By Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, A360 Nigeria. Originally posted on A360Learninghub.org. Girls’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs don’t pause for pandemics. Yet amidst the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, we’re watching health systems bear the brunt – stretching...
By Cara Honzak and Cheryl Margoluis. Originally posted on Pathfinder.org Anna farms the small plot next to her house on Uganda’s Jaguzi Island. She relies on what she grows and the fish her husband catches to feed their six children. Every day, she works to keep her...
By EngenderHealth. Originally posted on EngenderHealth.org. “Many women like me come from a poor family. We use the contraceptives at government hospitals because they are free,” said Geeta*, a 25-year-old mother of two from Gujarat, India. Not long after the birth of...
By Women Deliver. Originally posted on WomenDeliver.org. As the world grapples with unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, young people are demonstrating their continued leadership in their communities and countries. According to a new UN plan to...
By Sara Stratton with Palladium. Originally posted on newsecuritybeat.org With the arrival of COVID-19, countries are experiencing disruptions of health services of all kinds— health workers have been redeployed, supplies already in short stock are even more difficult...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Challenge Initiative (TCI) is leading the way in the response to COVID-19 and reproductive health. Here are five stories that highlight the innovative and creative work being done to ensure this important work doesn’t...