Educating Girls in Mauritania seen as Crucial for Development.
It is only 10 AM in the sun-bleached town of Kaedi, stranded like a beached ship in the advancing sands of the Sahara, but the temperature has already hit a withering 48 degrees C. (118 F). Sensibly, most people remain indoors during the midday hours. Those who must venture out go about their business like somnambulists.
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Bangladesh: Peer Educators Raise Awareness of Adolescent Reproductive Health and Rights.
Bangladesh’s population of 146 million makes it the seventh largest in the world. It is also one of the most crowded places on earth – the average population density is over 2,600 people per square mile. The country is surrounded on three sides by India; to the south is the turbulent Bay of Bengal.
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Benin: Cotonou's Multi-Media Centre Provides Hands on Training for Youth.
It is near mid-day in the middle of Cotonou, Benin’s main coastal city and its economic and cultural capital. In the wet, sluggish heat people move about as if in a huge outdoor Turkish Bath. In stark contrast to the lethargic pace of the city, a unique Multi-Media Centre, set up by UNFPA with funding from the United Nations Foundation.
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