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11 May 2022
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Assisting a mother deliver safely inside a tent in a cyclone-affected locality
May 5, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., baby Noelia with a birthweight of 2.5kgs let out her first cry inside the UNFPA tent, serving as temporary maternity ward at the regional referral…
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11 May 2022
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Serving my peers is both my duty and my passion!
Modestine, Social Worker, person living with disabilities Modestine is a social worker based in Tamatave specialized in psycho-social support for people living with disabilities.
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04 May 2022
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UNFPA and WFP join forces to meet soaring reproductive health and nutrition needs in southern Madagascar
AMBOASARY/GRAND SUD, Madagascar – Just weeks away from giving birth to her fifth child, Homoroe Haova, 33, looked down at her stomach and smiled, reassured she could…
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14 April 2022
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Let's be independent! Life will smile on us one day!
"I decided to leave my husband and live with my parents because I could no longer stand the violence he inflicted on me.
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11 April 2022
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"I stopped my studies because I got pregnant''
"I was still in college when I met the father of my first child who is a classmate. I fell in love with him and we ended up dating. A few months later, I found out that I was…
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30 March 2022
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7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The neglected crisis of unintended…
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07 March 2022
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Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies
More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them, displacement will bring increased…
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17 January 2022
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Fighting for justice for 8-year-old Satiana, a rape survivor, in Madagascar
GRAND SUD, Madagascar – “I want to be a health worker when I grow up,” said shy 8-year-old Satiana Hary*, “because I want to be able to treat…
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15 December 2021
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THEIR LIVES HAVE CHANGED, THEY TESTIFY: Nirina, Lova, Soa, from Tuléar
Smiling from ear to ear, Nirina, Lova and Soa welcome us into their small eatery. The eatery represents a huge victory for these young women who have all gone through a difficult…
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