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NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

New York, NY

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Physical Address:: New York, NY 10004
EIN:: 52-1891734
Web URL:: www.latinainstitute.org

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Fiscal Year Starting: Jan 01, 2010
Fiscal Year Ending: Dec 31, 2010

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NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Physical Address:: New York, NY 10004
EIN:: 52-1891734
Web URL:: www.latinainstitute.org
NTEE Category:: E Health—General & Rehabilitative; E01 (Alliance/Advocacy Organizations)
Year Founded:: 1995
Ruling Year:: 1995

Mission Statement

TO ENSURE THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE HEATH AND JUSTICE FOR LATINAS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY

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Respondents wrote at length about the unique role of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health in serving the intersection of race and reproductive justice issues. In substantiating this support, they cite numerous policy areas in which the organization played a leading voice in mobilizing the movement. Read More »

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Impact

NLIRH works with the largest and fastest growing demographic group in the US. It is a national organization that also works on the ground training and mobilizing women from Latino communities around the country on issues of reproductive health, rights, and justice. It uses multiple strategies that include grassroots organizing, public policy work, fierce advocacy and now they are getting more involved with research. They partner with many of the most important domestic reproductive rights and justice groups. — Foundation Professional

NLIRH has been a key player in many important policy discussions; most recently they have played a key role in representing the voice of the Latina community in the health care reform debates. By calling attention to the specific experiences of Latinas in DC policy debates, they represented a voice that is often unheard. Their strong grassroots advocacy also meant that constituents in Texas and other states weighed in on health care reform with their own representatives. — Foundation Professional

This group has concretely educated and engaged new U.S. Latinas on reproductive health rights and justice issues as well as called them to action. NLIRH has also been a key player in federal/high level reproductive health policy negotiations. Not all fights have been won but having NLIRH's voice at the table has absolutely shifted debates and included key issues that would not be there if they were absent. NLIRH was critical in mobilizing key people and creating new messages during the Health Care debate. They also provided crucial help to a few local Latina groups in targeted congressional districts to persuade Hispanic Caucus members. — Foundation Professional

The institute's ability to make connections among issues like immigration reform, health care reform, and reproductive justice and to organize the Latina community around these complex and interrelated issues has been unparalleled and critically needed. — Foundation Professional

They have brought new attention to the needs and voice of Latina women from the grassroots to the national level, broadening the discourse, leadership, and agenda on reproductive health and rights. — Foundation Professional

NLIRH is the single largest provider of bilingual resources and technical support to dozens of Latina-led reproductive justice organizations across the US and a leading reproductive justice advocate for immigrant women. It is one of four women-of-color-led reproductive justice organizations working in Washington. It was instrumental in passing the NY State anti-shackling law for pregnant women who are incarcerated. NCIWR also signed 50 organizations to a letter demanding that the CDC reverse a US Citizenship and Immigration Services decision to include the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine as a mandate for immigrants seeking visas or permanent residence. The CDC lifted the mandate this November. — Foundation Professional

They are a leader in articulating the importance of immigrant rights in relation to reproductive health and justice. — Foundation Professional

Conducted research on Latino attitudes about reproductive health and their access to services which has been used to create more effective and relevant advocacy messages around public funding for abortion and family planning services. — Foundation Professional

They have a consistent and constructive voice in the overall movement. They are politically astute and are attentive to the needs of a key constituency in the U.S. in which women tend to be less conservative (i.e., embracing Catholic doctrine) than commonly thought and getting that message out. — Foundation Professional

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is the single largest provider of bilingual resources and technical support to dozens of Latina-led reproductive justice organizations across the US and a leading advocate for reproductive health and rights for immigrant women. NLIRH has conducted extensive research, advocacy and media work to better understand, respond to, and educate about the unique needs and views of Latina women. As just one example, in 2009 NLIRH created a highly successful public opinion/communications campaign to dispel the myth that Latina women are more anti-choice than other women. With carefully placed ads and advocacy focused on key Latino media outlets, NLIRH reached a news audience of over 8 million people in the first third of 2009 alone. This past year, NLIRH was a key voice for Latina women in the health care reform debate. — Foundation Professional

This is an important racial and ethnic population that needs a very special focus, particularly a group that is led by Latina leaders. — Researcher and Faculty

They are the only national reproductive health and justice movements for Latinas and immigrants. During the health care reform debates, they organized local advocates for outreach to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a national abortion rights lobby day in Washington, D.C. NLIRH is a founding member of the National Coalition for Immigrant Women's Rights, which defends and promotes equality for immigrant women and their families, and active in their opposition to Arizona's discriminatory immigration law. — Researcher and Faculty

