We often think poverty is what makes girls vulnerable to sex trafficking, but new research suggests another set of related factors may play a significant role: family dysfunction, domestic violence and abuse.
Tag: Africa
Women are Leading Sudan’s Revolution—and Suffering from Widespread Sexual Violence
Women are uniquely caught in the crosshairs of Sudan’s civilian crisis—and they’re also forming a front line in its unfolding revolution.
WATCH: Survivors Speak Out on Their Journeys to Advocacy at Women Deliver
Too Young to Wed’s 2018 Girls’ Champion Award winner, Hauwa, bravely took the stage at the 2019 Women Deliver conference and shared her story of survival and courage with the world.
The Devastating Impact of Trump’s Global Gag Rule
Experts at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference discussed the impact of US funding restrictions and the need for data-driven programs and policies to increase access to safe abortion.
What Women Want in Kigali (and Beyond)
Hundreds of women and girls visited the What Women Want booth at the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning to make demands for expanding and improving family planning around the world.
Sahle-Work Zewde Just Became Ethiopia’s First Female President
Zewde is now the only woman to hold such a post across the continent of Africa.
What Kavanaugh Means for Kenya
When developed countries politicize the female body, those of us in developing countries feel the effects.
Women in Kenya Want Access to Quality Maternal Health Care
Accessibility to quality health care centers is a major issue that contributes to high maternal mortality rates in Kenya—and now, women across the country are demanding the care they need.
What Women Want: Respectful Care and an End to Obstetric Fistula in Uganda
The What Women Want campaign has provided EngenderHealth Uganda with an opportunity to get first-hand information about the women’s priority concerns regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights. From their responses, we’ve learned they fundamentally want their rights respected and to have healthy reproductive lives.
Creating Safe Spaces for Girls in Rural Niger
Seventy-six percent of girls in Niger are married before the age of 18. Only 14 percent are enrolled in secondary school. Together, these two stark statistics shed immense light on the conditions shaping the lives of girls in the nation—and provide a blueprint for how to empower them.