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Banking on the Future: Micro-Credit Leads to Macro-Changes in Tajikistan
GARM, Tajikistan — On a late afternoon in a small village near the town of Garm a group of women are sit cross-legged on the brightly coloured padded quilts that are a fixture in all Tajik households.
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Giving Young People the Opportunities and the Priority they Deserve
NEW YORK — The aspirations, skills, rights, opportunities and health of young people are a top piority for UNFPA.
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Protecting their Own: Youth Volunteers in Senegal are a Force for Health
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal — Mamadou Doumboya has an interesting way of spending his free time.
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Reading, Writing, and HIV: When Reproductive Health Becomes Part of the Curriculum
KOLDA, Senegal — “Monsieur! Monsieur!” Fingers snapping, faces eager, the students in this small classroom in rural Senegal battle between their desire to follow the strict rules of the classroom and the sheer joy of…
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Tackling the Taboo Topic of Teen Pregnancy in Ghana
HO, Ghana — For Christiane and Yannick Milev, tackling teen pregnancy is a family affair. Together the mother-and-son team run Village Exchange Ghana, a community-based NGO offering support to young mothers and other…
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A Loyal Husband Eases the Ordeal of Fistula in Darfur
EL-FASHER, Sudan— Although she has lived through the chaos of conflict, suffered the loss of a child, endured the rejection of family and community, and dealt with her own disability and her husband’s blindness, Mecca…
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Delivering Hope in Nigeria: Natalie Imbruglia Visits Newly Launched Fistula Project
NORTHERN NIGERIA — In her third trip to Nigeria as Spokesperson for the Campaign to End Fistula, Natalie Imbruglia – singer/actress and face of L’Oreal cosmetics – saw first-hand how funds she raised are making a…
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Childless No Longer: Addressing Infertility and Miscarriage in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan — Six years ago Sana and her sister were wedded on the same day to two brothers.
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UNFPA Mourns Loss of Two Staff Members and Others in Algiers Attack
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today mourns the loss of two of its staff members and all persons who died as a result of Tuesday’s bombing in Algiers.
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