Their ability to effectively work within and outside the reproductive rights, health, and justice movements attests to their impact. They work on our issues with organizations and communities that don't necessarily identify as pro-choice. They are also team players. This is reflective of the leadership and the strategic nature from which they do their work. The staff work with integrity and are mission driven. They enter into partnerships that can advance their work and help them build the capacity of their organization and that of their partner organizations. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is the only national reproductive health and justice organization that ensures the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and communities the nation's largest growing demographic. They do this through a powerful combination of public education, policy advocacy and community mobilization that is informed and driven by Latinas for Latinas. This group acknowledges that Latina's reproductive health and rights are exacerbated by poverty, gender, racial and ethnic discrimination and xenophobia, and utilizes strategies that address these issues in coalition with other social justice organizations. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The institute is the leading voice for Latinas in the U.S. about reproductive rights, health, and justice issues. They are an important federal policy voice. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The Latina Institute engaged over the last year on the issue of health care reform and strategically focused on reaching out to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and members with high number of Latino constituents. These members of Congress felt accountable to the organization and the best messenger on the need for health reform that did not roll back the rights of women and provided them explanations for their vote in November 2009 to support the Stupak amendment. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus members that switched their votes to support the bill on final passage is the best case study of the Latina Institute impact. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have strong national level trainings and associated groups. Their groups across the country have provided opportunities for various trainings. They provide research and publications on Latinas and Reproductive Justice (i.e. new white paper on Latina youth sexuality, papers on immigration and RJ, cervical cancer and vaccine). They have expanded communications capacity and their ability to respond rapidly to current policy issues. Finally they have an ability to address issues in an intersectional way. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They effect change among Latinas on issues of reproductive justice through policy and movement building. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health has pushed the mainstream reproductive rights community to begin taking issues related to race, income, and immigration status seriously. They lead a successful campaign to get the Obama administration to remove the mandatory HPV vaccination for immigrant women. I see their smart writing on immigration and health care on Reproductive Health Reality Check, Huffington Post, and other feminist blogs and news sources and I see their brilliant White Paper on Healthy Pregnancies everywhere. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Their excellent research and communications work fleshes out a new understanding of how to frame reproductive health issues that resonate with people in Latina communities and how to mobilize members of those communities to take action to improve women's reproductive health. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They fought to include an immigrant women's perspective in the health care reform debate. While they ultimately were not able to change the amendments that excluded immigrant women, they were seen as a clear and principled leader for this constituency. They were a bridge organization between Latino civil rights groups and women's health groups. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They provide the Reproductive Justice voice to federal policy efforts around reproductive health, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice. They provide critical analysis, data, community representation and research that move policy makers to make decisions that positively impact reproductive issues in communities of color. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The Latina Institute is successfully working at both the national and grassroots level to transform messaging and policy priorities related to reproduction and sexuality. The staff ensures that a unique and fresh perspective is being brought to an old and stagnant debate. They are engaging new audiences, including people from the fastest developing demographics in this country and doing this work in a new way by modeling an intersectional approach. They are doing this through public opinion research that delves deeply into Latino attitudes, through regional and state-level programs that train grassroots activists, and through highly effective coalition work. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

At its most basic, the institute brings the Latina voice, a critical population, to bear on issues of reproductive choice. For example, for three months during health care reform, NLIRH activists sent in 300-500 letters a week urging coverage for immigrants and for abortion; the efforts targeted key Hispanic congressional districts. They and two other groups also led a campaign to lift the pernicious requirement that immigrant women and girls entering the country or adjusting their immigration status have the HPV vaccine. The campaign resulted in a change in policy, a great victory for reproductive justice and immigrant women. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health has emerged as one of the or, maybe, the premier organization in the reproductive justice movement linking across issues and cultures. Their leadership on health care reform, especially its work raising awareness about both abortion restrictions and issues affecting immigrants was well-conceived, well-executed, and effective. We didn't win, but the institute was clearly the leading rational, culturally proficient, persuasive voice. Also, the organization moves effectively between organizing and advocacy at the national level, and focused work at the state level, for example in New Mexico and elsewhere in the Southwest, in its work on behalf of immigrant women. This is truly an organization to look up to and emulate. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have played a critical role in the health care reform debate by emphasizing the needs and rights of women of color and immigrant, and by fighting for abortion as well as immigrant inclusion, something that not many organizations have taken on. Also their creation and leadership of the National Coalition for Immigrant Women's Rights has been impactful. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The institute's excellent policy work is an important resource for the whole reproductive health and justice field. A recent example is their white paper on the sexual health of Latina teens which is already informing the work of service providers who have discovered it. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

