Stories tagged: social issues

Cameroon: Worries about child marriages rise amid coronavirus lockdown (The New Humanitarian)

admin | June 22, 2020

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

Burkina Faso: Religious and cultural leaders invest in reducing teen pregnancies

Yassine Siénou | February 2, 2020

It’s 5 p.m. at the Catholic church in the parish of Sapouy, 100 kilometres from Ouagadougou. The sun is setting […]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Schools support girls during menstrual cycle

Sita Diallo | December 8, 2019

It is 10 in the morning and students are having fun in Lycée Schorge’s playground. But an eighth-grade student named […]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Women save money and protect the environment with reusable sanitary pads

Sita Diallo | July 22, 2019

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

admin | July 22, 2019

In medical terms, “infertility” is defined as not being able to get pregnant after one year or more of regular, […]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Students march to protest child marriage and early pregnancy

Sébastien Zongo | March 24, 2019

Like every other school day, Alice Soré Wendlassida wakes up at 6:30. Fifteen minutes later, the 15-year-old girl mounts her […]

Broadcaster how-to guide: How to deal with sensitive issues on air

admin | March 24, 2019

As a broadcaster, you likely talk about a wide range of topics on the air. Many of these are not […]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Student groups start dialogue between teens and parents about sexuality

Yassine Siénou | February 17, 2019

It is two o’clock on Saturday at the provincial school in Sapouy, a county in southern Burkina Faso about 100 […]

Teaching youth about sexuality

admin | February 17, 2019

This week’s Farmer story from Burkina Faso focuses on opening the communication channels between youth and parents to promote healthy […]

Ghana

Ghana: Women bring light (literally) to rural communities

Maxine Betteridge-Moes | February 10, 2019

Mabel Akanyinte installs solar panels in remote, off-grid communities in northern Ghana. It’s hard work that sometimes requires climbing on […]