About Sydney Friend Sifferman

Sydney Friend Sifferman is a Communications Specialist at Uplift International. She has been working on the Human Right to Family Planning (HR2FP) Initiative since 2016.

Sexual Health Month Means Fighting For Women’s Rights

September is Sexual Health Month, and in the United States, we have an administration that doesn’t respect a woman’s right to sexual and reproductive health. We also have a Supreme Court Justice nominee that doesn’t respect, nor understand, sexual and reproductive health (SRH). With so many countries making advances to women’s reproductive rights, the United States seems to stand alone in their efforts to regress on women’s health and rights. The Trump administration has been [...]

2018-09-27T18:40:24-07:00September 27th, 2018|

Success is Linked to Women’s Access to Family Planning Services

Women in their 20s are just starting out in their careers and adult life. To help these women become successful, they need access to family planning services—and they have a right to these services. I am a 22 year old woman. I graduated from the University of Washington in 3 years with 2 degrees. Upon graduating, I started working for the Human Right to Family Planning Initiative and still do. A couple of months later, [...]

2018-02-19T11:34:10-08:00February 19th, 2018|

The HR2FP Initiative: An Interview with Dr. Beth Rivin

Let’s face it. We live in a scary time right now. If you are a woman living in the U.S., Ireland, El Salvador, India, or anywhere else, you are probably concerned about your sexual and reproductive health rights—and you should be! It is a time like now that we need organizations in place to help advance women’s health and their basic human rights. The Human Right to Family Planning (HR2FP) Initiative, a new program under [...]

2017-11-27T20:45:05-08:00November 27th, 2017|
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