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Girls Count: ideas + investment = impact
Brussels based Countdown 2030 Europe partners actively participated in the European Week of Action for Girls (October 10-15, 2016). This time the annual week-long event was titled

Joining the dots – using social media and digital advertising to promote investment in family planning
“How can developed countries support global health and well-being and contribute to ending poverty?” – this is the question posed at the beginning of a

Contraception for all women and girls worldwide
Countdown 2015 Europe partner in the Netherlands, Rutgers, has launched a campaign #HappyBirthControl asking public to show support for contraceptive access worldwide. In the Netherlands, all
Young people can change the world, if we let them
“I want to change the world!” declared Ulriika Hyry, a young feminist in the beginning of the videos’ launch event. That was the driving force of the
Everyone has a right to sexual health and family planning
Väestöliitto, Countdown 2015 Europe partner in Finland, joins forces with the Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy to give a voice to young people. By curating

Breaking new ground to reach the global goals for contraceptives
“We need to step up the pace if we are to meet the global goals for modern contraceptives,” said Magnus Magnusson, Head of Nordic, Bill