Watch, listen and feel this all too common story of Maria and Suzanne, told through traditional Rwandan Inanga (an oval-shaped harp, one of the oldest and most revered traditional music instruments in Rwanda) music and dance. An inter-generational story, it shows that the future is brighter than ever before for women and girls’ rights as girls are given access to education and are empowered to thrive.
see moreYoung people in Uganda are experiencing a backlash against their sexual and reproductive health and rights, particularly in regards to sexuality education, contraception and gender equality. This is because these issues have become politicized, a group of youth advocates stated in a position paper presented to officials from the Ministry of Health, the National Population Council, UNFPA, and the Embassy of Denmark at an ICPD25 Youth Satellite event.
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