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Working with Indigenous Communities in Ecuador

OTAVALO, Ecuador — Indigenous communities in Ecuador, as elsewhere in Latin America, tend to be impoverished and marginalized.

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Supporting Healthier -- and Happier -- Pregnancies in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan — A year after her miscarriage, Sabah was overcome with fear and despair.

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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds

CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China — Sixteen months after lifting birth-spacing rules for rural families, officials here say there are fewer abortions.

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New Tool to Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness Among India's Youth

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Young people in India can now easily access information on how to build up their life skills against HIV infection and help change the course of the HIV epidemic, both in their communities and…

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To Sleep with Anger: Domestic Violence and Rape Fuel AIDS in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The child Elizabeth holds in her thin arms is wizened and fretful.

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Haiti: Curbing Sexual Violence at a Time of Political Turmoil

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Every day, Lovely (11) and Laura (12) hang out at the <i>Champs de Mars</i>, the main plaza in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

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Kenyan Catholic Diocese Spearheads HIV Prevention Among Young People

NAKURU, Kenya — George O. and his girlfriend of four years were living an idyllic romance.

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Romania: Improving Reproductive Health One District at a Time

BRANCENI, Romania — It is just 10 a.m., but the reception hall of the Family Doctor Clinic in the village of Branceni – some 80 kilometers west of Bucharest in the Teleorman District – is filled with women and their…

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Youth for Youth: Increasing Awareness, Changing Behaviour in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania — It's a busy day for Gabriela Ghencea, 21, a volunteer with the Romanian NGO, Youth for Youth Foundation.

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