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Kenyan woman gets new lease on life
KILIFI, Kenya – Decades ago, Jumwa Kabibu Kai was pregnant with her second child in the small village of Kidutani. The area was poor and isolated – her nearest neighbour was 3 kilometres away – and... Read more
Access to quality sexual and reproductive health care can help end extreme poverty
To eradicate poverty – like any other goal to improve the human condition – we need to fully understand the world’s demographics.
Health service access saves women’s lives
The story of mother-of-six Aisha Tiro Bahero, 30, is not only one of resilience and determination, but also of how access to maternal and child... Read more
'I felt empowered and understood'
“Before I entered the safe space, I was shy, and it was difficult for me to express myself. I spent my free time after school with vulnerable... Read more
Making girls count in the Sustainable Development Goals era
“Is anyone out there even thinking of improving our lives?” asks Susmita, a teenager from Odisha, India. Susmita has never gone to school. She tends... Read more
Supporting SGBV survivors in DR Congo
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, signed a grant agreement of US$6.5 million with the Government of... Read more
Healthy twins after harrowing escape
Nyador Dagey, 35, was three months pregnant and bleeding from a gunshot wound when she fled her village in Rubkona County, in South Sudan’s Unity... Read more
Building capacity to save lives
After completing her nursing training at Kwekwe Hospital in Zimbabwe, Sister Violet Makaza, 29, decided to do more specialist training supported by... Read more
Empowering out-of-school youth with CSE
The Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development with support from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in Zambia, launched a twelve-day... Read more
As displacements soar, Juba’s burdened clinics improvise to keep childbirth safe
Since the July outbreak of violence in South Sudan, UN-protected camps in the capital have seen a spike in displaced people seeking shelter. The... Read more