INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION A JUST AND HEALTHY LIFE: EVERY WOMAN’S RIGHT ANNUAL REPORT 2007 MISSION The International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) promotes and protects the sexual and and health (SRRH) of all women and young people, particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, by helping to develop effective health and population policies, programs, and funding.

VISION Social and economic justice, the foundations of global well-being, can only be achieved by ensuring women’s human rights, health, and equality. Accordingly, IWHC envisions a world in which women: • are equally and effectively engaged in decisions that concern their sexual and reproductive rights and health; • experience a healthy and satisfying sexual life free from discrimination, coercion, and violence; • can make free and informed choices about childbearing; • have access to the information and services they need to enhance and protect their health.

THEORY OF CHANGE Global progress on SRRH requires effective participation by local leaders, advocates, service providers and, especially, women and young people. The Coalition bridges two worlds: the powerful global actors that determine policies and funding for health in low- and middle-income countries, and women and young people affected by their decisions. Persuading those who control global and national policies and budgets to invest in girls and women, particularly in vital but politically contentious matters of sexuality and , requires: • women and youth leaders with vision, skills, and strong organizational bases who can both access mainstream institutions and mobilize civil society; • multiple, powerful stakeholders from diverse constituencies who are willing and able to contribute to building consensus on actions for SRRH and to work together in pluralistic alliances; and • skilled, evidence- and experience-based advocacy to generate political will for action. S

T 2007 ANNUAL REPORT

From the Office of the President ...... 3 N Progress in 2007 ...... 4

E Raising New Generations Differently ...... 4

Expanding Access to Safe Abortion ...... 6 T

Human Rights and Sexuality...... 7

N Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health Policy ...... 9

Reshaping HIV/AIDS Policies and Programs O Providing Technical Expertise and Advocacy for Better Policy

C Raising Awareness, Interpreting Evidence

The Year Ahead ...... 12 O How You Can Help ...... 13 O APPENDICES O 1 Grants Awarded Fiscal Year 2007 ...... 15

2 Financial Statements...... 17

3 IWHC Staff, Senior Consultants, Board ...... 19

4 Donor List Fiscal Year 2007 ...... 20

5 With Women Worldwide: ...... 23 A Compact to End HIV/AIDS “When you are dealing with women, you discover the harshness of society. But, if we play our cards right, we can create another kind of world.”

MUHAMMAD YUNUS, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RECIPIENT, IWHC’S 2008 GALA

2 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION FROM THE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND HEALTH IN THE BALANCE In 2000, the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) set ambitious 10-year goals to advance women’s rights and health, just as George W. Bush was to become President of the United States (U.S.) and governments agreed on eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to eliminate global poverty by 2015. If we approach the MDGs with a commitment to human rights and gender equality, all children, especially girls, will complete at least primary school. Tens of millions of women will be spared death or injury as a result of pregnancy and childbirth— and their children will survive and thrive. The number of HIV infections each year will be dramatically reduced.

But, if we do not secure women’s rights and health, the world will fall far short of the MDGs. When nations violate or deny women’s health and human rights, they undermine the very fabric of society—families, communities, and social institutions, including democracy itself. Empowered, healthy women tend to protect the environment and natural resources, work for good governance at the local level, and demand better schools. Healthy, educated mothers ensure that their children are healthy and educated.

Yet in the seven years since the MDGs were established and IWHC set its own goals, sexual and reproductive rights and health have faced—and faced down—significant assaults by a U.S. Administration that has prioritized demands from narrow constituencies over human rights.

IWHC has been a fearless, unshakable voice for the world’s women and young people, and has achieved important gains. In the last year, we mobilized diverse coalitions and advocated with influential actors, including policymakers and the media, to move women’s rights and health closer to the center of HIV/AIDS and other health funding and policy decisions:

I The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) decided to emphasize the empowerment of women and girls in their work. I With IWHC’s support, our partners worldwide produced groundbreaking new resources for teaching human rights, gender equality, and sexuality to young people, as well as effective programs to prevent HIV/AIDS, sex- ually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancies. I We provided hands-on training for a strong and dedicated corps of advocates from around the world to negotiate for women’s health and human rights in regional policy debates, and at the United Nations (UN), through IWHC’s new Advocacy in Practice training sessions.

We know that passionate, skilled leadership is crucial to solve the urgent health and rights challenges. Leaders among the world’s women and young people look to IWHC as an advocacy partner, thought leader, and donor for their work at home. They count on us to persuade international agencies and donors to prioritize human rights and achieve gender equality. Together, our global coalition will ensure a more just and healthy future for all.

Adrienne Germain President

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 3 PROGRESS IN 2007 To advance sexual and reproductive rights and health worldwide, IWHC leads efforts to: I provide comprehensive sexuality education and health services to young people I secure safe, legal abortion services I protect the human rights of girls and women I persuade HIV/AIDS policymakers and funders to invest in women

IWHC’s three programs span work in selected countries, in the global policy arena, and in communications. The Regional Programs provide financial support and professional partnership to 75 local organizations in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that work with communities and governments. The International Policy Program develops and mobilizes international coalitions to negotiate with the UN, and advises donor governments and international agencies on designing policies and funding that promote and protect rights and health. The Communications Program enhances IWHC’s effectiveness as a thought leader and a substantive resource for our partners, health professionals and policymakers, advocates, media, and opinion leaders.

IWHC’s budget for FY 2007 (October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007) was $6 million and is $7.35 million for FY 2008. Our 25 staff speak seven languages fluently and are based in New York. Program staff travel extensively to work with partners in-country and with global agencies, the UN, and donors in European capitals, Washington, and New York. Our international board includes leaders in health and human rights, philanthropists, and business leaders from seven countries. We are funded by private foundations, European governments, UN agencies, individuals, and corporations. We do not accept funds from the U.S. government.

“Changes must be made in response to a real need and as a result of social dialogue, which includes the voices of young women. We must design programs and policies that give a voice to young women, and if this ruffles the feathers of the status quo, then so be it. The cost of not doing so will be far, far greater.”

SOPHIE DILMITIS, YOUNG VISIONARY, ZIMBABWE

RAISING NEW GENERATIONS DIFFERENTLY Today’s generation of youth is the largest ever: 1.2 billion people are between the ages of 10 and 19. Several thousand young people, the majority girls, are infected with HIV each day. In Sub-Saharan Africa, three- quarters of new infections in young people are in girls and young women. Early pregnancies often lead to death, unsafe abortions, or childbirth injuries, such as obstetric fistula, that persist for life. While various factors are responsible, among the most important is failure to provide comprehensive sexuality education and health services for young people.

IWHC is one of very few advocates for comprehensive sexuality education that promotes gender equality and human rights. Two years after publication, IWHC’s Positively Informed: Lesson Plans and Guidance for Sexuality Educators and Advocates remains one of the only classroom-ready resources for educators throughout the world.

