
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End of Year Message from PAI President Suzanne Ehlers
PAI advocates for women and families to have access to contraception in order to improve their health, reduce poverty and protect their environment. Learn how you can help support our work. Continue reading