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14 February 2025
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Stories of love, consent, and resilience in East and Southern Africa
Everyone has the right to make their own choices about their bodies, yet millions are denied the right to say no to sex. They are forced to cohabitate with their abusers, stripped…
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06 February 2025
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Five years to zero: the race to end FGM by 2030
FGM affects over 230 million women and girls worldwide, subjecting them to severe physical and psychological harm. In Eastern and Southern Africa alone, 42 million women and girls…
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06 February 2025
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Empowered Voices: FGM survivor shares her journey to freedom in Tanzania
In Tarime, a small village in the Mara region in Tanzania, Amina, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) shares her story of hope. Growing up in a rural community, Amina…
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05 February 2025
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Beyond the Drought: Protecting health and dignity in Zambia
The road ahead is dry and cracked, stretching endlessly under a relentless sun. As Derek, UNFPA’s focal point in the Western Province, drives, the car’s tires crunch against the…
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04 February 2025
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From Vision to Victory: Leading Youth Services Delivery at Murufiti Dispensary
In the heart of Kasulu Town, Kigoma region, a quiet transformation is unfolding, led by Janeth Nashon Jackson, a dedicated nurse at the Murufiti Dispensary. With her unwavering…
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30 January 2025
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Born Under Fire: Francine’s Fight for Life in North Kivu
As bombs rained down on North Kivu, Francine Toyata clutched her belly, the sharp waves of pain signaling the arrival of her child. There was no time to think, no time to prepare…
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29 January 2025
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A million displaced, one story at a time: Protecting women and girls in the heart of conflict
Amina is one of 12,192 pregnant women recently displaced by the ongoing conflict in North Kivu, where violence has left 88,000 women of reproductive age in dire conditions within…
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21 January 2025
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“This support gives us hope”: A journey to motherhood in the midst of Tropical Cyclone Chido
When the cyclone hit, Ms. Agostinho had been on a training programme to become a community health worker, nearby in the provincial capital Pemba – which was also heavily affected…
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20 January 2025
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A Woman with a Dream: Maria Munir’s Lifelong Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
Maria Munir, a passionate lawyer and Executive Director of the Ethiopian Women’s Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD), has devoted her career to fighting against gender-based…
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