Author: maggiefarrand@gmail.com
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In Their Voices: The Ripple Effect of Sexual Health & Rights
Lake Victoria is our planet’s largest tropical lake—stretching for more than 200 miles. On its shores, 8 out of 10 people rely on fishing and agriculture for their survival and income. But families are struggling.People here are among the poorest and most food insecure in all of East Africa. To make matters worse, overfishing and…
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Gender-Based Violence Stops Here
We recently conducted a survey of community leaders and health providers in Mozambique. We asked them about their knowledge and attitudes around sexual and reproductive health and rights and violence against women. Here are some results we thought you’d want to see.
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World Contraception Day Video
September 26 is World Contraception Day. To celebrate this year, Pathfinder launched this video (script by Maggie Farrand; production by Robotic Raptor):
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Adolescents & Youth Video
For Youth Day, celebrated annually on August 12, Pathfinder created this video, highlighting our work ensuring adolescents have access to reproductive health information and services (script by Maggie Farrand; production by Robotic Raptor):
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Global Gag Rule 101
The “global gag rule,” also known as the Mexico City Policy, is a harmful US foreign policy that forces health providers to choose between receiving US global health funds and providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care—at the risk of women’s health and lives.
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I’m Taking Control of My Health & Future
When Nadjoari married at 14, she was a child. Her own mother agreed.“When I got married,” Nadjoari says, “my mom wouldn’t explain pregnancy to me because she considered it a conversation for adults.”
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Marriage Will Be My Choice
What if at the age of 15, your parents introduced you to your husband?You saw your dreams, your ambitions vanish right before your eyes….replaced with images of a new life: an obedient wife, no longer able to attend school, pulled away from the home you have always known, and now living with strangers while taking…
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Afghan Women Are All Business in the Search for Employment
When Kamila Sidiqi started her company in 2005, she was an exception in Afghanistan: an educated woman and an entrepreneur. Few women at that time had access to education – only 18 percent of women were literate – and even fewer were able to start a business.
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Nailing Down a Skilled Labor Force in Afghanistan
MEHR saw huge potential in training construction company employees, and used the AWDP grant to develop specialized courses for them in addition to skilled plumbers, steel workers and electricians.
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Developing a Skilled Workforce in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is plagued by a gap between high demand for mid-level technical and business management skills and the relatively low number of Afghans who possess them. AWDP reverses this pattern by using a market-driven model, where employers are invited to help customize programs based on their actual needs for specific skills.