Founded in 1964
History of GPPA
“GPPA was founded in 1964, and has played a crucial role in providing leadership to the local family planning movement since then”
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The purpose of the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association as stated at its inception was “to assist the people in Grenada to protect their families by limiting the number of children, through our making of information and treatment available to them.” The Association grew significantly over the years. Indicators of the quality of GPPA’s leadership.
The purpose of the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association as stated at its inception was “to assist the people in Grenada to protect their families by limiting the number of children, through our making of information and treatment available to them.” The Association grew significantly over the years. Indicators of the quality of GPPA’s leadership.
that has made contraceptive access a matter of course for people in need and increased access by providing contraceptive services and related sexual and reproductive health services as well as diversified services at their clinics and other outlets. GPPA has over fifty years of experience in the field, is recognized as a partner by the Government of Grenada, sits on national committees related to sexual and reproductive health issues, and have made ‘family planning’ a household word.
In 2018 GPPA entered a period of management and government challenges, which eventually resulted in the unfortunate suspension of its operations in November 2019. However, the tides began to turn in early 2021, as new funding was secured from IPPF to resume operations, and the rural clinic located in the parish of St. Andrew was reopened in April 2021. The operations in the newly renovated GPPA building in St. George’s, which house two clinics and the administrative offices, resumed officially on August 3rd, 2021.
Aims and Objectives
The Association believes that knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and access to a broad range of services is a fundamental human right; and that a balance between the population of the world and its natural resources and productivity is a necessary condition of human happiness, prosperity and peace, has the following objectives:
- to advocate for the basic human right of all people women, men and young people to make free and informed choices regarding their own sexual and reproductive health, and for the means to exercise this right;
- to strive to meet the needs of the under-served, the poor and young people for sexual and reproductive health information and services;
- to facilitate access, either by direct provision or referral, to sexual and reproductive health information, education and services regardless of age, race, sex, marital status, ability to pay, ethnic origin, political and religious belief, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other factor that could make an individual the object of discrimination;
- to ensure that services offered by the Association or other agencies are provided in a non-coercive manner using informed choice and without the use of incentives or disincentives of any kind and no service is conditional upon the acceptance of another; and
- to co-operate to the fullest degree possible with government, non-governmental and international agencies in the execution of its sexual and reproductive health mandate.
- subscribe to the aims and policies of the IPPF;
- develop and implement programmes in sexual and reproductive rights, responsible parenthood, family planning, HIV and AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive cancers, culturally competent health care for gender and sexual minorities, gender equality, comprehensive sexuality education and related areas on its own and in collaboration with other organizations;
- promote the Youth Advocacy movement
- doing all such other lawful things as may be determined by the Board of Directors and that do not conflict with its charitable purpose.
Sexual and reproductive health services
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Aims & Objectives
We strive to achieve the aims & objectives through
- The provision of information and education to young people about personal relationships and parental responsibilities.
- Working in partnership with other organizations in order to help build the capacity to provide relevant services.
- Encouraging men to respect their partner’s rights and to be responsibly involved in reproductive and sexual health care and parenthood.
- Provision of effective, efficient and ethical clinical services.
- Working towards an understanding of the relationship between Grenada’s population, their needs and available resource.
Our Mission
Grenada Planned Parenthood Association
- To improve the quality of life of Grenadians by providing Sexual & Reproductive Health information and services
- To provide the knowledge and the means to choose whether, when and how many children to have.
- To improve the health and well-being of men, women & children.
Principles and Standards
In keeping with the IPPF membership principles and standards the Association shall be
- Open and democratic: an open and democratic legal entity that engages volunteers from all backgrounds and encourages their full and active participation in its work in partnership with staff.
- Well governed: with an elected Board of Directors that represents membership and understands and carries out its collective role and governance responsibilities.
- Strategic and progressive: making a difference in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Grenada, championing and promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights for all regardless of age, religion, sex, race, politics, disability, marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity or any other factor that could make an individual the object of discrimination.
- Transparent and accountable: conducting affairs at all times in a transparent manner; accountable to members, partners and donors.
- Well managed: managing human, financial, property and other resources effectively and efficiently to plan and implement programmes.
- Financially healthy: taking the necessary measures to ensure continuity of resources and to maintain general financial sustainability.
- Good employer: recruiting skilled staff, treating them with respect and has employment and working conditions that allows them to operate effectively.
- Committed to results: achieving results and improving performance and is able to show how sexual and reproductive health needs are met and rights respected.
- Committed to quality: ensuring that essential quality standards are met in all aspects of work.
- A leading sexual and reproductive health and rights institution: recognized and valued as a leader in the sexual and reproductive health and rights movement in Grenada.