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Getting Kyrgyz women the antenatal care they’re entitled to: Closing the gap between paper and practice

Pregnant women in Kyrgyzstan are entitled to a basic package of antenatal care services through the country’s national social health insurance. Yet accessing these services can be like navigating an obstacle course. A German-supported project is raising women’s awareness of their rights and making it easier for pregnant women who are uninsured to get covered.

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The Generation Dialogue in Egypt: Creating space for conversations about the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation

In Minya Governate, the Generation Dialogue exceeded all expectations: ‘I never could have imagined that I would see young women stand up at a public meeting and speak openly before older members of the community.’

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Planting seeds of change in India: How communal gardening and learning about nutrition improves families’ lives and transforms gender roles

In the central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra a gender-transformative project is breaking the cycle of malnutrition to empower women, through knowledge and employment, to access a balanced range of nutritious home-grown foods for their children, themselves and their families.

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