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Unlocking Job Creation and Better Healthcare in South Africa -- One Container Clinic at a Time.

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Previously, during blackouts “we couldn’t do ultrasounds. We would [also] have to move our vaccines to another area, because vaccines need continuous cold chain,” says Motsisi.

From tradition to transformation: Ending female genital mutilation in Guinea-Bissau

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In the West African country of Guinea-Bissau, more than 400,000 girls and women have undergone genital mutilation.

Defying tradition, championing rights: UNFPA sparks change in female genital mutilation hotspots across East Africa

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''Is [female genital mutilation] religious?'' Nuritu Sirbar challenged community and religious leaders four years ago to justify a deeply ingrained tradition – female genital mutilation (FGM).