Family Planning for Health and Development

Every year, some 1,000 women are diagnosed with obstetric fistula in Burundi. Sylvie Harerimana was living with the condition for eight years

Nigeria has had some success in getting more women into government and business. But what about at street level - Scent of the Streets tells the story of Onyinye, Busayo and Gift - three 'Area Girls' hoping for a brighter future in Ajegunle.

Community-based provision of family planning services is an important and effective modality for reaching remote areas where the poverty rate is high and formal health facilities do not exist.