Mission Statement | ICRH

Mission Statement

1. ICRH strongly respects the human rights of every human being within our ecological environment. This is reflected in a strong adherence to values such as tolerance and impartiality in the main political, philosophical and religious arenas, freedom of expression, non-discrimination on the basis of gender, colour, economic or social status, respect and promotion of individual and collective human, social and economic rights.

2. More particularly, it is the purpose of ICRH to strive for the promotion of reproductive health as a basic human right: ICRH fully adheres to the recognition of reproductive health as a basic human right of all men and women. Through its research, training, inter­ventions and advocacy, ICRH aims to contrib­ute to the promotion, protection and fulfillment of these rights. ICRH further holds that the achievement of the (ICPD) goal of universal access to sexual and reproductive health services is a determining factor in the fights against poverty.

3. Multidisciplinary approach: ICRH recognizes and employs a multidisciplinary approach in tackling problems related to sexual and reproductive health, by integrating medical analysis with political, legal, social, cultural and economic considerations. ICRH also seeks to contribute to the improved accessibility of a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services by integrating family planning, safe motherhood, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and AIDS, discouragement of harmful practices such as female genital mutilation or sexual and gender based violence.

4. Gender Equality: in its activities ICRH pays particular attention to the impact of gender equality on individual's sexual and reproductive health, espe­cially with regard to the limited access of certain groups to sexual and reproductive health services. ICRH therefore seeks to improve the contribution of men and women in the defense of their sexual and reproductive health rights by involving men in finding solution to problems for which they often do not feel responsible and by empowering women in making their own decisions.

5. Empowerment of valuable or disadvantaged groups: ICRH is committed to the empowerment of disadvantaged groups such as the poor, women, adolescents, sex workers, migrants and refugee populations by providing them with the means of making informed and responsible decisions concern­ing their sexual and reproductive health.

6. Excellence in its field by using standardized and innovative methodologies for achieving its goals in the most efficient way without compromising the quality of the work. This requires planning resource utilization and the systematic development at both individual and institutional levels.

7. Commitment to teamwork. Human resource development and a common goal: Commitment implies a singular determination to achieve set objectives. Teamwork is the corner stone for achiev­ing common health goals and requires recognition of the individual’s contributions of all team members. Development of each team member’s talents is an essential ingredient of team building. ICRH Contact: Dr. Marcel Reyners, Country Director
marcel.reyners@icrhk.org
+254 41 249 48 66