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In Mozambique, an obstetric fistula survivor's journey from "I was nothing" to "I am capable of everything"

Beatriz Sebastião suffered in silence. She had no friends in the neighborhood or at school. When she went to church, she sat alone. When she went to the river, other women mocked her before leaving to bathe elsewhere.…

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Tanzanian helpline reaching thousands of at-risk women and girls every day

“I was very scared on behalf of the poor child. I felt her pain,” the counsellor told Dr. Kanem. “But I told myself I should be strong for that child."

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Serving survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

These survivors are not passive victims; they are emboldened and calling for change.

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Girl advocates in India step up to protect health, human rights amid the pandemic

Young people are doing their part to protect their communities from the virus.

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Laotian LGBTQIA+ youth find peace, purpose and community

Growing up, Bill didn’t have anywhere to go to about the confusion she felt about her gender identity. In secondary school, classmates used to taunt her feminine mannerisms, calling her “sissy” and “kathoey” (“ladyboy…

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Budding photographers in post-cyclone Bangladesh capture wreckage – and resilience

One year ago this month, Cyclone Amphan unleashed its fury across Bangladesh, killing 26 and damaging thousands of homes, agricultural lands, bridges and roads. But even as the headlines receded like the waters and the…

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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

Mothers already shouldered tremendous financial, physical, emotional, and intellectual burdens before the onset of the pandemic. But now, many of these burdens have become crushing. 

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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

The global midwifery workforce now stands at 1.9 million, about two thirds of what is needed, according to a newly launched report, the State of World’s Midwifery 2021.

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Women are the driving force advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Brazil

Carol Nascimento was 21 when she left home in Belo Horizonte in search of a life purpose. She found it in Vale do Capão, in the rural community of Chapada Diamantina, where she formed Alevante da Terra (Earth Rising), a…

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