Friends of UNFPA, Inc.
Friends of UNFPA is a non-profit organization, headquartered in New York, that supports the work of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. UNFPA works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. Friends of UNFPA advances this global effort by mobilizing funds and action for UNFPA’s lifesaving work. Founded in 1969, UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency that expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy sexual and reproductive lives. UNFPA is on the ground, improving lives, in more than 150 countries. UNFPA accelerates progress towards universal access to sexual and reproductive health, including voluntary family planning and safe motherhood. It also advances the rights and opportunities of young people. UNFPA works in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia & the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe.
Friends of UNFPA is a member of Girls Not Brides a global partnership of more than 250 non-governmental organizations committed to end child marriage.
www.girlsnotbrides.org @GirlsNotBrides
Projects Funded On Catapult
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Help the Liberian Fistula Project treat women
Obstetric Fistula surgeries help save the dignity and lives of 50 Liberian women.
Liberia
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Improve care quality at the Tamale Fistula Centre
Help the Tamale Fistula Centre in Northern Ghana improve quality of care and raise awareness to prevent injuries and to encourage women to seek help.
Mother
Help the Tamale Fistula Centre perform more surgeries
Support the Tamale Fistula Centre by building its capacity to conduct more fistula repair surgeries.
Improving maternal health needs in Myanmar
Daw Pon maternity home in Myanmar is expanding and needs new equipment, beds and a water tank.