Why give?

Each year, over 530,000 women die during pregnancy and child birth, most of these deaths are avoidable. Three million people die each year from AIDS. Almost all of these deaths occur in the developing world.

Maternal death and HIV perpetuate the cycle of poverty by taking the lives of breadwinners and care-givers within communities. Ensuring people know about and have access to sexual and reproductive health services can help break this cycle, by enabling people to pursue educational and economic opportunities; protect themselves from getting HIV and improve their own and their children’s health.

Marie Stopes International provides vital sexual and reproductive health services to some of the world's poorest people. Our work has transformed the lives of millions of women, protected the health of tens of millions more and is making an important contribution to the reduction of global poverty. 

Find out more about our work by clicking on the links on the right.