4 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION This year, IWHC continued collaboration with the Population Council, the Girls Power Initiative (GPI) in Nigeria, and others to create a comprehensive resource packet for teachers with in-depth lesson plans on sexuality, gender, and human rights to be released in early 2009.

Curricula and teaching materials designed by the Coalition’s regional program partners are also paving the way for new national and global approaches to educating young people on rights and health:

I In FY 2007, Femmes, Santé, et Développement en Afrique Sub-Saharienne (FESADE) published Cameroun’s first comprehensive sexuality education curriculum. In the coming years, FESADE will have our continued support to advocate for government adoption of the curriculum, and for outreach to other francophone countries.

I Two of our longtime Nigerian partners, who helped generate Nigeria’s national sexuality education curriculum, received global recognition in FY 2007: Action Health Incorporated received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, and the World Association for Sexual Health honored GPI with its award for Excellence and Innovation in Sexuality Education. These institutions have grown from mere ideas in the early 1990s to national and global influences with IWHC’s sustained support.

I In Pakistan, our partner Aahung has become, with continuing IWHC support, a leading national and regional training center for youth sexuality and rights. Their path-breaking sexuality education materials in English and Urdu and training for sexuality education trainers have been adopted by Catholic and Muslim school boards, and are under consideration for adoption by the public schools.

I Our support to Grupo Transas do Corpo continues their progressive program for adolescents and youth, including helping to mobilize the first organization of young lesbian advocates in Goiania, Brazil. Based on the success of their youth program, Transas has been invited by local and state governments to develop sexuality education materials for public schools.

As the programs and leaders that IWHC supports become better established, we are working together to strengthen their capacity for policy advocacy so that their work has wider impact, both nationally and interna- tionally. Support to GPI, for example, enabled them to establish working relationships with the State Action Committees for HIV/AIDS in two States of the Niger-Delta region that have high HIV prevalence, and to provide significant input into their HIV/AIDS policies.

At the same time, IWHC is working to strengthen the capacity of the next generation of leaders by funding, training, and supporting youth-led initiatives.

We conducted the first formal Advocacy in Practice (AiP) at the time of the 2007 UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Participants spent three intensive days learning about key UN agreements, the issues at stake, and techniques for advocacy at the UN and beyond. They were then mentored by IWHC staff and other advocates through the CSW. Each morning, following a caucus, they contacted their country delegations to convey their positions on the negotiating documents, participated in broader lobbying activities, and learned how to work with media. IWHC continues to work with AiP trainees as colleagues and allies, to encourage communication among them, and to incorporate lead advocates as resources for future AiP trainings.

Globally, IWHC staff strongly advocated for youth rights and health with UNAIDS, with European governments, and with the U.S. Congress where we promoted legislation to prevent child marriage and advance comprehensive sexuality education under the global HIV/AIDS program.

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 5 EXPANDING ACCESS TO SAFE ABORTION An estimated 20 million unsafe abortions take place each year, 97% of which occur in developing countries. While 2007 saw Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico City enact laws to make safe abortion more accessible, Nicaragua moved in the opposite direction, as did the U.S. Supreme Court. In India, where abortion has been legal since 1972, there were growing calls for increased restrictions. Yet in Africa, African Union health ministers produced the remarkable Maputo Plan of Action which calls for nations to address unsafe abortion and provide safe abortions to the fullest extent under the law.

“I dream of a world where people will be able to voice their cries without fear of victimization. I dream of a time when everyone will be living in a safe place. Above all, I dream of a time when a respect for women’s rights will be observed at all levels.”

REENA, YOUNG VISIONARY, KENYA

“Participating in the training and then going on to advocate at the Commission was a great learning experience. I got to work with an amazing group of people, share experiences, work on common goals, and see the result of partnership. I am more aware of how much has been accomplished and how much farther we need to go in the movement.”

2007 PARTICIPANT, ADVOCACY IN PRACTICE

All but a few countries allow abortion for reasons such as protecting the woman’s health or life, or in cases of rape or incest. In many cases, women eligible under the law are not actually able to obtain services. During the year, IWHC and its partners worked to reform laws and policies in a number of countries, while also seeking to ensure access under existing laws. Through collaborations with our regional partners, IWHC has been a pioneer in ensuring access to safe services and opening broader conversations on abortion with policymakers. IWHC’s regional program funding and professional assistance focused on strengthening and sustaining local advocacy organizations:

I The Brazilian Initiative for the Right to Legal and Safe Abortion (BIRLSA), which IWHC was instrumental in creating in 2004, shaped a vigorous national debate on legalization of abortion in 2007, taking another step forward in a long campaign. Through intense collaboration with other advocates and media outreach, they publicly pressed Brazil’s new health minister to address abortion as a public health matter. They also used the Pope’s visit in the spring to strengthen their defense of a secular state and were able to widen their alliances to include groups such as educators and jurists. With their colleagues, BIRLSA exposed the contradictions between the Pope’s views and the views of Brazilian Catholics, garnering international press attention and shifting the national debate.

I Advocates in Nigeria are also broadening and advancing dialogue in a very conservative environment. Building on IWHC support to strengthen The Campaign Against Unwanted Pregnancy (CAUP) in FY 2005 and FY 2006, CAUP is now expanding their efforts to reform existing abortion laws, based on collaboration with Nigerian human rights groups and key government allies. CAUP continued to work with the media and other NGOs, and trained diverse constituents in advocacy.

6 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION I In India, IWHC supported the recently established Coalition for Maternal-Neonatal Health and Safe Abortion to undertake advocacy at the state level—where most health policy decisions are made—to raise awareness of unsafe abortion and other maternal and neonatal health challenges, to ensure implementation of good policies, and to revise current or develop new policies.

I PROMSEX, a relatively new but very sophisticated Peruvian organization, promotes access to abortion services by developing and distributing educational materials to grassroots women leaders, gaining the support of Peru’s medical societies, and most recently, persuading a major municipality to establish written procedures in all hospitals so that staff are clear whom they must serve and how.

Internationally, we worked in several prominent arenas to continue to build the movement for safe and legal abortion. IWHC assisted the Working Group on Unsafe Abortion of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics to identify regional coordinators for a global assessment of the magnitude and severity of unsafe abortion. Staff assisted the organizers of two major global conferences on maternal health, Women Deliver and the Global Safe Abortion Conference, by reviewing abstract submissions, speaking at conference sessions, and working with planning committees and our regional program partners to ensure that their experience and knowledge were prominently featured.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND SEXUALITY IWHC works to protect the right to sexual expression free of coercion, discrimination, and violence. We have secured this commitment in intergovernmental agreements and at the UN, and our country partners work in various ways to prevent, mitigate, or legally sanction violations. While this arena is highly contested, often not well understood, and politically sensitive, work on these issues is essential.

