The Dutch
government says it is putting 10 million Euros ($10.7 million) into an
international fund it launched to finance access to birth control, abortion and
sex education for women in developing nations after President Donald Trump cut
U.S. funding for such services.
Minister
Ploumen was inundated by responses to her call for a fundraising initiative for
family planning programmes.
She received thousands of messages from over 150
countries in 23 languages through both social and traditional media. The vast
majority of responses were positive, with many indicating a desire to donate to
a fund. To meet this demand, the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs, in
cooperation with Dutch NGO Rutgers, is launching 'SHE DECIDES - Global
Fundraising Initiative’.
Ploumen
said, "The response to my call has been beyond expectation, with many
positive reactions from around the world. It is heart-warming and inspiring
that so many people from so many countries are standing up for the rights of
women and girls."
The minister
said Saturday she was making the initial contribution and launched the fund —
"She Decides - Global Fundraising Initiative" — with a website.
That move
came a day after Trump signed an executive memorandum reinstituting a ban on
U.S. funding to international groups that perform abortions or even provide
information about abortions.
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