We’re pleased to share that we are welcoming new members to the inroads board!

Cherished inroads members Oriana, Marevic, and Dr. Monica are joining this role with a deep commitment to stigma-busting abortion justice, movement accountability, and the belief dismantle stigmatizing narratives and practices is central to expanding access to quality and dignified abortion healthcare. 

Each of them brings deep, long-standing experience in feminist movement-building and collective care. We’re grateful for the leadership, insight, and care they bring as we continue to strengthen our inroads as a global stigma-busting community for abortion justice movements worldwide.

We invite you to take a moment to learn more about them and the work that informs their leadership. 

Dr. Monica Oguttu, PhD, RN/M.

Monica holds a doctorate degree in Public Health and is a registered nurse-midwife, who managed a busy Maternity unit at Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital, doubling as an Honorary Lecturer at the department of Nursing – Nairobi University for 15 years before opting out to start Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET) – a local indigenous non-governmental organization implementing innovative integrated health programs. Under her leadership, KMET has trained over 350 health providers and pharmacists to expand access to quality SRHR and post-abortion care. She is widely known for building collaboration across government, health systems, and communities, and has received numerous international and national awards for her courage and leadership in reproductive rights

Marevic H. Parcon

Marevic is a feminist leader and SRHR activist with over 30 years of experience in international advocacy, programme management, and feminist movement-building. She is currently serving as Director for Solidarity for Change and Voice at IPPF, and has served as Membership Association Support and Development (MAS&D) at IPPF East and Southeast Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR. Former Executive Director of WGNRR, with expertise in gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights and justice (SRHRJ), women’s rights, multilateral engagement, and intersectional feminist organizing across the Global South.

Oriana López Uribe

Oriana is a feminist organizer and communications strategist, with experience advancing sexual and reproductive justice across Latin America and globally. She works at the intersection of feminist movements, narrative change, and political advocacy, with a strong and unapologetic commitment to abortion access as a matter of autonomy, dignity, and justice. Based in Mexico City, Oriana collaborates with grassroots organizations, feminist funds, and international institutions to strengthen movement-led strategies, resource mobilization, and rights-based policy change. Her work centers on reducing abortion stigma, expanding access to self-managed abortion, and supporting feminist leadership from the Global South. She brings to inroads a deep belief in collective power, joyful resistance, and the necessity of feminist governance to build a more just and caring world.

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Appreciation to past board members

At the same time, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Board members who served for many years and have recently stepped off the Board: Suchitra Dalvie, Melissa Madera, and Francis Makiya. Their guidance, generosity, and trust helped shape inroads during key moments of growth and transformation. 

We are deeply grateful for the time, care, and leadership offered—and we carry their contributions forward as inroads continues to grow and evolve.

With appreciation and solidarity,
The inroads team 💚