IWHC partners are important contributors to regional and global discussions on sexual rights – how to define them, promote them, and protect them:

I The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies, which IWHC has supported since its inception in 1999, is a network of approximately 60 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals from the Muslim world. It is facilitated by Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) in Turkey and spans 14 countries throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. In many of these countries, public discussion about sexuality is either illegal or deeply taboo. The network strengthens the connection among feminist and other groups in the Muslim world by convening meetings and developing publications that foster discussion around war and body politics, honor crimes, sexuality and law, and sex work.

“In all the available data, one fact stands out: safe and legal abortion saves women’s lives and protects their health. There is no acceptable reason to allow women to die, fall ill, or become infertile as a result of unsafe abortion when the world community has both the knowledge and the means to prevent these deaths.”

“ELIMINATING UNSAFE ABORTION WORLDWIDE”, THE LANCET, OCTOBER 2007, BY BETH FREDRICK, IWHC EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 7 I In Latin America, IWHC supported a pioneering project led by Instituto de Genero Derecho y Desarrollo (INSGENAR) and the Latin American Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM) in Argentina to establish a mechanism that uses human rights standards to monitor and report on the quality of treatment women receive while accessing sexual and reproductive health services. IWHC also made a grant to the Brazilian office of the Center for Justice and International Law, enabling its representative to present a report to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights on the lack of sexual and reproductive health services for incarcerated women in Brazil, which led to the issuance of a resolution by the federal government.

I One of the most challenging places in the world for this work is northern Nigeria, where our partner INCRESE (the International Center for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights) successfully led the fight against the proposed Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill, which would have imposed draconian sanctions on anyone engaging in any kind of same sex contact, as well as on anyone who provided any assistance to them.

“IWHC is doing some very impressive work. The Compact [With Women Worldwide: A Compact to End HIV/ AIDS] and linking [sexual rights and health] with HIV/AIDS has gotten a lot of traction, and your leadership and determination has made that possible.” STEVE KRAUS, HIV/AIDS BRANCH CHIEF, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

IWHC supports several other partner organizations that directly assist women whose sexual rights have been violated:

I Amanitare (The African Partnership for the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls), the first Pan-African network advocating for the rights of women to control their bodies and live free from violence, held its first general membership meeting to chart a strategy, design a structure for independent governance (they had been housed in another NGO in London), and plan its move to South Africa.

I In Pakistan, IWHC continues to support Aahung, which provides leadership and resources for NGOs, academic institutions, and other leaders in sexual and reproductive rights and health. Through financial support and technical assistance, IWHC has helped Aahung staff increase their capacity to engage with international networks and assist community-based organizations with program development.

I Work in Latin America centers on ensuring that indigenous and Afro-descendent women, long left out of the region’s movement for women’s rights, are able to effectively advance health and rights. In Peru, IWHC supports LUNDU (Centro de Estudios y Promocion Afro-Peruano) to work with Afro-Peruvian youth, and Asociación para la Conservación del Patrimonio de Cutivireni, which works with indigenous women in the Amazon. Both organizations train women and young people to effectively convey their own experiences and perspectives on sexual and reproductive rights and health to public health workers.

8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND HEALTH POLICY

RESHAPING HIV/AIDS POLICIES AND PROGRAMS Two years ago, IWHC intensified its work for major changes in HIV/AIDS policies and funding. With a diverse base of support, we began a movement-bridging initiative, With Women Worldwide: A Compact to End HIV/AIDS. The aim is to see that those who set national and international funding and policy priorities do the following as part of their core HIV/AIDS strategies:

I Invest in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including but not limited to integrated HIV/AIDS services that enable women to protect themselves and their partners; I Support young people’s sexual and reproductive rights and health, especially comprehensive sexuality education and health services; and I Finance equitable access to other appropriate prevention, treatment, care, and support.

All three are buttressed by active promotion of women’s inclusion in decision-making and advocacy for concrete actions to achieve gender equality and protect the human rights, especially the sexual and reproductive rights, of girls and women.

The Compact provides a simple, short consensus action platform. It was developed, and is supported, by over 260 organizations and individuals representing seven diverse constituencies that had not previously worked together: HIV/AIDS organizations, people living with HIV, human rights, women’s rights, youth, sexual and reproductive rights and health advocates, and faith-based organizations.

Working with the seven constituencies, IWHC forged working relationships with and provided substantive technical input to lead agencies including UNAIDS; The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and European donor governments. These agencies provide major funding to AIDS control, along with advice on policy design and program implementation. IWHC provides substantive technical input to their work, and also lobbies for content and action supportive of girls and women.

This work was reinforced by political work at the UN. Prior to the 2007 UN CSW, IWHC mobilized a multi- national negotiating group, including members of the Compact Working Group and 22 AiP trainees from 13 countries. As a result, the HIV/AIDS section of the CSW Agreed Conclusions calls forcefully for the provision of “appropriate information to help young women, including adolescent girls, understand their sexuality, including their sexual and reproductive health, in order to increase their ability to protect themselves from HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.”

As Congress prepared legislation to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), we have been working with other organizations and policymakers to strengthen prevention funding and activities that address the needs of women and girls. Our proposed prevention strategy emphasizes investment in reproductive health services, including family planning, and the government’s own evidence that promotion of abstinence from sex is ineffective—long-term—in preventing HIV/AIDS.

Many of our local partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America have worked for years on vital elements of The Compact agenda, including policies to promote and secure sexual and reproductive health services, development of comprehensive sexuality education curricula, and programs to stem violence against women. But only a few have yet had much, if any, influence with their national or state HIV/AIDS programs, where their deep experience in meeting the needs of women and young people could be enormously helpful. IWHC is therefore providing support both for their direct work on HIV prevention and alleviation, and for work on policy:

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 9 “Our achievements are the result of many collaborative efforts. The Coalition stands out because it was the first to have faith in our ability to deliver. From the first grant, we were able to sow seeds that have been jointly watered by others and the Coalition into the Girls Power Initiative of today.” GRACE OSAKUE, CO-FOUNDER, GIRLS POWER INITIATIVE

I In Brazil, IWHC made a grant to SOS Corpo Instituto Feminista para Democracia to train HIV-positive women and women activists in Pernambuco state to advocate for women and girls at local and national levels.

I In FY 2007, IWHC made its first grant to SANGRAM (Sampada Gramin Mahila Sanstha), recognized for its leadership in HIV/AIDS programming and advocacy in India. SANGRAM serves as the advocacy secretariat for Action Plus, a network of established, well-regarded organizations working together to strengthen civil society’s voice at the national HIV/AIDS policy table, particularly on the needs of women and girls.

