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IRIN film: Razor's Edge - The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation - March 2005

Source: IRIN Razor’s Edge: The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation - March 2005 Across sub-Saharan Africa millions of girls and women battle the medical, social and psychological scars of … more »

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IRIN film: Razor's Edge - The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation - March 2005 — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 3 months ago: Source: IRIN Razor’s Edge: The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation - March 2005 Across s … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African FGM, African FREE Resources, African gender issues, African health, AFRICAN LIFE, African society, health

IRIN film DRC & Liberia: Our Bodies...their battleground: Gender-based Violence during Conflict - September 2004

sociolingo wrote 3 months ago: Source: IRIN Our Bodies…their battleground: Gender-based Violence during Conflict - September … more »

Tags: Africa, African conflicts, African Countries, African FREE Resources, African gender issues, AFRICAN LIFE, African personal story, African Politics, african women

Ethiopia launches nationwide ‘education for girls’ athletics events

sociolingo wrote 6 months ago: Source: African Press Agency Ethiopia launches nationwide ‘education for girls’ athletics event … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African education, African gender issues, AFRICAN LIFE, African society, African sports, Education, Ethiopia

Girls’ Education: The Role of Educational Policies in Mauritania and Guinea

sociolingo wrote 6 months ago: Source: World Bank Africa Region Findings 171 November 2000 Girls’ Education: The Role o … more »

Tags: African Countries, Burkina Faso, AFRICAN LIFE, African society, African education, Mali, Africa, Mauritania, Life

NIGER: Botched birth survivors battle fistula — 1 comment

sociolingo wrote 7 months ago: This is the final story in a three-part series on maternal mortality and child marriage in Niger . P … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, African family planning, African health, AFRICAN LIFE, African reproductive health, african women, health, Life

NIGER: Where childhood ends on the marriage bed — 2 comments

sociolingo wrote 7 months ago: Please be aware that the following account is quite harrowing. However, I do feel it is important fo … more »

Tags: Africa, African anthropology, African children, African Countries, African health, AFRICAN LIFE, African marriage, African reproductive health, African society

Awarness Project Kenya : End Violence Against Girls and Women

sociolingo wrote 11 months ago: Received from Humanitarian International Design Organisation A few months ago, we, HIDO (humanitar … more »

Tags: Africa, African Countries, AFRICAN LIFE, African prizes, African society, african women, Kenya

BURKINA FASO: Text message saves girl from forced marriage — 2 comments

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: The following article from IRIN NEWS highlights a growing concern. BURKINA FASO: Text message saves … more »

Tags: Africa, AFRICAN LIFE, African society

Edutainment: Tuseme Project - Tanzania

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: Source: Soul Beat Africa 80 Tuseme Project - Tanzania This is a school-based theatre for development … more »

Tags: African Countries, African drama, African entertainment, AFRICAN LIFE, African theatre, Edutainment, Tanzania

Vital Voices of Africa: A Leadership Summit & Initiative for Women and Girls

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: Source: Development Gateway Vital Voices of Africa: A Leadership Summit & Initiative for … more »

Tags: academic, African conferences, African Countries, African democracy, AFRICAN LIFE, African Politics, African society, african women

RWANDA: GIRLS' ACANDEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVES

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: RWANDA: GIRLS’ ACANDEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVES http://allafrica.com/stories/200703080311.html R … more »

Tags: African Countries, AFRICAN LIFE, Positive news, African education, Rwanda

Sudan: Soap Opera to Promote Reproductive Health

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: From The Soul Beat 79 Soap Opera to Promote Reproductive Health - Sudan In December, 2002, the USA- … more »

Tags: African health, African Countries, African reproductive health, African family planning, Edutainment, african women, Sudan

The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo — 1 comment

Safa Plenty wrote 3 months ago: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic R … more »

Tags: Africa, Children, Civil War, .:*Conflict*:., Democratic Republic of Congo, Economy, gender issues, Girls, governance

Inspirational Video: Ubuntu Education Fund

Safa Plenty wrote 3 months ago:  Ubuntu Education Fund Ubuntu’s Zethu Ngceza and Fezeka Mzalazala share the stage with form … more »

Tags: Africa, AIDS, antiretroviral, Education, Girls, governance, HIV/AIDS, Orphans and Vulnerable children, South Africa

A Not-So-Simple Plan to Keep African Girls in School — 2 comments

Safa Plenty wrote 7 months ago: Source: The New York Times. com Source: Claudia H. Deutsch Photo: Victor Cook “So FemCare is … more »

Tags: Clean Water, femcare, Girl Child Network, health

Academic paper: Marriage and childbirth as factors in school exit

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: From ELDIS Marriage and childbirth as factors in school exit: an analysis of DHS data from sub-Sah … more »

Tags: African health, African Countries, academic, AFRICAN LIFE, African reproductive health, African marriage, African anthropology, African FREE Resources, African society

Academic paper: Teacher identities and empowerment of girls against sexual violence

sociolingo wrote 1 year ago: FRom ELDIS Teacher identities and empowerment of girls against sexual violence Authors: Chege, F. … more »

Tags: African Countries, academic, AFRICAN LIFE, African society, African teachers, African papers & reports, Sub saharan Africa