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RWANDA: Our Periods Should Be a Source of Pride and Power
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As a storyteller for positive change, Blandine Umuziranenge is working to end the shame around menstruation that she experienced as a teenager.
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Kadablah
Posted on Mar 16, 2017
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ZIMBABWE: No One Told Me About My Period
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As a teenager, Edinah Masanga had to figure out menstruation on her own. She questions why there is still so much reluctance to speak honestly about periods.
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Edinah
Posted on Sep 05, 2017
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RWANDA: I Didn’t Wait for Success. I Fought for It.
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Blandine Umuziranenge refused to let adversity hinder her education or her dream of saving lives.
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Kadablah
Posted on Sep 14, 2017
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CAMEROON: My Business Helped Me Escape Domestic Abuse
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Despite challenges and push back from her husband, Stephanie Mah launched her own business and transformed her life.
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Stephanie Mah
Posted on Aug 29, 2018
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CAMEROON: I Wish My Mother Had Taught Me about Sex
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Iyamail would have made different choices as a teen had she known more about sex. Now she’s determined to help girls today avoid her missteps.
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iyamail
Posted on Apr 18, 2017
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ZAMBIA: Can Women Have It All?
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Lumbiwe Lulu Limbikani believes women shouldn’t have to choose between their education, their families, and their careers.
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Lumbiwe Lulu Limbikani
Posted on May 04, 2017
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UGANDA: What My Grandmother Taught Me
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Juliet Acom shares her grandmother's wisdom with the world.
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Juliet Acom
Posted on Aug 29, 2018
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NIGERIA: I Am A Girl Who Codes
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Kike didn't let perfectionism hold her back from realizing her dream of learning how to code.
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Kike
Posted on Nov 08, 2017
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NIGERIA: Let’s Give Teen Mothers a Second Chance
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Girls' advocate Aramide Oikelome says it’s time to stop rejecting teen mothers and start encouraging them.
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Aramide Oikelome
Posted on Apr 06, 2017
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CAMEROON: Why Do Women Always Pay the Price for STIs?
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After contracting a sexually transmitted infection, Sally Maforchi Mboumien is working to change attitudes that unfairly place the burden of treatment and prevention on women.
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Sally maforchi Mboumien
Posted on Aug 08, 2017
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KENYA: You Can Choose to Be a Hen or an Eagle
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Yvonne Akoth learned from her mother and grandmother what it means to be a great woman.
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yvoneakoth
Posted on Nov 22, 2016
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GHANA: Raising the Alarm on Teenage Pregnancy
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Araba urges action to equip girls with the information they need to own their bodies and make their own choices. We don’t want to be rushed into adulthood. In my village, junior high school is the highest education level…
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Araba
Posted on Feb 07, 2017
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CAMEROON: How Buses Can Stop the Spread of STIs
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Sally Maforchi Mboumien'sinnovative idea could change the way women and girls access sexual and reproductive health care. In Cameroon today...people don’t talk about the role of contraception in preventing pregnancy and STI…
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Sally maforchi Mboumien
Posted on Mar 28, 2017
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CAMEROON: My Father Became an Accidental Feminist
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Through her leadership and achievements, Clodine proved to her father that girls are a worthy investment.
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Clodine Mbuli Shei
Posted on Jul 06, 2017
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DRC: Security Begins With Women
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Seka challenges traditional gender roles when it comes to the important task of building peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Seka
Posted on Feb 05, 2019
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NIGERIA: Women Must Be Seen and Heard
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Celine draws on her experiences overcoming difficulties to build solidarity with women across her country.
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Celine
Posted on Jan 31, 2019
The Future of Security Is Here
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This International Day of Peace, hear the powerful perspectives of your World Pulse sisters.
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Sep 19, 2019
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CAMEROON: How My Grandmother Set the Pace for Girls in Our Community
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A break with tradition to pursue education transformed three generations of women in Leila Kigha's family — and an entire community.
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leila Kigha
Posted on Dec 06, 2016
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SIERRA LEONE: Girls Are the Future of Peace and Security
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Working with girls in Sierra Leone gives Fatima Wahab Babih a glimpse of what is possible for her country.
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Fatima Wahab Babih
Posted on Jan 17, 2019
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CAMEROON: My Security Starts With Me
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Decades of experience responding to conflict all around her have taught Fosah Frinwie Loveline Muma what determined women can bring to the peacemaking table.
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Fosah Frinwie Loveline Muma
Posted on Dec 14, 2018
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NIGERIA: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Holds the Key to Peace
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After witnessing the violent rise of Boko Haram, Aramide Oikelome identifies a key solution to creating security in Nigeria.
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Aramide Oikelome
Posted on Jan 03, 2019
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KENYA: After the Red Showed Up
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Abigayle Mutua's first periodwas traumatic.Today, she vows to guide her young daughter to a better experience. I value her enough to teach her about menstruation and sexual health. I remember the day when the red showed up…
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AbigayleMutua
Posted on Jun 29, 2017
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NIGERIA: What I Learned On the Way to Learning
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Mary Ero knew that dropping everything and leaving the country to hone her social change vision was a risky and unusual career move—but she made the leap anyway.
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Mary Ero
Posted on Jun 27, 2017
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CAMEROON: Without Health Care, We Are Not Secure
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While conflict in Cameroon rages, Arrey-Echi Agbor-Ndakaw posits that security means more than the absence of war.
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ARREY- ECHI
Posted on Jan 07, 2019
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CAMEROON: Girls Should Know How to Manage Menstruation
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Marie-Claire Kuja’s awareness-raising campaign helps girls in rural Cameroon accept their periods with pride.
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Marie-Claire Kuja
Posted on Jun 01, 2017

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