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Youths Vow to Protect Themselves and Others

Phakama("Rise,Stand Up"), a theatre troupe in South Africa, educates audiences about HIV and AIDS. Actors shown here perform a scene emphasizing the importance of caregiving to those with virus.

22 December 2011

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Cutting the Carbon Footprint in South Africa

A woman who works at a rooibostea farm in South Africa carries a crop. Working collectively, the farmers have been successful marketing the tea locally and abroad, providing a model of economic sustainability. Photo@UNFPA

14 December 2011

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Dial 555 for Help on Fistula

Community sensitization also takes place in slums through performences by the Jambo Drama Group in Freetown, the capital. Photo by Bernadette Ettl

12 December 2011

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A Song for Cameroon

07 December 2011

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Galvanize Greater Political, Financial Support for Family Planning, UNFPA Urges Leaders at Landmark Conference in Senegal

29 November 2011

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Griots Help Reduce Cutting in Guinea

Traditional griots during an awareness-raising session on the dangers of cutting.

23 November 2011

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A Malawi Newborn With a Potent Message

22 November 2011

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Lacking Sanitary Pads, Girls Miss School in Dadaab Refugee Camp

18 November 2011

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Saving a Girl in Dadaab From More Suffering

18 November 2011

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International Conference on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Aims to Accelerate Change

Researchers,policymakers, academicians and representatives from UN agencies and civil society converged in Nairobi to review ways to accelerate abandonment of FGM/C

18 October 2011

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