WINGS is Featured on PBS’ NewsHour!
Watch the segment here!
This year marks WINGS’ 10th Anniversary and we have a lot to celebrate! Today, family planning is recognized by major international development organizations as an impactful and cost effective tool for protecting the health of women and children, fighting HIV/AIDS, reducing unsafe and illegal abortions, supporting women's rights, and protecting the environment. However, despite those many documented benefits, family planning programs around the world continue to have to fight for funding.
PBS NewsHour brought attention to this issue and the pivotal role U.S. funding plays in international reproductive health and family planning programs in developing countries like Guatemala. In February, a PBS NewsHour film crew visited WINGS’ Family Planning Program to document our work with communities around Lake Atitlan and capture some of the many barriers faced in providing family planning education and services in Guatemala. The full 10-minute program aired in early March and can be viewed online here.
In addition, PBS Reporter, Ray Suarez, eloquently de
scribes his experience in Guatemala on his blog, highlighting the work of WINGS’ Family Planning Educator, Evelyn Roquel.
We hope you find these pieces thought-provoking and that you will be inspired to join with WINGS as we continue our work to bring reproductive health education and family planning services to underserved Guatemalan women, men and youth. Thank you for your support!