As a Latina, an activist, and a long-time fan of NLIRH, I can tell you that they expanded the niche they now fill. Tying issues of reproductive freedom and dignity within the Latina communities is no easy feat and they've gone beyond borders at time when so few mainstream feminist organizations have even uttered one word on the subject of immigrant women's health and safety. I've seen their work, especially in the southwest, foment great things from individual leadership development to policy change. — Other

Their reproductive justice framework, their inclusivity and focus on looking at reproductive health beyond abortion are significant. They, too, are praised for their collaboration, skills, and way of working in the field. — Other

They have built a solid research capacity and remain a player in national policy debates. — Other

They bring the voice of Latinas to the reproductive health and rights debate. — Other

Organizational Strengths

Experts commended the organization on the breadth of issues it addressed. Almost every expert noted leadership as a defining strength. Others praised the organization’s willingness to collaborate with other groups in this space as a testament to its commitment to advancing their policy agenda.

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Staff

Its staff is a most impressive group of young (under 35) Latinas with amazing backgrounds (academic and personal) who are evolving into fantastic leaders. They have demonstrated the ability to do high impact work while also developing an institution that will be solid enough for the long haul. Its work is also done bilingually and that is very impressive. They have also worked very impressively with groups around the national health care reform act, immigration issues, and various other related issues. — Foundation Professional

The organization’s staff members are bright, astute, persuasive, and very well informed. Their willingness to consistently engage in an articulate and respectful dialogue on contentious issues--a recent example is the Arizona immigration law--has made theirs a voice of increasing strength in the field. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Leadership

It has a deep bench and is committed to developing not only their senior staff, but the second-tier staff as well. They are deeply connected to the grassroots communities that they represent. They are a highly professional, well run, and well managed organization. — Foundation Professional

The Executive Director is incredibly strong. She clearly values her staff and is a good, trustworthy partner to external advocates. The organization truly lives out its values. For example, they highlight the importance of building stronger bases by working across movements. It has been working at the intersection of reproductive justice and immigrant's rights for a while. It does this largely without foundation dollars but because it believes strongly in the importance to its mission and the reproductive justice field as a whole. — Foundation Professional

Sylvia Henriquez, the executive director, is a formidable leader who is broadly praised throughout the reproductive health/rights/justice community of funders and activists. — Foundation Professional

The organization has a strong, creative, and effective leader; it has developed strong and effective partnerships with other organizations; it has been able to maintain clarity of mission and focus despite competing demands on its time and resources. — Foundation Professional

It is in a strong position to advance its goals in 2010, and is cited by every Latina-led organization on our main fall docket as an important partner and resource that informs reproductive justice messaging and policy work at the local and state level. Many policy makers are now familiar with it and reach out to the organization for data, language, and feedback on various projects and proposals. The organization increased its capacity this year, moving to a larger office in NY, and hiring a seasoned development and communications staff person and its first national field organizer. It is making good progress to build its grassroots fundraising capacity and raised $48,000 from its ten-year anniversary celebration this year. They have a deep bench of leadership with strong staff members working on research, policy work, development, and communications. There is more than one person equipped to serve as the public face of the organization. — Foundation Professional

They have strong staff leadership, clear articulation, and analysis. — Foundation Professional

They have strong leadership and staff. — Foundation Professional

They have refreshingly youthful leadership and are strong on community mobilization and policy advocacy. — Foundation Professional

It is a strong organization with a talented Executive Director. They have made much headway in highlighting the specific reproductive health concerns of immigrant and low income Latina women, and have built alliances within the reproductive rights and immigrant rights communities. — Foundation Professional

Executive Director Silvia Henriquez was recently selected by the Ms. Foundation for women as one of three "2010 Women of Vision" awardees at its annual Gloria Awards. The "Women of Vision" award celebrates grassroots women activists and philanthropists whose achievements bring us closer to our vision of a just and inclusive democracy. In addition, the organization has strong leadership throughout the organization. They are also widely respected within the reproductive rights and justice movement for their collaborative and movement building approach. — Researcher and Faculty

They have strong leadership and communications infrastructure. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Their leadership and staff are highly skilled and trained. Their communications capacity is phenomenal. I believe that they are also creating leadership affiliates at the state level. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

