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<p>The UK provides support to a range of Civil Society Organisations to help deliver
our commitments across a range of priority areas. This includes policy around universal
access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, working to save lives from Malaria
and ending preventable child and maternal deaths. This supports the UK national interest
by leading to a healthier, more prosperous world.</p><p>DFID made core contributions
of £543 million in 2013/14 and £285 million in 2014/15 to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.</p><p>The International Planned Parenthood Federation
directly received core funding of £8.6 million per year during 2013/14 and 2014/15
through a Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) but were not in receipt of any other
funding during the same period. During financial year 2013/14 and 2014/15, Marie Stopes
International (MSI) directly received core funding through a PPA of £4.35 million
per year, In addition, MSI directly received other non-core funding of approximately
£12.5 million in 2013/14 and £13.4 million in 2014/15.</p><p>DFID works with MSI and
IPPF to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to modern
family planning methods, to give women in developing countries the reproductive health
choices they want and need.</p><p>Women and Children First UK received funding of
£177,638 in 2014/15 through the Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF) which was a demand-led
fund to support small and medium sized Civil Society Organisations (CSOs to reduce
poverty through service delivery, livelihoods, empowerment, accountability and peace,
security and justice.</p>
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