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Strength of my will – Bangladesh
When Begum Sheikh Hasina was 35, she was married off to a man chosen by her parents, as is often the case in rural Bangladesh.Blog Image: read more
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Child marriage increases risk of HIV - Zambia
Sixteen-year-old Brenda (not her real name) had refused to marry: an act of defiance which had resulted in her removal from school. In response to this defiance, her sister duped her into going to the...
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Standing up for women’s rights – Nepal
It is estimated that 70% of women will experience some form of violence in their lifetime. For Pushpa Shreevastava the violence she experienced was so extreme she was confined to bed for three...
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Beaten, Not Broken – Zambia
“He beat me.He thought I was cheating on him, and so he struck me.” And when he had yet again had too much to drink and was overcome with jealousy, Gladys’ husband picked up a gun.Blog Image: read more
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Now I have the right – Georgia
Lela was only 15 when she got married. She was abducted by her future husband, but she loved him, and therefore she does not describe it as an act of violence.Blog Image: read more
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Female Genital Mutilation – Kenya
CARE’s Assistant Gender Officer in Kenya, Fardosa Muse, describes her efforts to discover more about the practice of Female Genital Mutilation.Blog Image: read more
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Chaupadi: pushing women into isolation – Nepal
“I wonder who started this practice of Chaupadi and the practice of treating menstruating women as untouchables. A woman’s life here is meaningless. I sometimes feel people don’t even acknowledge our...
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Sold by her grandmother – the Balkans
Mara Radovanovic is a 63-year-old Bosnian woman who fights against the trafficking of women in the Balkans.Blog Image: read more
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Child marriage – Ethiopia
Tume Mida is 10 years old; her husband, Dida Malicha, is 22.Blog Image: read more
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A day of hope and celebration
In the developing world, 36% of women aged 20-24 report that they were married or in union before they reached 18 years of age. In India alone, 44.5% of girls are married before the legal age of...
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Breaking Myths & Inspiring Change on International Women’s Day
CARE India launched a 5 days campaign from March 3 – 7 to create awareness on gender equality. This campaign engaged corporate employees from different companies to share stories about, women that they...
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Breaking Myths & Inspiring Change on International Women’s Day. Series of...
CARE India launched a 5 days campaign from March 3 – 7 to create awareness on gender equality. This campaign engaged corporate employees from different companies to share stories about, women that they...
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