National Latina Institute for reproductive Health has very strong leadership, as their executive director was just named a "Woman of Vision" by the Ms. Foundation. I've worked with a number of their staff over the past few years and have found them to be brilliant thinkers, tireless advocates, and great presenters. I've also noticed that in this period of serious financial duress, they have not had to lay off any staff or make any significant cut backs in programs. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have outstanding leadership and a responsible, responsive coalition partner. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Their Executive Director is a very strategic thinker and a strong leader who has the ability to provide a comprehensive strategy for federal policy change around abortion access, immigration reform, and health care. The organization is able to build alliances and relationships with leaders across the field of reproductive rights, reproductive health, and reproductive justice which is critical to moving federal policy. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Their CEO, Silvia Henriquez, has the respect and trust of different communities, including both the reproductive health and justice coalitions. She is viewed as honest, thoughtful, and well regarded for that. Because of the respect Silvia has earned, the organization has grown, at a time when others are constricting. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Silvia Henriquez is amazing. Her leadership is a key component of the organizations success. Silvia sets a tone of critical inquiry, supportive exploration of issues, uncompromising principles combined with empathetic understanding of the challenges faced by other groups and individuals. Also, the quality of the products produced by it is quite good. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is a consistent voice bridging issues around reproductive rights, immigrant rights, and women's rights. Their leadership is young, dynamic and tenacious. Silvia Enriquez took an organization on the brink and has turned it into a powerhouse and player within the reproductive rights movement. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have great leaders, a wonderful ability to speak out, are rooted in clear values, and are not willing to compromise (in a good way). — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have great leadership and vision. — Other

They have strong leadership and commitment to staff growth. — Other

Silvia Henriquez is a very strong leader-willing to take on or address conflict when necessary and committed to coalition work. — Other

Collaboration

They could win a "big footprint, small organization!" award - it is incredible what the organization accomplishes with relatively few staff. Another key strength is the organization's focus on partnerships - by forging strategic collaborations, the organization accomplishes much more than it could on its own. — Foundation Professional

Program Design

While small, they are increasingly becoming mobilized to represent the Latina voice that has often remained silent. — Researcher and Faculty

They need more money to grow; they represent an important and underrepresented (and growing) constituency. I don't consider Sylvia a visionary, but she seems to be doing a good job. — Researcher and Faculty

I think they are well positioned to do even more Hill work. They have built some solid relationships and I think they can stand to further engage their constituents with elected officials towards policy change. They work with a network of Latinas in the states and to strengthen the impact of their work they need to tighten the structure and fortify the relationships with those networks and better define how they will work together. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

I think it is a strength that they work on reproductive health issues directly, but also seek out additional issues that intersect with reproductive health, like immigration. Other reproductive health nonprofits are unable to credibly speak to wide, but relevant issue areas. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

The Latina Institute has a number of grassroots efforts that enables them to get input directly from the people most affected by policies and that empowers them to advocate on their own behalf. Their unique perspective enables them to issue a report on teen pregnancy that analyzes the root causes without demonizing the young women who become teen parents and their intersectional approach to issues enabled them to consistently emphasize that health reform was both a woman's issue and an immigration issue. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Operations

Since its founding in 1994, National Latino Institute for Reproductive Health, led by a staff of younger women of color, has established itself as one of the leading organizations working to advance the reproductive health and rights of Latinas. Within the first two years of the tenure of Executive Director Silvia Henriquez, the organization increased its national visibility through the 2004 March for Women's Lives and the National Latina Summit. Subsequently under Silvia's leadership, it has developed a successful organizing and leadership development training curriculum, a national policy agenda, and built coalitions with state and national partners. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have strong leadership, finances, and brand. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Membership

They have a national membership that can get organized in different states. They also have a strategic and experienced leadership. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Impact

I think it has accomplished a lot in its time as a national reproductive policy organization. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Areas for Improvement

Given NLIRH's resource constraints, staff and capability scaling were frequently mentioned as potential areas for improvement. Others saw opportunities to improve the organizations national presence through more aggressive outreach and media relations.

