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  • Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal: Three African countries providing solutions in fight against FGM

    February 15, 2019 |

    This is Africa |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

    To combat the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa, communities band together to spread awareness through film, religious outlets, community gatherings, and other creative means of education. While FGM is still prevalent in areas that believe it to be an important traditional practice, individuals and groups across Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal have reduced the practice of FGM in their areas.

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  • These designers are crowdsourcing menstrual products for homeless women

    February 08, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help provide women experiencing homelessness with menstrual products, the Perigives project has created posters and drop boxes that anyone can print and place in a public restroom. The initiative has shown some success, although it's difficult to quantify - and organizers are working to improve the posters and collaborate on other solutions.

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  • This Israeli Facebook group is a lifeline for women caught in a cycle of prostitution

    February 05, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

    An Israeli Facebook group serves as a women's network for current or former prostitutes seeking help and support. The Hebrew-language group, called Lo Omdot Mineged, provides help in many forms, ranging from crowdsourcing money for groceries to building alliances with women struggling to find work outside of prostitution.

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  • Programs Help Incarcerated Moms Bond With Their Babies In Prison

    December 06, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Gig Harbor

    In states across America, some incarcerated women are able to give birth and take care of their children from jail. The programs help to reduce recidivism and keep families together, but there are limitations that restrict who can use the programs and they haven't been scaled to the majority of prisons yet.

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  • The Young Texans Helping Turn Refugees into Americans

    November 15, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin

    The nonprofit GirlForward operates in Chicago and Austin, and is working to help young refugee girls learn skills and thrive in America. The intensive mentoring and tutoring program has shown results for girls who are otherwise navigating new responsibilities on their own.

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  • At This Studio Space For Artists, Every Day Is Take Your Kid To Work Day

    November 15, 2018 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    To combat the challenges of finding art studio space as well as childcare, an experimental program in Washington, D.C. provides space to artists alongside childcare on site. The “Artist Mother Studio” is a pilot program based loosely off a program in Amsterdam. So far it’s been a wonderful success, but the challenge is finding sustainable funding for programs like this to be ongoing.

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  • The New Mexican Revolution? Women-Only Workplaces

    November 09, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

    Mi, Co-Madre, and Spacioss are all women-only working spaces in Mexico city. Together, around 400 women have attended these spaces. The aim of these coworking spaces is to provide support for females and help them success by giving them access to childcare facilities, workshops, and networking opportunities. They also hope to help more women successfully secure venture funding, and become industry leaders, who lag behind men. We want to have this space to support each other, from self-esteem through to connecting with banks supporting women starting a business.”

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  • The Informal Bank That Empowers Kenya's Poorest Women

    October 19, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Bubisa

    In villages in Bubisa, Kenya, women have come together to form informal community banks so that they may have greater financial access and power. These groups of women together save money, and then lend and borrow money with one another, giving themselves the chance to own property and send their kids to school – without having to rely on their husbands.

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  • Women in the U.S. Can Now Get Safe Abortions by Mail

    October 18, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is the first company to send abortion pills to women who cannot access health services in the United States. The company conducts online appointments before sending the drugs. Women on the Web has done this work internationally for years, but the service was not available in the United States.

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

    October 09, 2018 |

    Equal Times |

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    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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