December 14, 2011
Kenya: Young Men Bend Tradition With Fathering Skills
The repeated hooting of the Ostrich bus announces the break of dawn in Nguruman, a pastoralist village about 150 kilometers south of Nairobi near the Tanzania border. It also stirs… Read more »
December 06, 2011
Africa: Women Impacted by Climate Change - But Not as Victims
"I remember when we didn't have rainfall and my mother had to pay my school fees, so when there was no yield from crops she had to sell her fridge in order for me to go to school",… Read more »
September 30, 2011
Malawi: Engaging Local Leaders to Save the Lives of Mothers
Joyce Banda is Malawi's first female vice president. Before taking office in 2009, Banda served as a member of parliament, minister of Gender, Child Welfare and Community Services,… Read more »
May 06, 2011
Nigeria: Beating Grim Odds of Childbirth
An expectant mother in northern Nigeria faces higher risks in childbirth than in most any other place in the world, according to international public health surveys. Read more »
September 24, 2010
Africa: Women and Children the Focus of Achieving MDGs
With five years remaining to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made it clear that a concerted,… Read more »
April 09, 2008
Africa: Developed Countries Can Help Cut Mothers' Deaths
Countries in Africa have among the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Read more »
June 26, 2007
Ethiopia: A Walk To Beautiful
Of the many tragedies that occur daily in Ethiopia, perhaps the most foreign to those living in industrialized nations is the medical condition, obstetric fistula, which afflicts… Read more »