EngenderHealth

EngenderHealth
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
FounderMarian Stephenson Olden
TypeNonprofit organization
IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3)
Focussexual and reproductive health, family planning, contraception, HIV and AIDS, gender equality.
Location
  • Washington, D.C., United States
Area served
United States, Africa, Asia
Key people
Pamela W. Barnes
Hugh Moore
Revenue
$58,420,745 (FY 2012)
Employees
500+
Websitewww.engenderhealth.org
Formerly called
  • Sterilization League of New Jersey (1937–1943)
  • Birthright, Inc. (1943–1950)
  • Human Betterment Association of America (1950–1962)
  • Human Betterment Association for Voluntary Sterilization (1962–1965)
  • Association for Voluntary Sterilization (1965–1984)
  • Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception (1984–1994)
  • Access to Voluntary and Safe Contraception International (1994–2001)

EngenderHealth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., with a focus in sexual and reproductive health (SRH). The organization operates in nearly 20 countries[1] throughout Africa, Asia, and North and South America.[2]

The organization was established in 1943, providing access to voluntary surgical contraception in the United States during its first 25 years. It has since expanded its mission to "training health care professionals and partnering with governments and communities to make high-quality family planning as well as sexual and reproductive health services available today and for generations to come."[3]

  1. ^ TORREGROSA, LUISITA LOPEZ (June 27, 2013). "Losing the Global Fight for Women's Health". IHT. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Our Countries". EngenderHealth. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "EngenderHealth". Charity navigator. Retrieved July 6, 2019.