Zimbabwe: Girls vulnerable as COVID-19 drives child marriages (Gender Links)
Fourteen-year-old Grace Ndlovu earned a living by selling wild fruits and Mopani worms to motorists. But she aspired to be […]
Malawi: Youth migration hurts farm production, but one youth is succeeding on the farm (IPS)
As households in southern Malawi’s Chiradzulu District start preparing their farms for the next maize growing season, Frederick Yohane is […]
Uganda: Parents adjust to new childcare duties during COVID-19
Over the past few months, Beatrice Luzobe has had more time at home for family, meaning more bonding time, more […]
Burkina Faso: Crises push children out of school and into harm’s way (The New Humanitarian)
When 13-year-old Martin left her village in northern Burkina Faso for a safer town last year, she hoped to restart […]
Talking to children about COVID-19
Children need to know about the new coronavirus, but it can be difficult to talk about a serious virus that […]
Cameroon: Worries about child marriages rise amid coronavirus lockdown (The New Humanitarian)
Sixteen-year-old Inna won’t be returning to school even though coronavirus restrictions have eased in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. During the lockdown, she […]
Burkina Faso: Religious and cultural leaders invest in reducing teen pregnancies
It’s 5 p.m. at the Catholic church in the parish of Sapouy, 100 kilometres from Ouagadougou. The sun is setting […]
Burkina Faso: Schools support girls during menstrual cycle
It is 10 in the morning and students are having fun in Lycée Schorge’s playground. But an eighth-grade student named […]
Burkina Faso: Women save money and protect the environment with reusable sanitary pads
In the Hauts-Bassins region of Burkina Faso, winter is fast approaching and fieldwork will start soon. It’s market day in […]
Breaking the silence around infertility in women and men
In medical terms, “infertility” is defined as not being able to get pregnant after one year or more of regular, […]