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We provide the contraception and safe abortion services that enables women all over the world to choose their own futures.
In 2017, the world saw the first decline in unmet need for contraception since records began.
But there are still over 230 million women and girls around the world, most of them in poor and vulnerable communities, who currently have no reliable way of preventing an unintended pregnancy that could make them poorer, push their dreams beyond their reach forever, or threaten their health and life.
We’ve seen the transformational potential of family planning, and the positive changes that can happen in a woman’s life when she has control over her body and future. Contraception and safe abortion supports women to delay first pregnancy, space their pregnancies and avoid unsafe abortion, greatly reducing their risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth. It also means that, if she chooses, a woman can finish her education, pursue a career and can more easily take care of the children she already has.
We exist to enable more women and girls to take control of their futures by providing family planning services across the 37 countries where we work.
At MSI, we strongly believe that every woman has the right to choose if and when she has a child.
The impact of this global healthcare crisis is devastating and far-reaching.
On an individual level, women’s health and happiness suffers - as do the finances and fortunes of her family. At a wider level, whole societies lose out as women are unable to fully engage in their communities - economically, politically or otherwise.
We exist to provide contraception and safe abortion to women and girls living in urban and rural communities all over the world. By providing a woman with access to these services, you empower her to choose her family size and future. You also give her the freedom to pursue hopes and dreams that could not only transform her life, but create ripples that spread across her family, community and country.
We're working towards a world in which every birth is wanted - where people are free to have children by choice, not chance. Will you join our mission?
I hadn’t used contraception before Marie Stopes. I said to myself this will change my life, and it has.
I have to work, for the people. That’s why I chose this career. I’m proud to work for my Zambian people.
We place our clients at the centre of everything we do, and are committed to creating services that are both personalised and sustainable.
We’ve been providing life-changing reproductive health services for over 40 years. We work hard to make sure these services are high quality, affordable and accessible to as many people as possible.
We don’t do one-size-fits-all approaches. We work hard to understand our clients and their unique challenges, tailoring our services and solutions accordingly.
In 2019 we continued to deliver for women - no matter where they are.
0 MILLION
Unintended pregnancies prevented
0 Million
Unsafe abortions averted
0 MILLION
using contraception provided by MSI
We are a global organisation providing personalised contraception and safe abortion (where legally permitted) to women and girls in 37 countries across the world.
As well as delivering services on the ground, our focus on sustainability means we also work with governments to strengthen existing health systems and transform the political environments in which we work.
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