I In FY 2007, the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa—Cameroun chapter (SWAAC), a grassroots membership organization, expanded their adolescent sexuality education program to all of their six provincial branches and further integrated sexuality content into their adult public education programs. When IWHC’s President visited Cameroun in April 2007, SWAAC requested her assistance to remedy a looming shortage of female condoms. Using our access to UNFPA, UNAIDS, and donor governments, IWHC is advocating with SWAAC to secure a two-year supply of female condoms while Cameroun seeks funds from the Global Fund for future years.

As one of the greatest global influences, business must be a partner in any solution to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In the last two years, IWHC has developed a relationship with the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC), and is advising them on two areas: revision of evaluation tools to ensure measurement of the effectiveness of corporate programs for women, and development of their overall efforts to promote women’s health and rights within business. IWHC worked to identify opportunities for collaboration with GBC members and other corporations and to determine whether and how their workforce HIV/AIDS programs might better serve women.

The With Women Worldwide initiative will be guided in future years by two groups: an Advisory Council formed in FY 2007, and a Working Group representing the constituencies who are actively advocating on behalf of girls and women. The Council is co-chaired by former IWHC board member Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi, who previously served as the Prime Minister and Health Minister of Mozambique, and Diana Taylor, a New York-based investment advisor and IWHC board member.

PROVIDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ADVOCACY FOR BETTER POLICY In mid FY 2007, staff began to invest in two important new global arenas: First, the early stages of the International Health Partnership, a multi-donor effort aimed at better coordinating global health assistance. Our aim is to persuade them to give high priority to reproductive health and rights. The second is the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Program. At the request of senior Bank staff, IWHC and other NGOs have formed a consultative group to provide political support for the program and also to monitor its effectiveness. In July 2007, high-level Bank staff attempted to undermine elements of the program dealing with sexual and reproductive rights and health. IWHC was among the first international organizations that alerted European governments and other influentials to take successful action to preserve these elements of the program.

10 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION IWHC continued to advocate strongly for the highest possible level of funding for sexual and reproductive health and comprehensive sexuality education under Congress’ FY 2007 Appropriations Bills, and to oppose President Bush’s budget request calling for significant cuts to reproductive health programs. IWHC is among a handful of organizations advocating for Congress to fully repeal the “global gag rule,” which denies U.S. family planning assistance to international NGOs and work to find ways the U.S. could once again become one of 180 countries supporting the UNPFA.

RAISING AWARENESS, INTERPRETING EVIDENCE

STORIES OF OUR PARTNERS In March 2007, IWHC and Glamour magazine co-sponsored “The Story of My Body” an event to mark International Women’s Day. Featuring stories from IWHC’s partners, read by actresses Jane Krakowski, Julianne Nicholson, Padma Lakshmi, and Tracie Ellis Ross, and accompanied by the songs of Suzanne Vega, the evening gave powerful voice to women’s experiences through- out the world, while illustrating global challenges related to sex and reproduction, including female genital mutilation, access to safe abortion, HIV/AIDS, and reproduction. Transcripts and photos from “The Story of My Body” are posted on IWHC’s website, and the event was featured in Glamour’s June 2007 issue and local New York press.

To bring attention and evidence to new developments and contentious issues in SRRH, IWHC produces commentary, policy briefs, speeches, presentation tools, and other materials to position IWHC and its partners at the forefront of national and international debate. We issued a policy brief within weeks of new evidence that adult male circumcision can reduce transmission of HIV. The brief, in four languages, summarizes the evidence, identifies gaps, and assesses the service delivery realities, as well as human rights challenges that must be addressed. IWHC published in the Lancet a new perspective on disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners, arguing for recognition of the rights and responsibilities of both partners.

IWHC gave particular attention to the global consequences of U.S. foreign policy on women’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. For example, in May, we co-organized a screening and moderated a panel discussion for “Abstaining from Reality,” a documentary film about the global effects of abstinence-only education. IWHC and its partners were featured in influential media including the UK Guardian and the Wall Street Journal, published six blogs and sent action alerts to advocates, donors, policymakers, and the general public. Several letters to the editor appeared in the New York Times, the Lancet, the International Herald Tribune, the Financial Times, and the Washington Post on abstinence-only approaches to HIV education, commercial sex work, and HIV prevention for women.

“Bush’s Other War,” IWHC’s popular web feature continued to catalog and publicize the U.S. Administration’s offenses and actions related to sexual and reproductive rights and health. Our article in the American Journal of Public Health suggested indicators for measuring progress on women’s health and rights in the MDGs, and has been welcomed by academic and foundation colleagues. A new issue brief and news release, “Top Ten Wins for Women’s Health in 2006,” provided an overview of progress on health and rights, and pointed the way to likely advocacy developments.

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 11 FROM THE OFFICE THE YEAR OF THE PRESIDENT AHEAD

PUTTING WOMEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE THE YEAR AHEAD

The brave women and men of the Coalition have been fighting for protection of women’s rights and health for decades, long before the AIDS pandemic. If only the world had been listening to and acting on their advice, perhaps HIV would not have had such an easy passage, particularly amongst the poor in developing countries. If only the world had invested freely in the type of programs that IWHC has been driving since its inception, we would have a very different story to tell today.

Nevertheless, there is reason for hope. We have seen our issues gain altitude and acceptance, and the world at last is beginning to change. World leaders recognize that progress on the most pressing global issues is accelerated when we invest in women. Governments, corporations, civil society, and the United Nations are at last coming together to effectively fight the gender inequality that is entrenched in society.

In the next three to five years, there are exceptional opportunities to marshal resources and implement strategies to address some of the worst areas of neglect, and prepare new generations for a future premised on gender equality and human rights. IWHC is at the forefront of that change, fearlessly demanding increased commitment and immediate action.

Standing with IWHC, its partners, and women the world over is a privilege. The Coalition’s accomplishments pay testament to the dedication of our supporters around the world. We hope that you will continue to join us in building a healthier and just world for girls and women.

Kati Marton Brian Brink Chair, IWHC Board of Directors, 2003-2008 IWHC Board of Directors, Chair, 2008 THE YEAR

12 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION “To succeed in making the world safer for girls and women, these challenges must become everyone’s business. A sustained effort by individuals with different networks and areas of expertise is the only way to mobilize political commitment to protect the human rights and health of women and girls.” DR. ALLAN ROSENFIELD, DELAMAR PROFESSOR AND DEAN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, IWHC’S 2007 GALA

HOW YOU CAN HELP INVEST IN GIRLS AND WOMEN—STAND WITH IWHC TAKE ACTION: BE AN AMBASSADOR FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS The policies and actions of the United States impact the lives of girls and women worldwide. Yet keeping on top of U.S. foreign policies can be a challenge: Most policies and decisions that have an impact on the world’s women do not receive substantial media coverage. Visit IWHC’s regularly updated Web site for information about our issues and actions you can take on behalf of women and girls. Sign up for email updates from IWHC. And share your knowledge with friends, family, and co-workers.

