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  • Behind the Curtains: Inside Nigeria's Shadow Network of Abortion Care

    October 08, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Komfot Health operates a technology-driven network providing post-abortion care and sexual reproductive health services across Nigeria. The organization trains healthcare providers to address biases, uses a chatbot system for patient triage and connects women to verified medical facilities in six states, acting as intermediaries between women seeking care and trusted healthcare providers. Since launching in 2024, Komfot Health has served over 1,790 women.

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  • Nigeria's Self-Care Policy Expands Women's Reproductive Choices

    October 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

    Thanks to Nigeria’s Self-Care Policy, residents can access free injectable contraceptives that can be administered without the support of health workers. Patients learn how to use the injectable during their first appointment at a health center and are then able to take up to a year of doses with them to administer independently each month at home. Since 2014, when the self-injectables were first introduced, the country’s rate of contraceptive prevalence has risen from 4% to 15%.

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  • How Women in Adamawa Are Rebuilding Trust in Family Planning

    October 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombi, Adamawa

    Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency partnered with The Challenge Initiative to train female community mobilizers and service providers across nine local government areas to provide family planning care. The providers use a trust-building approach, conducting house calls and leveraging social gatherings to gradually introduce family planning concepts. Since the group began, family planning uptake has surged from about 20% to 74%.

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  • Family Planning Expands Women's Choices in Zimbabwe

    October 05, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council implemented a comprehensive national family planning program that offers integrated reproductive health services delivered through multiple channels including local clinics, mobile outreach units, community health workers, and youth-friendly centers. The program provides access to contraceptives, counseling, and peer education to address maternal mortality and unplanned pregnancy rates. Over the past decade, maternal mortality has dropped by 78%, and unintended pregnancies have also significantly decreased.

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  • Youth and adolescent corners transform lives in Otuke, but donor exit sparks fears for the future

    October 05, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Otuke

    Health centers like Barjobi Health Center III offer youth and teens judgment and stigma-free sexual and reproductive healthcare services, as well as opportunities to connect with each other over games and activities. However, these youth-centric health centers are facing closures and significant budget cuts as the biggest funding provider, USAID, has phased out.

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  • The Nigerian Women Who Went from Labourers for Hire to Landowners

    October 03, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    Twenty women in Kaduna, Nigeria formed a cooperative in 2015 that pooled their farm labor earnings to collectively purchase land, transforming them from hired laborers earning ₦2,000-₦10,000 per day into independent landowners who now harvest enough to support their families' education and healthcare while contributing food to their community.

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  • What if diapers were free for the parents who need them most?

    September 18, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Diaper Dollars provides parents in Illinois and Ohio with a $40 e-card each month that they can use at major retailers like Walmart and CVS to purchase diapers. Nearly 8,000 people have been served so far, with 10,000 projected by 2026. About 90 percent of those who went through the program reported being able to better afford other essentials like food, rent and other bills with a portion of their diaper costs covered.

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  • How mental health care in schools became the norm in Minnesota

    September 17, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hennepin County, Minnesota

    In the early 2000s, Minnesota implemented a systematic approach to address inadequate mental health access for students by contracting with outside agencies to place licensed mental health providers directly in public schools. The state expanded funding from $4.7 million in 2008 to over $20 million today, growing from therapists in just five schools to now serving 82% of the state's public school districts.

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  • Minecraft Therapy Opens Powerful World for Children and Teens

    September 10, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Mental health therapists in Colorado and the UK independently developed Minecraft-based therapy sessions during the pandemic when traditional play therapy moved online. Therapists create secure virtual worlds where children and teens can engage in therapeutic activities through gameplay. Those who participate are more animated and engaged, and typically never miss a Minecraft session, unlike traditional therapy.

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  • This summer, parents stitched together child care to give their kids a 'space for Black joy'

    August 29, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Black-led summer camps and community programs are addressing the dual challenge of rising child care costs and lack of culturally affirming options for Black families. Programs like Camp HBCYouth and Camp Legacy offer affordable, comprehensive outdoor summer camp experiences, complete with meals and extended care if needed. The programs also act as community builders, helping youth form friendships and strengthen their connections to the outdoors.

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