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After surviving sexual violence, youth leader creates change for girls with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
MATADI, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Ngoma* is deaf, so she didn’t hear the group of boys as they snuck up behind her on a road in her hometown of Matadi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Raising the voices of survivors to create a generation free from female genital mutilation in Ethiopia
DALOCHA DISTRICT, Ethiopia – When she was fourteen, Zekia discovered that her parents were secretly preparing for her older sister to undergo female genital mutilation.
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Communities in healing, a year after two tragic earthquakes shook southern Türkiye
KAHRAMANMARAŞ/MALATYA, Türkiye – “She was there when I needed someone most, providing essential help in dire times,” said Zeynep*.
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Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen
HADRAMOUT GOVERNORATE, Yemen – “I lost my baby in front of my eyes,” said Safia*, a young woman from a remote village in Hadramout, Yemen. Safia’s marriage had been arranged for her 21st birthday. One year later, she…
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“I must continue fighting to keep her in school”: Following the Ruta de los Sueños bus to prevent teen pregnancy across Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – “I want to be a doctor.” “I want to be an engineer.” “I want to be an artist.” These are just a few of more than 5,000 dreams that teenagers have shared on the Ruta de los Sueños bus.
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“I have my life back”: How one mother in Senegal is thriving after obstetric fistula
TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal – “After giving birth, I developed a fistula and my life was turned upside down,” said Khady* at her home in the village of Koumpentoum, deep in Senegal’s southern Tambacounda region.
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Heroes in pink: Lao midwives supporting rights and saving lives
XIENG KHOUANG PROVINCE, Lao People’s Democratic Republic – “I can’t wait to graduate and become a practising midwife. I am passionate about deliveries and I love babies a lot,” said 20-year-old midwifery student Aspy…
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One year on, Joint Innovation Challenge winners keep up the fight against gender-based violence
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Ending gender-based violence will take commitment, compassion and, as demonstrated by the winners of the 2022 Joint Innovation Challenge, resourcefulness and creativity too.
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Supporting survivors of sexual assault in Ethiopia, and working to stop violence before it starts
BULE HORA CITY, Ethiopia – Ayantu* was 14 when she was betrayed by someone society had taught her to trust.
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