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Sahel project helps women raise themselves, their communities from poverty

Ms. Brema trains women in her village to become electricians. © Vincent Tremeau/Banque mondiale

16 June 2020

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With new World Bank funding, SWEDD 2 to expand to Cameroon, Republic of Guinea

04 Jun 2020

SWEDD 2 will continue to support efforts to keep girls in school in Sahel countries like Mali. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

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In the Sahel, where motherhood is deadliest, midwives are saving lives

The first woman to give birth at Fatoumata Diallo's clinic named her daughter after the midwife. © Vincent Tremeau/World Bank

22 November 2019

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In Mauritania, imams take to radio waves to say child marriage is against Islam

09 December 2019

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Real men respect women, says school for husbands in Burkina Faso

The school for husbands and future husbands teaches men to empower their wives through behavior change. Here, men practice domestic skills to ease the burden on their wives. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

03 October 2019