The International Women’s Health Coalition: Supporting Justice for Women

Since 1984, the International Women’s Health Coalition has taken courageous stands and achieved political victories for women and girls globally and in local communities. It recognizes that women’s and girls’ human rights, health and equality are essential to social, environmental, and economic justice for all.

Objectives

A World in which all women and girls can exercise their human rights to:

access the information, resources, and services they need to enhance and protect their health and achieve their full potential;
make informed decisions about their sexuality, relationships, pregnancy, child-bearing, and marriage and all other matters related to their sexual and reproductive health and rights, free of discrimination, coercion, and violence; and
participate in and assume leadership of civil society movements to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Work Areas

IWHC is deeply committed to helping young women become the new champions of the global women’s movement. It gives young feminists the tools and training they need to advocate effectively with their own governments and at the United Nations. Through its Advocacy in Practice workshops, IWHC has supported more than 150 young activists from 54 countries to become leading advocates.
At the international level, it brings pioneering ideas to the forefront of negotiations on women’s rights and health. IWHC plays an active role at the United Nations and in Washington, DC, to promote policies and secure funding for effective programs.

Priorities