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Breaking The Silence: How Women In Malawi Find Treatment For Fistula
Jun 27, 2017By Kelvin Tembo Fyness Ngoma’s happiness after delivery of a baby in 1990 was short lived. She could not understand why her urine had become uncontrollable. “I gave birth to a baby girl at Chulu Health... -
African Farm, Health Sector and Other Reports
Feb 6, 2017A lot has happened in rural development in the past week. However, as part of our tradition, we bring you some of the most important reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports... -
Banning Child Marriages Gains Traction in Africa and Other Reports
Feb 8, 2016Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully... -
AFRICAN COUNTRIES TOGETHER WITH THE AFRICAN UNION DECLARE WAR AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE
Dec 17, 2015The world has slowly become conscientized as we head towards becoming a global village, more emphasis is being laid to ensure that peace, justice and human rights is achieved. Even though governments may not set out... -
“Dry” by @StephanieLinus
Sep 7, 2015When I was first invited out on a movie-night by MsOEdeh and the girls, I remember making a joke about why we would come all the way to watch a Nollywood movie at the cinema. Forgive a sister– I... -
Child Marriage Or Forced Marriage: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Nov 6, 2014Last week on Kenyan Television, we were told of harrowing story of a girl in Kajiado County who, at 14years, had a child from being raped by a relative. To add insult to injury, there were...