Uganda: Women traders face a perilous journey across the border (Global Press Journal)
From Busia, Uganda, the Kenyan border is tantalizingly close. Just a five-minute walk along a reddish dirt road, past low-slung […]
Mali: Bernard Thera, former football star, raises youth awareness about sexually transmitted infections
It’s the middle of the weekend in Kalanban-Coro, a town about 20 km from Bamako, the capital of Mali. The […]
International Day for Rural Women – help bridge the gaps!
International Day for Rural Women is marked on October 15, 2022. Rural women make up a large part of the […]
Radio spots on sexual and reproductive health
Like this edition’s Farmer story from Mali, our Script of the week focuses on sexual and reproductive health. In Malawi, […]
Ghana: Women metal fabricator fights the odds to prosper
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Burkina Faso: Married couple defy gender roles to help their family flourish
It’s a cool August evening and the sun is shining weakly in Pissila, Burkina Faso. It will soon set, reminding […]
Resource on positive masculinities
In many countries around the world, men grow up learning that they should be strong and not express their emotions […]
Mali: How a group of young women encourage youth to get tested for STIs
Today, in the main square of Pélengana, a commune five kilometres east of Ségou in central Mali, members of the […]
Ghana: Erica Kusi Amponsah inspires and trains women to pursue careers in male-dominated electrical engineering
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Uganda: HIV-positive mom inspires peers by sharing her life experiences as a peer educator (UNFPA)
Young people find it easy to talk to Rebecca. This 20-year-old woman is not only confident, warm, and knowledgeable, particularly […]