Theme: ABORTION SOLIDARITY
MAMA -Mobilizing Activists around Medical Abortion- Is a network of organizations centered on disseminating knowledge about and expanding access to medical abortion at the community level in SubSaharan African countries. As such, MAMA sits at the heart of a large grassroots activist movement seeking to change the narrative on reproductive justice in Africa through community activism for safe abortion. About MAMA. MAMA trusts women, above all, because they are the experts on what they want and need in their lives.
This September 28 – International Safe Abortion Day – we pay tribute to the collective efforts of all those who make abortions safe and accessible. While abortions are an individual’s decision, it is often overlooked that safe abortion is made possible through the collective efforts of a supportive community. This includes compassionate hotline counsellors providing reliable information, friendly pharmacists working with hotlines to make pills accessible, healthcare providers offering compassionate and skilled care, activists tirelessly advocating for reproductive rights, legal.
advocates working on policy and strategic litigation, support networks, family and friends providing emotional and logistical support. These collective efforts ensure that abortions are both a legal right and a safe, accessible, and stigma-free reality for everyone who needs abortion care, regardless of their circumstances. When we look back at history, we see that we have survived and thrived, in spite of attacks and threats, our tireless mobilizing and organizing in every region has made us an unstoppable force.
Amid challenges, movements such as the MAMA Network continue to thrive, securing victories as we continue to bring information to people and communities through hotlines and community mobilizations, put pills on people’s hands through training of pharmacists and advocates and building a movement for self-managed abortion in Africa. As we face persistent and emerging threats to abortion rights and reproductive justice, we unite in #AbortionSolidarity to uphold and advance these fundamental freedoms.
