Teen Voices
Joy’s Parents Won’t Pay Her School Fees
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Writer Akurut Sharon knows eight girls whose parents are refusing to pay for their daughters’ school fees because “it’s a waste of time to educate a girl.”
Democratic Republic of Congo
Celebrating Three Mothers in the Developing World
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As president of American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger has found mothers in the developing world who represent the ideals of motherhood she holds dear: tenacity, strength and dignity.
Abstinence
Volunteers in Uganda Defuse Household Violence
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The effects of a 2012 project continue to be felt in northern Uganda. Some volunteers are local leaders who have learned counseling is better than 12 strokes of the cane to resolve household disputes. Story provided by our partner, Global Press Institute.
Abortion
Afghan App to Boost Literacy; Uganda OKs Anti-Gay Bill
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Credit: Canada in Afghanistan on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
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Arts & Culture
Ugandan Women Find New Possibilities in Art World
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From literature and theater to music and art, women in Uganda are gaining social recognition. But playwright Adong Lucy Judith still had to take her play “Just Me, You and the Silence” outside the country to have it produced.
Politics
Surviving Ugandans Become Trauma Counselors
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Women trying to rebuild life in northern Uganda are not yet safe enough for typical trauma counseling to be appropriate. A U.S. charity finds it can still provide assistance by training local people who can then help survivors adapt, work and sleep.
Commentary
Northern Uganda’s Girl Soldiers Find a Harsh Homecoming
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Reintegration is hard for all child soldiers in northern Uganda who were abducted and forced to commit atrocities for insurgents. For girls who also had to marry and have children with rebels, the social rejection can be particularly acute.
Politics
Ugandan Women Appeal to U.N. Over Police Violence
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Wearing white for peace, a Ugandan women’s advocacy group has appealed to the United Nations amid a violent police crackdown on protesters. Ten have been killed, 100 injured and 600 arrested since April, a rights group says.
Health & Science
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War’s Legacy Fuels HIV Spread in Northern Uganda
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In northern Uganda, daughters with limited understanding of HIV/AIDS are married off at young ages into polygamous households still struggling with the legacy of a brutal 16-year civil war. The practice is a recipe for rapid disease transmission.
Health & Science
New Anti-Choice Laws Are Strangling Roe v. Wade
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Anti-choice state measures are effectively nullifying Roe v. Wade, a Slate columnist writes this week. That’s because pro-choice activists are reluctant to bring legal challenges that could wind up in an unfriendly Supreme Court.