Men Are Not Born Leaders
CFPA, IGNITE, YAM and CRVJ Call for a Deeper Conversation on Gender, Leadership and Power The Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA), IGNITE, Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM) Grenada and Caribbean Religious Voices for Justice (CRVJ) call for serious and constructive engagement following remarks by CXC Chief Operations Officer, Dr. Nicole Manning, that “men are born leaders” […]
Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation Welcomes Landmark Dominica Court Ruling as an Important Step Towards Protecting Women’s Health and Human Rights
The Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) welcomes the landmark decision of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the criminalization of abortion in Dominica in cases of rape, incest, severe fetal impairment, and where a woman’s life or health is at risk. This judgment represents an important milestone in advancing women’s health, dignity, and human […]
Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation International Women’s Day 2026 Message
On this International Women’s Day, the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) joins voices across our region and the world in affirming the urgent Call for Rights. Justice. Action. for ALL Women and Girls. The Caribbean has long understood the power of solidarity. Our history has taught us that small states standing alone are vulnerable, but […]
Caribbean Religious Voices For Justice – International Women’s Day Message – Accelerate Action For Gender Equality With Faith, Justice, Courage And Solidarity
Sisters, friends, allies: today, we draw on the sacred legacy of Caribbean women, who have resisted, reclaimed, and are reshaping the world in the face of oppression. On this International Women’s Day, we honour the wisdom of our foremothers – caregivers, healers, labourers, community organisers, preachers, and warriors, who carried the fire for justice and […]
Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation’s Message on Ending Violence Against Women Day
MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN FAMILY PLANNING AFFILIATION IN OBSERVANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Today, we join the global community in confronting a stark and painful reality: countless women and children across the Caribbean and beyond live each day in fear, silenced by violence and oppression. Their suffering is […]
The Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation, the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association & ASPIRE WORLD SEXUAL HEALTH DAY MESSAGE: PROMOTING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
On this World Sexual Health Day, the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA), the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association (GPPA), and Advocates for Safe Parenthood: Improving Reproductive Equity (ASPIRE) emphasize the critical importance of sexual health in its broadest sense, grounded in the principles of human dignity, equity, and inclusivity. Sexual health is not just about understanding […]
The Reverend fighting to bring abortion out of the darkness
The death of a mother-of-six from a botched abortion at an unlicensed clinic 10 years ago is one Reverend Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth will never forget. It had been almost two decades since Guyana passed ground-breaking abortion reform legislation, yet no public hospitals offered terminations, and doctors were not licensed to carry them out. “Women were still […]
The Caribbean Religious Voices for Justice (CRVJ) and Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) Join ASPIRE in Advocating for Urgent Abortion Law Reforms in Antigua and Barbuda, and Dominica
The Caribbean Religious Voices for Justice (CRVJ) is a collective of religious leaders in the Caribbean who share core beliefs that human beings are created in God’s image and called to live with responsibility and accountability. We affirm our commitment to fundamental human rights as critical to building a good and wholesome Caribbean. We recognize […]
Invest in women: Accelerate Progress
Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation Message in Commemoration of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024 Invest in women: Accelerate Progress #IWD2024 #InvestInWomen #AccelerateProgress #ReproductiveRights The Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) unites with women across the Caribbean and worldwide to commemorate International Women’s Day. Established in 1971, CFPA is unwavering in its commitment to women’s bodily autonomy, sexual and […]
Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation Headquarters relocates from Antigua to Grenada, marking a milestone
Photo Caption: CFPA Board President, Dr Rosmond Adams In a momentous ceremony held on Friday, January 26, at the St. George’s University (SGU), the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) celebrated the relocation of its headquarters to St. George’s, Grenada. Dr. Rosmond Adams, President of the Board of Directors, eloquently underscored the move as a testament […]