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Historic drought in the Horn of Africa: Women and girls fleeing one crisis for another
DAADAB, Kenya – Incessant hunger and chronic insecurity forced Rukia Yaroow Ali and her nine…
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Severe drought fuels malnutrition and reduces hospital deliveries among pregnant women in Kenya’s Turkana County
TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya – “I have never experienced a drought as bad as this in my life,” 28-year-old…
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Health and violence risks multiply for women and girls in Kenya as worst drought in 40 years takes hold
TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya – Chants of “Apei Apei ng’akankomwon ng’akan!” ring out from a group of women…
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Drought in Kenya proves a setback to eliminating female genital mutilation
WEST POKOT COUNTY, SAMBURU COUNTY, Kenya – There are two rainy seasons in Kenya: The long rains in…
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Midwives bring portable ultrasound technology to remote communities in Kenya
MFANGANO ISLAND, Kenya – In her four years at Sena Health Centre, midwife Goretti Adhiambo has seen…
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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health
NAIROBI, Kenya – Anne Wanjiru found out she had gotten her first period when a boarding school…
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From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage
NAIROBI, Kenya/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Monicah, 13, was astonished to learn that female genital…
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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa/NAROK, Kenya – “I felt embarrassed to be a girl and felt like it was a…
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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya
TANGULBEI, Kenya – The morning of 20 August began like any other for Lena Towai, 35. Ms. Towai was…
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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya
NAIKARRA, Kenya – “I woke up one morning, and my father told me that we were poor and needed money…
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