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Breaking with tradition in Malawi: Communities band together to protect girls’ rights
CHIKWAWA, Malawi – Fanny Galeta, 16, wasn’t sure how to react when she learned her initiation…
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Pregnant women’s needs grow as Tropical Storm Ana wreaks havoc in southern Malawi
NSANJE DISTRICT, Malawi – “The prospect of another cyclone was scary,” said Monica, who lives in…
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Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum
UNITED NATIONS, New York/MANGOCHI, Malawi – At United Nations's Fourth World Conference on Women in…
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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi
LILONGWE, Malawi – Isaac Zatha, the headmaster of Chapita Primary School in the Malawian district…
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Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day
UNITED NATIONS, Geneva – Memory Banda, 23, knows how to change the world: by refusing to stay…
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“If you love me, know my status”: Safeguard Young People helps young people cast off HIV stigma
LILONGWE, Malawi – Chifundo Tindo lived with HIV for years before learning…
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Catastrophic Cyclone Idai leaves pregnant women vulnerable in three countries
MATUNDO, Mozambique/LILONGWE, Malawi – Eleven days ago, Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in…
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When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls
MWANZA, Malawi – Chief Mwanza knows all too well the opportunities that are lost when girls are…
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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change
MULANJE DISTRICT, Malawi – Margret Rambiki was just a teenager, married at 14, when she nearly died…
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