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Protecting their Own: Youth Volunteers in Senegal are a Force for Health
Senegal
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal — Mamadou Doumboya has an interesting way of spending his free time.
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Reading, Writing, and HIV: When Reproductive Health Becomes Part of the Curriculum
Senegal
KOLDA, Senegal — “Monsieur! Monsieur!” Fingers snapping, faces eager, the students in this small classroom in rural Senegal battle between their desire to follow the strict rules of the classroom and the sheer joy of…
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Tackling the Taboo Topic of Teen Pregnancy in Ghana
South Africa
HO, Ghana — For Christiane and Yannick Milev, tackling teen pregnancy is a family affair. Together the mother-and-son team run Village Exchange Ghana, a community-based NGO offering support to young mothers and other…
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A Loyal Husband Eases the Ordeal of Fistula in Darfur
Sudan
EL-FASHER, Sudan— Although she has lived through the chaos of conflict, suffered the loss of a child, endured the rejection of family and community, and dealt with her own disability and her husband’s blindness, Mecca…
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Delivering Hope in Nigeria: Natalie Imbruglia Visits Newly Launched Fistula Project
Nigeria
NORTHERN NIGERIA — In her third trip to Nigeria as Spokesperson for the Campaign to End Fistula, Natalie Imbruglia – singer/actress and face of L’Oreal cosmetics – saw first-hand how funds she raised are making a…
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Childless No Longer: Addressing Infertility and Miscarriage in Jordan
Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan — Six years ago Sana and her sister were wedded on the same day to two brothers.
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UNFPA Mourns Loss of Two Staff Members and Others in Algiers Attack
Algeria
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today mourns the loss of two of its staff members and all persons who died as a result of Tuesday’s bombing in Algiers.
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African Religious Leaders Urge Partnership with UN to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
South Africa
DURBAN, South Africa – Some 60 religious leaders from 18 African countries stressed the need for members of faith-based organizations (FBOs) to partner with the United Nations at all levels to advocate for policy change…
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A Right to Choose: Expanding Access to the Female Condom in Nigeria
Nigeria
OSUN STATE, Nigeria —Abiodun Titi, several months pregnant, flashes her best stage smile as she explains how to use a female condom here in the headquarters of Living Hope Care, a non-governmental organization that…
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Family Tension in Tajikistan Fuels Scourge of Self-immolation
Tajikistan
TAJIKISTAN — Amina met her husband for the first time on her wedding night.
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A House Divided: Domestic Violence in the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
NEW YORK/MOSCOW — Tatiana remembers her wedding day as the happiest day of her life.
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Calling Attention to the Silent Tragedy of Maternal Death: The Rafael Salas Memorial Lecture 2007
NEW YORK — “The sad thing is that, we know what needs to be done. We just need to do it, and do it fast and more effectively,” said Gertrude I. Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament.
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