Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story
In just one year, the life of 21-year-old Carleta Eugenio Francisco has transformed completely. Before, she was isolated in her community in the Namarroi District, Mozambique, stigmatized for suffering from the effects of obstetric fistula – a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged, obstructed labour.
The H4+ partnership
This overview report summarizes the H4+ partnership, objectives and country achievements made to date.
How to be a man: Bolivian men and boys work to eliminate gender-based violence
LA PAZ, Bolivia – “Being better men can eradicate abuse," said Marco Antonio Barrero, the mayor of Camargo, a small Andean town in Bolivia. Violence against women – one of the world’s most prevalent human rights violations – is a particularly acute problem in Bolivia. But a programme by UNFPA, local authorities, activists and young people is helping to change minds about the value of women and about what it means to be a man.
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Accelerating Change - Original Proposal (2009)
UNFPA and UNICEF will work jointly towards actively contributing to the accelerated abandonment of FGM/C, in specific areas of implementation within 17 countries, by 2012.
2013 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change
The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme "Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change” was developed in 2007 to protect girls and women by accelerating abandonment of FGM/C and providing care for its consequences. The Programme's novel, culturally sensitive, human rights-based approach strategically leverages social dynamics in favor of abandonment. It was implemented in 15 African countries from 2008 to 2013.