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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya
I woke up one morning, and my father told me that we were poor and needed money,” said Faith Kiraison, describing the moment she learned she was engaged. She was 11 years old at the time. Her father explained that an...
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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge
RUMBEK, South Sudan – Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang is a teacher at a nursery and primary school in Rumbek, a town in central South Sudan. It is her dream job, but it did not come easily. Like many girls in South Sudan, Ms....
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Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area
Jacqueline Lusambo is 18 and pregnant, and has spent the last six months living in the bush, hiding from the conflict that rages through Kasai Central, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Nepal floods put pregnant women and new mothers at risk
Devastating floods have caused widespread displacement and destruction in southern Nepal, a disaster that has put pregnant women, post-partum mothers and other vulnerable women and girls at serious risk.
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Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria
Retired but not tired. This is how people describe Hauwa Lassa, a nurse and midwife who came out of retirement to care for women and girls affected by the conflict in north-eastern Nigeria. “I have been working in the...
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Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue
Sileshi Deguale said it was last year that he made the biggest decision of his life, a choice that would help his wife regain her health by protecting her from unplanned pregnancies – he got a vasectomy.
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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy
“I want to be a doctor someday,” said Shaina Macmac, 16, a senior at the WPU-Agricultural Science High School in Palawan, a southwestern province of the Philippines. “Aspirations in life drive young girls like me to...
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Rompiendo cinco mitos sobre la violencia sexual en situaciones de emergencia
La violencia sexual está muy extendida en todo el mundo. Esto es cierto incluso en tiempos de paz y estabilidad, pero se intensifica durante las crisis humanitarias.
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Más de 10.000 mujeres y niñas atendidas en zonas afectadas por desastre en el Perú
Las inundaciones y las fuertes lluvias en la costa norte del Perú Las inundaciones y las fuertes lluvias en la costa norte del Perú provocaron una gran cantidad de desplazamientos y daños. Con más de un millón de...
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