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Activism, art and community as support networks for young people living with HIV in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador – “The reality of Esmeraldas is complex, but this community strength, this identity…

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Empowering young people in Ecuador to understand their bodies and defend their rights

ESMERALDAS, Ecuador – “RuranKapak for me means freedom, knowledge, breaking myths,” said 20-year-…

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Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

SUCUMBÍOS, Ecuador – Margarita Mamallacta’s village, in a remote Ecuadorian district on the edge of…

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Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

MANABI, Ecuador – After her home was destroyed on 16 April, by the first, and largest, of the three…

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