Empowering Girls through Education
Stories & Blogs World BankOct 11, 2024(News )With nearly 122 million girls out of school worldwide, many of them in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, investing in the education and human capital of girls and young women remains a priority for the World Bank and is central to the institution’s
Gender-based Violence (GBV) Response Services in Ethiopia: Empowering Women and Girls in Conflict-Affected Areas
Stories & Blogs World BankOct 11, 2024(News )Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response services.
Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths.Empowering young Tanzanians to choose their own paths.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 08, 2024(News )Melania Zambiliti wanted something more for herself and her family; working part-time as a cleaner at a local restaurant in her village in the Kakonko District, the young mother of two was living with her in-laws and struggling to make ends meet.
Youth perspective: What do young people know about the digital divide?
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 07, 2024(News )While questions about Internet usage, the digital divide, and AI garnered significant interest, space technology received notably less attention.
Female genital mutilation leads to death in childbirth, a preventable tragedy Ugandan community members assert.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 03, 2024(News )“My sister should not have passed away in the way she did,” Josephine Telo told a group of women who had survived female genital mutilation. This was the practice – the mutilation of a woman or girl’s genitals for no medical reason – that killed her sist
Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 02, 2024(News )Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date.
“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire.
Stories & Blogs UNFPAJul 30, 2024(News )For millions of women, midwives are their first line of defence against preventable maternal death.
On African Women's Day, a reflection on women empowerment and remaining challenges in Angola
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 30, 2024(Blog )This blog highlights both the progress that has been made and the paths that still need to be taken to achieve full gender equality.
Between Poverty and Fragility: Affordable and Accessible Health Centers in Mali.
Stories & Blogs World BankJul 11, 2024(Story )“Previously, it was not uncommon for patients to travel between 3 and 5 kilometers to reach a community health center,…” recalls Mr. Zanga Dao, Secretary General of the Kati City Hall
How a teenage mother in Cameroon triumphed over child marriage and sexual violence amid conflict
Stories & Blogs UNFPAJun 07, 2024(News )UNFPA has deployed 34 midwives and a team of social workers offering life-saving health care and protection services to vulnerable women and girls in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the Far North Region in Cameroon.