Expert Comments

Operations

Always the importance of organizational and board development is crucial. They need more resources so they can compete in the marketplace regarding professional salaries, ability to do and expand its work, and develop a strong and knowledgeable board so the organization has a solid infrastructure. Their communications and research are two areas that need much strengthening. Both areas require expertise that is costly. This organization is also positioned to have international impact around immigration, health care reform, and grassroots organizing around challenging issues in a more traditional communities. — Foundation Professional

Scalability

I think their biggest challenge is scale. They do a tremendous amount of work with a young, small, talented staff. They could do so much more if they had a bigger budget, and a few more senior staff members to build their policy and grassroots presence. — Foundation Professional

The organization is at a stage where it needs to grow to have a larger staff to better support and leverage its efforts. The need for the organization's work and voice is so enormous, the organization sometimes struggles to keep up and must make difficult strategic decisions. — Foundation Professional

They have undergone tremendous growth and organizational development in recent years. I do not know if they have been able to devote adequate time and resources to building a sustainable infrastructure. For example, their policy office in D.C. has been under-staffed, although this is about to change. — Researcher and Faculty

Expand Programming

They are relatively small with a modest budget. In large part because of that, it is a focused organization. Even so, it can get even more focused. They can push themselves to think even harder about what specific things they will do and, more importantly, what they won't do, to achieve greatest impact and sustainability. They already do this pretty well but it wouldn’t hurt to go deeper. — Foundation Professional

Their Board of Directors is impressive and dedicated. It might benefit from being a bit larger and more diverse, however. Perhaps when resources are available, they could focus somewhat more on issues facing more mature Latinas. This might be too great a shift from its mission, but this population of women is so very often overlooked that there are many ways that services and advocacy could help. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

It is trying to expand its reach into more Latino communities to introduce and support a reproductive justice perspective--a critically important goal still far from accomplished. I hear second-hand about internal organizational and administrative challenges, which, if true, need support in getting better addressed. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Fundraising

They need much more long-term, sustained funding in order to develop internal leaders and plan for Sylvia's eventual succession. — Foundation Professional

They need to shore up their fundraising efforts so they can really be a player on the national scene. — Foundation Professional

They need help with fund development and fundraising; what types of collaborations might be advantageous for them to pursue? — Researcher and Faculty

They could acknowledge the need to diversify its funding base. They are currently focused on strengthening its individual donor base and continue to develop resources and strength in strategic communications. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Growth in major donors and staff size. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Resources

The organization is under-staffed; in particular, it needs to build a stronger, more experienced staff under the executive director. — Foundation Professional

They need more support to increase their effectiveness. Let go of low-impact work and increase their high-impact work. For example, can an organization of their size really do "grassroots" work? — Other

Growing pains

NLIRH has "graduated" from many of the smaller funders as it's budget has crested over $1M, yet it has yet to tap into some of the larger funders that support larger organizations. For this reason, it is experiencing growing pains. It is extremely well positioned (positively regarded and widely trusted in the field) to connect local, state and national organizing in the Latino community for greater impact on areas such as health care reform implementation. They demonstrated this by their ability to mobilize grassroots pressure in Texas on members of Congress in their home districts during the health care reform fight. Yet, they don't have the staff capacity to scale up in a way that meets the needs of the field. They consistently have to turn people away from their trainings for lack of space, and need more staff able to travel and support communities on the ground on a consistent basis. — Foundation Professional

Depth of Bench

This is a young organization that needs a deeper leadership team and more sustainable financing. — Foundation Professional

Retention

They are great at bringing on young, bright staff who stay for a few years, excel, and then move on. Important to think about staff retention to support the very good work that is being done. — Foundation Professional

Name Recognition

I think they could work more for earned media and become a known go to resource for media as well as help to fully round out the coverage of reproductive health in the media. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Program Design

They should acknowledge and analyze race within the Latina community. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

More Advocacy

It would be great if they could expand the DC office and its presence on the Hill. I'd like them to have the support and resources to expand their grassroots and leadership development work as well. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

They have gained visibility within Washington DC among policymakers and mainstream allies, but they have yet to break through to the media to become a routine source of information for news stories. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Capacity

With additional staff, I believe they could deepen it's field capacity which would add great strength. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

I wish there was more capacity for working with grassroots on a regular and organization-wide way, in terms of setting priorities, strategies and messaging. — Other

Membership

They should increase their membership and develop a GOTV operation so that they can be more powerful when at different tables. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

More Collaboration

They have excellent grounding in the reproductive justice and rights movements. They could do more to build bridges with Latino civil rights organizations. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Along with many policy organizations, they share the challenge of how to translate ideas into action. One possible way would be forging closer ties with on-the-ground service delivery organizations outside DC and NY. Again, in common with other organizations confined to those two locations, it can be hard to stay viscerally connected across the country. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Advocacy

Most of its staff is in NYC, however, and I think the organization could really flourish with a more robust policy presence in D.C. — Nonprofit Senior Staff

Expand Footprint

Their location in NYC hinders its role in Washington DC. — Other

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