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Breaking the Silence about Maternal Death in Sierra Leone

27 April 2010
Sierra Leone is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.
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Family Planning in Kenya: Not For Women Only

01 July 2009
Men's attitudes often shape family planning decisions.
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Reaching Out to Women in Rural Zambia

18 September 2012
<p>A new mother and her baby get regular checkups at the Kalingalinga Heath Centre. Photo: Georgina Smith</p>
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Causes and Consequences of Population Growth in Mozambique

25 October 2011
Sofia Ibraim, 22, wanted to go to school and learn to read and write. But now she is busy taking care of and support her four young children. Photo: Benedicte Desrus, SIPA Press/UNFPA.
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Using Social Media to Empower Madagascar’s Youth

28 October 2013
<p>Manantsoa Ratsarazaka (right) founded a groundbreaking project to educate and encourage young people in Madagascar to discuss reproductive health issues and seek advice, using the ever growing power of social media. <i>Photo &copy; Lovaniaina Tsiandatse/UNFPA</i> </p>
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‘School for Husbands’ Encourages Nigerien Men to Improve the Health of Their Families

20 April 2011
Pupils of School for Husbands' become guides and role models within their own family and among others in the community.
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Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath

10 October 2012
<p>Alphonsine has lived for nearly 20 years with obstetric fistula and resulting incontinence.&nbsp; She underwent a surgical repair, but needs to undergo another.&nbsp; Photo: UNFPA Madagascar</p>
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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

01 February 2013
These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them
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Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

18 June 2013
<p>Sadiya (right) at the hospital with her mother.&nbsp; <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw</i> </p>
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Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

08 April 2010
A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw
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