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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

“I felt embarrassed to be a girl and felt like it was a punishment,” recalled 13-year-old Faith, describing her first period. The Menstrual Health Management Symposium is taking aim at period shame.

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries, and it is almost entirely preventable.

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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

At 21, Jenipher Sanni has already lived two lives: as a wife, and now again as a student. Now, she mentors other girls.

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Delivering into chaos: Gunfire, arson and childbirth in rural Kenya

Under armed attack, Lena Towai fled into the wilderness and gave birth in the dark – assisted only by a neighbour with a gunshot wound.

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

A midwife has become the only female Member of Parliament in the Comoros. She brings the fight for gender equality with her.