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How Women in Adamawa Are Rebuilding Trust in Family Planning

Sakina Ahmed

October 07, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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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 Strengthens Agency for Women, Youth in Zimbabwe

Audrey Galawu

October 07, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council focuses on improving maternal health outcomes by providing reproductive health and family planning resources, including contraception and educational counseling, at clinics, local health facilities, and community organizations. Since 2010, the country’s maternal mortality rate has fallen and the rate of married women using modern contraceptives has reached 69%.

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Bridging Gaps in Women's Health: Niger State's Push for Better Access to Family Planning

Abujah Racheal

October 07, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

The Niger State Health Care Fund offers a voucher program that helps cover the cost of antenatal care and family planning services for women in rural areas and IDP camps. The voucher scheme, alongside community engagement programs and technological resources, has improved access to contraceptives and reproductive health services, but the state’s rate of contraceptive prevalence is still below the national average.

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Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

Timkat Nanbol Victor

October 06, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

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Restore Justice: Local Arbitration Helps Reconcile What Courts Can't

Ritwika Mitra

October 05, 2025 |

upBeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, West Bengal

The salishi (local arbitration) system operated by women's collectives in West Bengal successfully resolves about 74% of domestic violence and family disputes through community-based mediation. This has resulted in the encouragement of people following legal routes.

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Ghana's Anti-Witchcraft Bill: Reintegration offers hope as survivors urge swift passage

Shawanna Yussif

October 05, 2025 |

ChannelOne TV |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Ghana

While locals wait for an anti-witchcraft bill to pass to provide protection for women against unproven accusations of witchcraft, several organizations are working to close “witch camps” and help women return home to their families. So far, these organizations’ combined efforts have led to the closure of two of the six camps in the northern part of the country.

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

Christine Awor

October 05, 2025 |

tndNews |

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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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Family Planning Expands Women's Choices in Zimbabwe

Audrey Galawu

October 05, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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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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House and home: When housing works, tribal communities win

Nora Mabie

October 03, 2025 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, Montana

NACDE Financial Services, a Native Community Development Financial Institution on Montana's Blackfeet Reservation, provides home financing to those who can’t access traditional bank mortgages. NACDC offers credit-building and home loans, first-time homebuyer education, and leverages relationships with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to navigate complex bureaucratic processes regarding homeownership. The nonprofit is staffed by community members who understand local tribal politics and court systems, and has closed 109 real estate loans since 2017 with a 0% default rate.

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Beyond Rhetoric: Assessing Lagos DSVA's Record on GBV Prevention and Response.

Sola Abe

October 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) provides comprehensive survivor support services including legal aid, medical care, shelters, and prevention programs, successfully building public trust and securing 140+ convictions while reaching 6.3 million people through awareness campaigns, though significant gaps remain between the 8,692 reported cases and actual access to justice and support services.

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