MAKE A GIFT TO IWHC Each gift to IWHC makes a difference. It enables IWHC to influence global policies and funding that affect women everywhere, and to support local organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that work directly with women and young people. Through donor councils, IWHC educates our supporters, provides opportunities for involvement, and widens the circle of advocates for women and girls worldwide.

I The New Leadership Council engages a new generation of leaders, activists, and donors in women’s health and rights. Members who contribute $250, $500, $1000, or more annually, are invited to a variety of special events and programs.

I President’s Council members contribute $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, or more annually. They are invited to educational briefings and events and receive regular updates and action alerts on pressing issues affecting women.We have Councils in New York, London, and Northern California.

I Chair’s Council members contribute $25,000 or more annually, and are invited to exclusive gatherings with the world’s leading authorities on women’s health and rights. Visit www.iwhc.org to learn more and join one of our donor councils.

To learn more about how you can support women’s rights and health, funding opportunities, or to include IWHC in your will, contact: FOR MORE Holly Hendrix, Vice President for Development INFORMATION [email protected] or 212.979.8500 X 289

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APPENDIX 1 GRANTS AWARDED FISCAL YEAR 2007 OCTOBER 1, 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

AFRICA Adolescent Health and Information Project (AHIP), Nigeria ...... $44,880 Adolescence Idée Action (AIA), Cameroun (2 grants) ...... $33,404 African Federation for Sexual Health and Rights (AFSHR), Regional ...... $165 Alliances for Africa, Nigeria ...... $10,000 Association de Lutte contre les Violences faites aux Femmes (ALVF), Cameroun (3 grants) ...... $78,517 Association Camerounaise des Femmes Médecins (ACAFEM), Cameroun ...... $32,668 Calabar International Institute for Research, Information and Documentation (CIINSTRID), Nigeria ...... $26,904 Center for Sustainable Development and Education in Africa (CSDEA), Nigeria...... $10,000 FESADE, Cameroun (3 grants) ...... $87,781 Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI), Nigeria (5 grants) ...... $89,333 International Center for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights (INCRESE), Nigeria (2 grants) ...... $126,000 Research, Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women (RAINBO), Regional ...... $15,000 Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAAC), Cameroun (2 grants)...... $84,824

LATIN AMERICA Articulação de Mulheres Brasileiras (AMB), Brazil ...... $13,950 Articulación de Mujeres Jóvenes, Regional...... $10,175 Cátolicas por el Derecho a Decidir (CDD), Brazil (3 grants) ...... $64,490 Cátolicas por el Derecho a Decidir Cordoba (CDD-CBA)...... $10,000 Centro Brasileiro de Analise e Planejamento (CEBRAP), Brazil ...... $5,000 Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Brazil ...... $1,300 Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Peru (CHIRAPAQ), Regional ...... $10,000 Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promoción y Acción de la Mujer (CEPAM), Regional ...... $13,100 Centro de Estudios y Promoción Afro Peruano (LUNDU), Peru (2 grants) ...... $11,660 Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (PROMSEX), Peru (3 grants) ...... $36,660 Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (PROMSEX), Regional ...... $10,753 Coalición de Jóvenes por la Ciudadania Sexual (DECIDIR), Regional...... $15,000 Colectivo Rebeldía, Regional ...... $9,920 Coletivo Feminista Sexualidade e Saude, Brazil ...... $20,000 Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (CLADEM Peru), Regional ...... $15,000 Cunhã Coletivo Feminista, Brazil...... $36,947 Elige Red de Jóvenes por los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos, Regional ...... $10,000

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Grupo Curumim, Brazil (2 grants) ...... $35,628 Grupo Curumim, Regional...... $1,100 Instituto de Genero, Derecho y Desarrollo (INSGENAR), Regional ...... $15,200 Instituto Patricia Galvão, Brazil ...... $31,400 Instituto de Politícas Sociales (IPS), Peru (2 grants) ...... $23,567 Movimiento Manuela Ramos, Peru ...... $23,865 Movimiento Manuela Ramos, Regional ...... $8,474 Mujer y Salud en Uruguay (MYSU), Regional (2 grants) ...... $28,150 Redesaude (Rede Nacional Feminista de Saúde, Direitos Sexuais e Direitos Reprodutivos), Brazil ...... $4,165 Red Latinoamerica de Cátolicas por el Derecho a Decidir (CDD-LA) ...... $15,260 SOS Corpo Instituto Feminista para Democracia, Brazil...... $20,000 Transas do Corpo, Brazil...... $30,000

ASIA Aahung (Two Harmonious Notes), Pakistan ...... $60,000 Coalition for Maternal-Neonatal Health and Safe Abortion (CMNHSA), India...... $50,000 Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), Regional ...... $60,000 Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), India (3 grants) ...... $15,111 SANGRAM, India (2 grants)...... $32,500 Travel grant for 7th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific ...... $2,072 Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR), Regional (for the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies) ...... $60,000 Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR), Turkey ...... $40,000

INTERNATIONAL POLICY ASTRA, Poland ...... $43,000 International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) ...... $5,000 International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) ...... $15,000 Miscellaneous travel grants ...... $827 Population Council ...... $30,000 Travel grants for Advocacy in Practice training...... $16,632

TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED...... $1,600,382

16 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION APPENDIX 2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 535,698

Investments 1,511,652

Grants and Contributions Receivable 1,016,105

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets 62,566

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 3,126,021

Investment-restricted 41,568

Grants and Contributions Receivables, net 704,681

Property and Equipment, net 158,814

TOTAL ASSETS $ 4,031,084

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 271,049

Grants Payable 658,014

Deferred Revenue 114,000

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 1,043,063

Grants Payable, long-term 10,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 1,053,063

NET ASSETS

UNRESTRICTED:

Operating 783,638

Board-designated 317,392

TOTAL UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS 1,056,030

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED 1,921,991

TOTAL NET ASSETS 2,978,021

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 4,031,084

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 17 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

TEMPORARILY SUPPORT AND REVENUE UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS $1,639,167 $ 405,833 $2,045,000 Foundations and Others CONTRIBUTIONS 493,325 493,325 Individuals GRANTS 1,221,174 833,450 2,054,624 Government Agencies SPECIAL EVENT 960,152 960,152

DIRECT EXPENSES (155,079) (155,079) Of Special Event INVESTMENT INCOME 89,471 89,471

MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 13,805 13,805

NET ASSETS 1,336,436 (1,336,436) Released from Restriction TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE $5,598,451 $ (97,153) $5,501,298

