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Incinerators bring hygienic disposal of menstrual waste

Jacky Achan

October 28, 2018 |

New Vision |

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Response Location: Uganda

Uganda’s education ministry requires all schools to have incinerators to burn used sanitary pads. Lack of funding limits schools’ ability to comply. Even when incinerators exist, girls don’t necessarily use them. Educating both girls and boys about menstruation reduces stigma and increases the likelihood that girls feel comfortable enough to collect pads instead of throwing them in pit latrines.

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Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault

Jeff Brady

October 10, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To change the way that young boys and men are taught about consent and sexual assault, a youth group in Philadelphia is hosting conversations, fostering dialogues, and ultimately letting them come to the "right answer" on their own. These groups are working to shift the overall culture surrounding these issues, and the youth involved are responding.

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Can medical outreaches for maternal health bridge the access gap in the Federal Capital Territory?

Chibuike Alagboso

October 09, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory

Medical professionals travel to remote areas of Nigeria with little access to family planning or maternal health care to hand out resources such as condoms or birth control and to train villages' Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) on updated safe birth practices. The team, called the PeachAid Medical Initiative, has reached over 30,000 women and 400 TBAs through medical outreach to rural communities since 2015. The work at large is meant to address the high maternal death rate in Nigeria.

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In Kenya, Alternative Rites of Passage are offering girls a life-saving alternative to ‘the cut'

Christabel Ligami

October 09, 2018 |

Equal Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

A Kenyan group called Alternative Rites of Passage is offering an alternative to genital mutilation for Masai girls coming of age. Their program is working towards educating women, establishing new social norms, and working with communities to build trust around new practices. Their goal is to increase health outcomes for young women,

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International experts love Sweden's sex-ed. 96% of students don't

Alia Shahzad

September 20, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

In Sweden, sex education is mandatory, but more than a third of students rate the knowledge they gain from it as “poor” or “very poor.” Contributing issues include a lack of teacher support and training, as well as the absence of feedback mechanisms for students.

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Discussing women's health can be taboo in their cultures. These young women are changing that.

Aneri Pattani

August 28, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In many cultures, women are discouraged from discussing personal health issues and sexual concerns and the doctors they consult often lack a full understanding of this context. By providing support to patients and training to medical professionals, organizations throughout the greater Philadelphia area are "eager to help doctors close the gap" in their service to diverse communities.

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The public education project that targets the 'taboo' subject of child sexual abuse in China

Laurie Chen

August 25, 2018 |

South China Morning Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China

Two young adults from Changshu, China are behind a growing movement to bring attention to and educate students and teachers on the silent subject of child sexual abuse in China. In addition to tackling the big picture, such as China's outdated abuse laws, activists are investing in local measures, hosting documentary screenings and teacher trainings.

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In Palawan, reproductive health remains a top concern

Portia Ladrido

July 27, 2018 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines

Roots of Change provides reproductive health education to young people in the Philippines. Despite resistance from the conservative government, they’re working to educate young people about sex to cur down on high maternal mortality and teen pregnancy. They train residents in rural areas, so that people outside of big cities have access to correct information about their bodies.

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Sex, taboos and #MeToo - in the country with no word for 'vagina'

Libby Hogan

July 12, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon

The Myanmar-based organization, Strong Flowers, is providing men and women with sex and gender education. Teaching such classes in a notoriously conservative culture can be challenging, but founder Dr. Thet Su Htwe and her curriculum on gender roles, menstruation, gender-based violence, and reproduction have been welcomed.

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The IUD vs. The World

Kayla Webley Adler

June 28, 2018 |

Marie Claire |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The IUD is the most effective form of contraceptive on the market, yet it is not widely utilized. Many physicians are not trained to insert the device, and even if they are, obtaining an IUD often requires 3 visits to a doctor's office. Upstream USA is on a mission to train physicians and medical support staff and provide IUD access to women on their first visit to their doctor.

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