Celebrating My Voice My Choice Advocacy Campaign Win, led by Nika Kovač – Global Leadership Honoree, 2024
On February 26, 2026, the European Commission welcomed the My Voice, My Choice European Citizens’ Initiative, which sets out a clear pathway for EU funding to ensure access to abortion care across the Union. For the first time, it makes clear that existing EU funding, such as the European Social Fund+ (ESF+), can be mobilized to support access to safe abortion care, including covering medical services as well as travel and accommodation costs where needed. This sets an important precedent for women’s rights across Europe.
Nika Kovač is the coordinator of the campaign @myvoicemychoiceorg, and founding director of The Research Institute of 8th March, a movement-building organization that uses storytelling and advocacy to confront gender and economic inequalities across Slovenia.