EXPENSES PROGRAM SERVICES

EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING $ 226,328 $ 226,328 INTERNATIONAL POLICY 1,022,933 1,022,933 COMMUNICATIONS 676,306 676,306 REGIONAL PROGRAMS:

I Asia 605,229 605,229

I Latin America 868,383 868,383

I Africa 1,195,417 1,195,417 TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE $4,594,596 $4,594,596

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT 549,352 549,352 Administration & Board FUNDRAISING 414,543 414,543 TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 963,895 963,895 TOTAL EXPENSES $5,558,491 $5,558,491

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 39,960 (97,153) (57,193) Net Assets, beginning of year 1,016,070 2,019,144 3,035,214

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $1,056,030 $1,921,991 $ 2,978,021

18 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION APPENDIX 3 IWHC STAFF, SENIOR CONSULTANTS, BOARD (as of June 2008) IWHC STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brooke Beardslee, Individual & Brian A. Brink, MD, South Africa, Chair Corporate Giving Senior Vice President: Health, Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Ken Berg, Chief Information Officer Limited, Johannesburg Kate Bourne, Vice President, Mabel Bianco, MD, Argentina, Vice Chair International Policy & Regional President, Foundation for Study and Investigation on Women (FEIM), Programs Kelly Castagnaro, Director, Ann Unterberg, United States, Vice Chair Communications Program Women’s Rights Activist, New York, NY Jayne Chu, Program Assistant, Paul S. Zuckerman, PhD, United Kingdom, Secretary/Treasurer International Policy Chairman, Zuckerman & Associates, London Rosemary Coluccio, Director of Finance & Administration Adrienne Germain, United States President, International Women’s Health Coalition, New York, NY Carmen Díaz-Olivo, Executive Assistant to the President Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Ghana Claire Evans Kenny, Executive Assistant Executive Director, African Women’s Development Fund, Accra Beth Fredrick, Executive Vice President Stuart C. Burden, United States Adrienne Germain, President Philanthropy Advisor, San Francisco, CA RaeLyn Grogan, Individual & Corporate Giving Maja Daruwala, India Holly Hendrix, Vice President for Executive Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi Development Angela Diaz, MD, MPH, United States Denise Hirao, Program Officer, Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, New York, NY Latin America Banchamlak Karg, Administrative Joan B. Dunlop, United States Assistant Trustee, Open Society Institute, New York, NY Lyn Messner, Program Officer, Africa Marlene Hess, United States Laura Miller, Development Assistant, Philanthropic Consultant, New York, NY Individual & Corporate Giving Virginia Ryan Joffe, United States Kehinde Osotimehin, Intern, Photographer; Advisory Committee, Columbia University Center for Children’s International Policy Environmental Health, New York, NY Chelsea Ricker, Program Assistant, Africa Bebe Roopnarine, Office Clerk Kati Marton, United States Susanna Smith, Program Officer, Journalist, Author, and Activist, New York, NY Communications Thomas W. Merrick, PhD, United States Liisa Sweet-Korpivaara, Human Program Advisor, The World Bank Institute; Professor, George Washington Resources Associate & Board Liaison University Department of Global Health, Washington, DC Marisa Viana-Aitchison, Program Assistant, Asia & Latin America Susan Nitze, United States Board Chair, Girl Scouts of Greater New York, New York, NY Whitney Welshimer, Communications Assistant Marnie S. Pillsbury, United States Jennifer Wilen, Assistant Program Executive Director, The David Rockefeller Fund, New York, NY Officer, Francophone Africa María Isabel Plata, Colombia Pamela Wilkie, Development Officer, Executive Director, PROFAMILIA, Bogota Institutional Grants Diana L. Taylor, MBA, MPH, United States SENIOR CONSULTANTS Managing Director, Wolfensohn & Co. LLC, New York, NY

Ruth Dixon-Mueller, Sexual & Maureen White, United States Reproductive Rights & Health Policy; Former National Finance Chairman, Democratic National Committee, Washington, DC Program Evaluation Ellen Marshall, GoodWorks Group, U.S. Foreign Policy

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 19 APPENDIX 4 DONOR LIST FISCAL YEAR 2007

BENEFACTOR Maureen White & Steven Rattner Barbara & James Block Anonymous (2) Natasha & Dirk Ziff Laura Chasin Royal Danish International Ellen J. Chesler & Matthew Mallow Joan B. Dunlop Development Agency (DANIDA) GOLD De Beers Group Anita & Stanley Eisenberg Altria Group, Inc. Department for International Allison Fillmore Development (DFID) Stanley & Marion Bergman Family Adrienne Germain Charitable Fund The Ford Foundation The Hanley Foundation Booz Allen Hamilton Foundation Open Society Institute Elizabeth Hansen Susan & Mark Dalton Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund Jane Hartley & Ralph Schlosstein Richard B. & Nicki Nichols Gamble The William and Flora Hewlett Mrs. Henry J. Heinz II Foundation Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Soledad DeLeon Hurst & Bob Hurst The John D. & Catherine T. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sonia & Paul Tudor Jones MacArthur Foundation Tolkien Trust Catherine C. & Donald B. Marron Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The United Nations Foundation Bethany & Robert B. Millard Netherlands Wolfensohn Family Foundation Brooke & Daniel Neidich Norwegian Agency for Development Daphne & Bob Philipson Cooperation (NORAD) SILVER Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Anonymous (2) Elizabeth & Felix Rohatyn Foundation American Legacy Foundation Elinor A. Seevak Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund Barr Laboratories, Inc. Diana L. Taylor Swedish International Development BD Alison J. Van Dyk Agency (SIDA) Lee Bollinger, Columbia University Sukey Wagner United Nations Population Fund ContiGroup Companies, Inc. Margot Worfolk (UNFPA) Epstein Philanthropies The Woodcock Foundation Katherine G. Farley & Jerry Speyer SUSTAINER Francoise Girard & David Knott Arlene & Alan Alda LEAD SPONSOR Global Business Coalition on Judith Anderson & Nicholas Rudd Educational Foundation of America HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis Annie E. Casey Foundation The Hurford Foundation & Malaria Linda Avila M•A•C AIDS Fund Gail Gregg & Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. Angelica M. Baird HBO John Barabino Henry Schein, Inc. PLATINUM Timea Bardi IAC/InterActiveCorp Diana Barrett Bloomberg Maxine Isaacs & James A. Johnson Didi Barrett Citigroup, Inc. Vincent & Anne Mai Steffi & Robert Berne Joan Ganz Cooney & Susan & Peter Nitze Jewelle W. & Nathaniel Bickford Peter G. Peterson Open Society Matching Gifts Larry Biddle Dorothy & Lewis Cullman Pfizer, Inc. Mary & David Boies The Dickler Family Foundation The Price Foundation Tami Bond & Paul Francisco Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Denise & Jonathan Rabinowitz Jo Ivey Boufford Marlene Hess & James D. Zirin Joan & Robert Rechnitz Jill Braufman & Daniel Nir Virginia R. & Robert D. Joffe Alfred & Jane Ross Brian A. Brink Kati Marton & Richard Holbrooke Dianne & David J. Stern Miriam Buhl The Nike Foundation Enzo Viscusi Bull’s Head Foundation, Inc. Marnie & Don Pillsbury Paula Zahn & Richard Cohen Stuart Burden Veronique & Robert Pittman Samuel R. Chapin Janet & Arthur Ross Jacqueline de Chollet Sarlo Foundation BRONZE Kenneth Cole The Scherman Foundation, Inc. Anonymous (1) Rosemary Coluccio & Levi Strauss Foundation The Alice Tully Foundation Sabrina Shulman Ann & Thomas Unterberg Holly S. Andersen, M.D. Matthew Connelly Brooke Beardslee

