From April 2019 to March 2022 the International Federation of
Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) worked with ten of its member
associations – that is, national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology
– to become key actors in safe abortion advocacy and national leaders
in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women. This
international Advocacy for Safe Abortion Project (ASAP) is implemented
with national societies in ten countries: Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire,
Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Panama, Peru, Uganda and Zambia. The
project envisioned to reach its objective through five pathways of change
in each country:
1. To strengthen the management and organizational capacities of the
national societies
2. To establish or strengthen a coordinated network with like-minded
stakeholders and health system partners to advocate safe abortion
and improved access to comprehensive abortion care (CAC)1
3. To create increased acceptance of safe abortion among health workers, policymakers and the general population
4. To ensure communication and sensitization about the national legal
frameworks and guidelines on safe abortion and, where applicable,
engage in educational non-lobbying advocacy for improved legal
dimensions and guiding principles
5. To advocate better generation and use of evidence on abortion in the
country.
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