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6 September 2017
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...
5 September 2017
“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge
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. Balang was married,...
1 September 2017
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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