FPA India is a voluntary non-governmental organization founded in 1949 and has an impressive track record and reputation in its capacity to implement programmes and projects and to manage finances through a transparent and efficient accounting system. It operates through its 37 reproductive health and family planning centres, 24 urban family welfare clinics, 25 sexuality education, research and training centres and its 15 outreach services through 40 branches spread across the country. It has, over half a century, pioneered landmark innovations in the field of family planning and reproductive health and has continuously expanded its activities to include emerging development priorities particularly in the field of life skills education, human sexuality, women’s empowerment and HIV & AIDS.
FPA India’s vision and mandate combined with strong leadership and a strength of 3169 committed and motivated volunteers and 930 staff is its major strength in spurring the organization to take up new public health challenges. Its strategic plan for 2005-2009 focuses on five major strategic areas – Access, Advocacy, Adolescents, Abortion and AIDS, the latter cutting across all the other thrusts. Recently three part-time technical consultants have been appointed to strengthen FPA India’s programmes on Advocacy, Behaviour Change Communications and HIV & AIDS. Women’s Empowerment is an integral part in all the ongoing programmes all the Association. A number of projects related to HIV prevention have been implemented effectively by different FPA India branches, funded by various agencies, which include State AIDS Control Societies, DFID, AVERT, UNFPA and the Japan Trust Fund.
FPA India works closely with other NGOs and the government as well as with communities for their participation and involvement. It has mentored and partnered a number of projects and currently has been designated as one of the main implementing partners for eight HIV & AIDS projects being funded by Family Health International–India.
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