Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia
For years, Ms. Belay's family struggled to put food on the table. Yet she kept having one child after another – in all, she had seven sons.
One-stop care centre helps women amid South Sudan’s epidemic of violence
Violence against women is epidemic in South Sudan, but survivor services are often difficult to reach. “Women should get everything they need in one place,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem.
Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns
A new report from Eastern and Southern Africa links shame and misinformation around menstruation to gender discrimination, child marriage, exclusion, poverty, violence and untreated health problems.
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.
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.