We are delighted to welcome a group of new organisations to the SAAF family. Contracts with all 32 organisations have been signed and the first grant installments are being made for work starting this month. You can find information about the 98 organisations we are now supporting on our website in English, French and Spanish.
You can find a regional breakdown of all the new organisations below:
| Asia and the Pacific Justicia Feminist Network in Bangladesh Institute for Criminal Justice Reform in Indonesia SRJ Docs in Nepal The Grassrooted Trust in Sri Lanka |
| Africa CODYFA in the DRC Repro Justice Congo in the DRC Conscience et Vie in Côte d’Ivoire Women of Dignity Alliance in Ghana ACHSGJ in Kenya Resilience Action International in Kenya Reproductive Health Services in Kenya USAWA Reproductive Health Association in Kenya IYAFP in Madagascar Collectif Nar in Morocco Friends of Health Initiative in Rwanda Medical Doctors for Choice in Rwanda Gender Rights in Tech in South Africa Rural Aid Foundation in Uganda Voices for Health and Development in Uganda And anonymous organisations in Niger and Uganda. |
| Latin America and the Caribbean ELA in Argentina Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir in Bolivia Fundación Mutante in Colombia Surkuna in Ecuador Red Compañera in Latin America (regional network) And anonymous organisations in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Venezuela. |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia ACPD in Albania Women’s Resource Centre in Armenia HERA in North Macedonia |
Spotlight on new SAAF grantee partners 👇
Gender Rights in Tech (GRIT) – South Africa
GRIT plans to expand the dataset of its existing AI Chatbot (Zuzi) developed with and for survivors of gender-based violence. They will co-create a dataset on accessing safe abortion in South Africa and train the chatbot so that abortion seekers can access accurate and localised information when chatting to Zuzi.
Health Education and Research Association (HERA) – North Macedonia
HERA in North Macedonia will use SAAF funding to scale up access to medical abortion services for marginalised women and those living in remote areas as part of efforts to advocate for the introduction of telemedicine and self-managed abortion in the country.
Resilience Action International (RAI) – Kenya
Refugee-led organisation Resilience Action International will work to strengthen the community referral system for safe abortion in and around Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.
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