20 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION William Cordova Lynn & Nicholas Nicholas FRIENDS Sarah & Ben Crane Pfizer, Inc. Anonymous (12) Elizabeth Daniels Ogilvy & Mather Marisa Acocella Bal G. Das OraSure Technologies Joe Agg Laura Davis Oxygen Media Peter Agg Anne Delaney & Steve Stazo Laura & Richard Parsons Mark Aitchison Abigail Disney Susan & Alan Patricof Patrice Arent Peter Donaldson Elisabeth Paulson Erin Aries Peggy Dulany Lisa & Richard Perry Jill & Marc Baker Sally Eagle & Dan Meade Jane E. Pierson Monisha Banerjee-Thanky Pyser Edelsack & Susan Cole Sheila Platt Mathaway Barry Inger & Osborn Elliott Yvonne S. Quinn Christina Bascom Barrett B. Frelinghuysen Elizabeth & Robert Rosenman Sande Baum Florence & Meyer Frucher Nancy & Miles Rubin Marybeth A. Bentwood Susan Fulwiler James & Emily Satloff Judy & Howard Berkowitz Carol Gardey Sesame Workshop Chantal Berman Sandy & George Garfunkel Matthew Schaab Marcella & Stuart Bernstein Audrey Garrett & Craig Seidman Lisa & David Schiff Mabel Bianco Kate Gellert Roberta Schneiderman Lisa Blau Glamour Sara & Axel Schupf Stephanie Bleyer Google Matching Gift Program Ruth Schwartz Kate Bourne Myrna & Stephen Greenberg Mary Anne Schwalbe Adele Block Geneviève Haines Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Schwarzman Janet Andre Block Helen & Peter Haje Susan Sechler Cindy Bo Beatrice Harwood Josie Sentner Ashley Bommer William Haseltine Pippa Shimmin & Steve Petrow Anne Borsch & Dr. Jamie Grifo Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess Catherine Shimony Bradford Brown Norma Hess Sandra Silverman Brantley Turner Bradley Diane & Don Hewat Victoria Smith Judith Bruce Deborah & Al Jackson Constance Spahn Nancy Bumb Linda & Morton Janklow Anita V. Spivey & Dean Dent Diane W. Burke Suzanne Ferlic Johnson Martha S. Sproule Sally & Samuel Butler Sara & Peter Kendall Lois K. Stainman Kevin Carroll Victoria & Joe Klein Nana & Dan Stern Margaret Chi Jonathan Kopp Elizabeth & George Stevens Cara Cipollone Rochelle Korman Lee & Byron Stookey Clorox Company Foundation Mary Jane & Richard Kroon Laurie Tisch Sussman Sandra L. Cobden, Esq. Carol Lamberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tisch Maureen Cogan The Leonard & Evelyn Lauder Barbara Toll Barbara Cohn Foundation Judson B. Traphagen James L. Collins Ellen M. Lazarus Jeffrey Tucker Combined Federal Campaign Marion F. Levy Hans P. Utsch CommUnity on the Hill MacArthur Foundation Michaela Walsh Jeanmarie Condon Matching Gifts Joan M. Warburg Jeffry Coward Wendy Mackenzie Victoria Ward Ellen Chinn Curtis Jane H. Matluck Christine P. Wasserstein Tom Daley Thomas W. Merrick, PhD Denie Weil Katie Horowitz Danziger Claudia Kahn Erica Weinberg Bruce Darrow Ruth Messinger Ralph E. Weindling JoAnne Davidson Phyllis Mills Sherrie & David Westin Ellen Davis Mimi and Peter Haas Fund Marie S. Woodbury & Angela Diaz Gillian & Sylvester Miniter Daniel C. Claiborn Jessica Doerr Alan J. Morrison Richard B. Worley Maureen Donaghy Joel W. Motley Nancy Dorfman Paula J. Mueller Vicky Dulai Priscilla & Whitney Ellsworth

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 21 Cristina Estrada Donna Katzin Lisa Petrow Carol Farkas Lucretia Keeler Maria Isabel Plata Elizabeth & Teymour Farman- Seth Keeler Anthony A. Pramberger, Jr. Farmaian James Kelly Lila Preston Nicole Feliciano Marjon Keshtkar Kari Pricher Yasmin Firoozabady Jennifer King Ronny Quevedo Diane & Blaine Fogg Margaret King Aliya Quraishi Julie Fowler Jane & Chuck Klein Marjory Reid Paula & Gary Fracchia Emily Krasnor Jonathan Rich Beth Fredrick Reneé Landegger The Rockefeller Foundation Roberta Freymann Emma Laney Matching Gift Jennifer Esther Garcia Barbara Leiterman Debbie Rogow Dr. Charlee Renee Garden Sarah LeMieux Karen Roth Cecilia L. Gardner Travis Levi Dorothy J. Samuels Kristen Geldermann Dorothy Lichtenstein Elizabeth F. Schaaf Robert W. Gillespie Luisa Linares Mona & Ronald Schlossberg Marianne Gimon Monique Lodi Denise & Mark Schoedel John Thomas Glen Cassandra Lozano Traci Scholz Milly L. Glimcher Suzanne Lubell Jill Scibilia Karenna Gore & Drew Schiff Margie Lynch Cynthia Scott Lorna de Wangen Graev Danielle Madrid Lynn & Gary Seaman Valerie Grassham Stefania & Mark Magidson Linda R. Senat Stacy Graw Margaret E. Mahoney Jonathan Shimmin Lenneth Grayes Marie Malzberg Loretta Shing Amy & Michael Grossman Maria Margolies Frances Short Suresh Grover Mark Krueger & Associates, Inc. Claire Singleton Antonia M. Grumbach Theresa Marko Nicholas Skeadas Ella Gudwin Ellen Marshall & David Harwood Sophia & Richard Skolnik Mark Gunther Denise B. Martin Sharon Sprague Rachel Hager Diana Marrs Geraldine Spry Sarah Hartman L. Camille Massey Roopa Srinivas Drewry Hanes Mary McCarthy Sujatha A. Srinivasan Christina Havas & Kenneth Springer Dawn McNaughton Kathleen Turner Starr Paula Hawkins Duncan Meaney Rebecca Sternal Emily Hellstrom Kate Medina Gilbey Strub Anita Herrick Lauren Meserve Merrill Stubbs Alexandra Hess & Peter Gutman Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, MD Pam Stzybel & Skip Stein Denise Hirao Sonali Mody Kirstin Syverson Marjorie Hogan Shirley Monroe Barbara Alden Taylor Christin Mary Hokenstad Patricia G. Morrill Gloria Taylor David & Sarah Holbrooke Steve Nadel Kate Tedesco Kristina Holm Maggie & Trevor Neilson Ellyn & Kirsten Tosh Leslie & Jerry Houghton Network for Good Steven Turner Andrew M. Houle Cynthia Neuman Carolyn Ude Caroline & Michael Huber Nancy Newmeyer Laurence Vienot Camille & Edward Hudyma Claire Nitze Anna Volinkaty Deborah & James Hudyma Kate Nitze Jonathan & Candace Wainwright Matthew Severa Hurlock Nancy Novogrod Marie Warner Jill & Kenneth Iscol Janet O’Leary Elizabeth Williams Aleksandra Janke Patricia Oresman Catherine Wise Susan Jonas Patricia Patterson Reva Wurtzburger Kippy Joseph Zoe Pease Jasmine Yan JustGive.org Jane Penner Kera L. Yonker Katherine & Richard Kahan Frederica Perera & Fritz Schwarz Mary & Jeffrey D. Zients David A. Kahane Vicki Perez Paul S. Zuckerman Maira Kalman Rosalind Pollack Petchesky

