the story
Shifra was one of history’s first
midwives. We chose this name
because we wanted something
fierce, strong, and feminine.
Midwives support women and
their families throughout their
entire reproductive life-cycle;
and Shifra does the same. Refugees have immediate
reproductive health needs.
Many of these arise from a
loss of contraception access,
an increase in exposure to
sex trafficking, higher risks of
sexual assault, poor access to
maternal health care and safe
birthing practices.
Shifra aims to discreetly
connect women to respectful
sexual and reproductive health
(SRH) information in a format
and language they understand.
