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Today is International Women’s Day! We’re collectively celebrating women’s achievements, while raising awareness of the challenges still facing women worldwide. As a Population Connection supporter, you’re making the world a better, safer, more equitable place for women. Thank you! We’re marking this day by honoring some of the organizations in our Global Partners program. I’m excited to share more about them with you!
Did you know that of our 19 Global Partner organizations, 12 are woman-founded and woman-led? These organizations include schools dedicated to removing barriers to girls’ education, women-centered conservation groups, family planning service providers, and more! Here are just a few of them:
[[link removed]] Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife veterinarian, founded and leads Population Connection’s longest-standing partner, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH). CTPH promotes the coexistence of people, gorillas, and other wildlife by addressing both human and wildlife health. It also helps people living in and near East Africa’s conservation areas to develop alternative livelihoods that put less stress on the environment and enable them to share these protected areas with endangered mountain gorillas. Read more about their inspiring work! [[link removed]]
Dr. Gladys demonstrating a family planning education presentation with other CTPH staff. © CTPH
Sara Inés Lara founded Women for Conservation in memory of her mother, Amparo, who dedicated her life to empowering rural women in Cauca, Colombia. Sara’s daughter, Isabella Cortes Lara, now leads the organization, protecting Colombia’s biodiversity by empowering local women through family planning services, conservation education, and training in sustainable livelihoods. Find out more about Women for Conservation’s efforts here! [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
Empowered women in Boyacá making decisions about their reproductive health care. © Women for Conservation.
[[link removed]] Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya founded Kakenya’s Dream to educate Maasai girls in rural Kenya. What began as a single school serving 30 vulnerable Maasai girls is today a robust nonprofit organization currently enrolling 384 girls at its two full-support boarding schools. Kakenya’s Dream also offers community-based health and leadership programs designed to empower girls to become agents of change, end harmful traditional practices including female genital mutilation and child marriage, and transform communities in rural Kenya. Learn more about Kakenya’s Dream here! [[link removed]]
Dr. Ntaiya spends quality time with Kakenya's Dream students. © Kakenya's Dream.
Midwife Hannah Freiwald established Manos Abiertas as Guatemala’s only women-centered, culturally and linguistically sensitive birth- and women’s health center, in collaboration with Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Hannah Freiwald still directs the organization today, leading a team dedicated to providing health care to rural Guatemalans in an environment where “women are served by women.” Keep reading about Manos Abiertas here! [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
Training on perineal suture with one of Manos Abiertas’ residents. © Manos Abiertas
[[link removed]] Ugandan entrepreneur Monica Nyiraguhabwa and American non-profit professional Kimberly Wolf co-founded Girl Up to empower young girls by offering trainings for vocational and leadership skills, along with sex education and reproductive health care services. These comprehensive programs foster “a gender-equal world where girls thrive and lead.” Learn more about Girl Up Initiative Uganda’s amazing work here! [[link removed]]
For over a decade, GUIU has helped to empower young girls to make their own decisions through health, education, and job training programs. © Girl Up Initiative Uganda.
This International Women’s Day—and EVERY day!—we’re doing all we can to empower women and girls to make their own reproductive choices so they can lead full and productive lives. This is a critical part of our work to stabilize global population, and I thank YOU for joining us in our efforts.
We believe that women’s rights are human rights—and that protecting these rights helps to protect our precious planet. We’re proud that our supporters—people like YOU!—allow us to partner with and uplift these innovative organizations in developing regions across the globe. Together, we can achieve our mission of global population stabilization through the empowerment of women and girls. Thank you for standing with us!
Warm regards,
[[link removed]] Shauna Scherer
SVP for Advancement

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