Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence
There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting.
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There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting.
The vast majority of births in Malawi still happen under the care of traditional birth attendants, who are often unequipped
Many people who practice Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) consider it a private, cultural issue. The procedure, which is performed on
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Finally, the right to own land in their own name has begun to change the way thousands of very poor
In Zimbabwe, a diverse group of leaders (including CAMFED) are tackling the persistent barriers to quality education for girls. By
Education is far from a given for poor, rural Africans. But a group called CAMFED (campaign for female education) is
The night shift janitor is an easy target. Working in isolation, cleaners across the country say they have been harassed,
A software platform, developed by a women-led nonprofit startup, aims to make it easier and less traumatic for victims to