22 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH COALITION APPENDIX 5 WITH WOMEN WORLDWIDE

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, MD, Mozambique, Co-Chair High Representative, Europe-Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, The Hague, Netherlands

Diana L. Taylor, MBA, MPH, United States, Co-Chair Managing Director, Wolfensohn & Co. LLC, New York, NY

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Ghana Executive Director, African Women’s Development Fund, Accra

Mabel Bianco, MD, Argentina President, Foundation for Study and Investigation on Women (FEIM), Buenos Aires

Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, United States President, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY

Brian A. Brink, MD, South Africa Senior Vice President: Health, Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited, Johannesburg

Stuart C. Burden, United States Philanthropy Advisor, San Francisco, CA

Angela Diaz, MD, MPH, United States Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, New York, NY

Marlene Hess, United States Philanthropic Consultant, New York, NY

Thomas W. Merrick, PhD, United States Program Advisor, The World Bank Institute; Professor, George Washington University Department of Global Health, Washington, DC

María Isabel Plata, Colombia, Vice Chair Executive Director, PROFAMILIA, Bogota

Allan Rosenfield, MD, United States DeLamar Professor and Dean, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY

Adrienne Germain, United States President, International Women’s Health Coalition, New York, NY

2007 ANNUAL REPORT 23 www.withwomenworldwide.org

A COMPACT TO END HIV/AIDS Sexual and reproductive rights are a pivotal neglected priority in HIV/AIDS policy, programming and resource allocation. Failure to protect the human rights of girls and women, including their right to health and their right to live free of sexual coercion and violence, fuels the pandemic. Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services and education, and protection of sexual and reproductive rights, are essential to ending it.

It is widely acknowledged that rates of HIV infection are increasing in women in every region in the world, and that these rates are often higher for girls and women than for men. Women, especially young women and girls, are vulnerable because of denial and neglect of their rights, gender inequality, social, cultural and economic factors, pervasive violence, and biology.

Girls’ and women’s empowerment must be at the center of a multi-sectoral response to the global pandemic. Regarding sexual and reproductive rights and health in particular, we call on HIV/AIDS decision-makers at all levels to:

Redefine “High Risk”: Recognize that women, especial- • Universal access to subsidized female condoms as ly young women and girls, are at serious risk, and that all well as male condoms, and development and dissemi- women have the right to have access to confidential, vol- nation of microbicides and other women-initiated pre- untary counseling and testing (VCT), treatment, care and vention technologies, and vaccines; support as part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive • Comprehensive sexuality education that promotes health services. sexual and reproductive rights, gender equality, and Expand Decision-making: Ensure that women infected skills development, as well as full and accurate infor- and affected by HIV/AIDS, and women’s health and rights mation, for all children and youth in and out of school. advocates, are full participants in decision-making, espe- Strengthen HIV/AIDS Programs: Protect all women’s cially at the highest levels, so that decisions reflect the health and rights through HIV/AIDS programs: realities and needs of women. • Ensure women’s access to confidential VCT, including Exercise Leadership: Prioritize in words and concrete support for the choice not to be tested; provide pro- actions reducing the risk and the burden of HIV/AIDS for tection from violence, stigma, and discrimination that women and girls, through protection of their sexual and may result from disclosure of status; reproductive rights and health, including the promotion of • Ensure equitable, sustained access to treatment for policies and laws against discrimination and sexual violence. AIDS and opportunistic infections for all women and Invest HIV-targeted Funds: Allocate and monitor the use of girls, appropriate to their age, health, and nutritional significant HIV/AIDS resources for health services and edu- status, with full protection of their human rights includ- cation that protect and empower women and girls, including: ing their sexual and reproductive rights; increase research on and development of appropriate treatment sexual and reproductive health serv- • Comprehensive for various ages; and track access to treatment by age, ices accessible to all women with capacity to deliver sex, and continuity of care; prevention, counseling, testing, care, and treatment (or referral) services for HIV/AIDS and other sexually • Increase and utilize funds for care and support to transmitted infections (STIs); reduce women’s disproportionate burden of care; • Provide support for women’s economic empowerment in order to reduce their vulnerability.

The With Women Worldwide Compact is an action agenda designed to compel the policy changes needed to prevent increasing HIV infections in women and young people, and ensure their equitable access to treatment, care, and support. The Compact was developed at a global meeting convened by the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) in 2005, which brought together 28 women from seven constituencies. The compact is also available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish. For more information email [email protected] or visit www.withwomenworldwide.org. SEPTEMBER 2007 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Be an ambassador for women’s health and rights: http://iwhc.org/getinvolved/ambassador/index.cfm Sign up for IWHC’s email updates: http://www.iwhc.org/signup.cfm With Women Worldwide: A Compact to End HIV/AIDS: www.withwomenworldwide.org IWHC’s donor councils: http://iwhc.org/getinvolved/dc/index.cfm Download a copy of IWHC’s 2007 annual report online: www.iwhc.org/resources/ar2007

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