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Melinda Gates ~ An Inspiration
“We are all empowered to save lives” ~ Melinda Gates Another portion of the CAREducation Trust’s WOW campaign looked at inspirational women. Here is a post on one of the most influential women of our time, Melinda Gates. Melinda Gates, a highly inspirational woman, a woman with position and power, a woman that uses this…
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Gender roles
An adaptation from the article written for CAREducation Trust’s WOW Campaign Are you Bossy or the Boss? Looking at gender roles, how we have tried to change them, how we have attempted to equalise them. Are we able to change society perceptions, judgements and norms? What are your first reactions after watching this advert?…
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Nirbhaya – The play
Nirbhaya- don’t forget A review of the high rated play Nirbhaya as seen through the eyes of two very different women. Primarily written for CAREducation Trusts WOW campaign. On the night of December 16 2012 a young woman and her male friend boarded a bus in urban Delhi heading for home. What followed changed the…
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Fight against Injustice
Voice has found sound It has been some time since you have heard from me, I have been very busy behind the scenes. I thought it is about time that we focus a little time on finding sound for all the voices out there that are fighting injustice. This site was set up to bring…
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Women of the World
International Women’s Day ~ 8th March 2014 CAREducation Trust are commemorating an entire month to Women’s Day. Get in touch. Get involved. Be heard. Follow the campaign at www.CAREducation.org Email: dilisha@careducation.org for more info
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My journey to the roof of Africa- Kilimanjaro
After the success of the Rickshawalas, the CARE Youth team were thinking what we could do next, and naturally climbing mountains came to mind. The plan was formulated to climb the world’s highest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. This time we wanted to share the adventure with as many people as we could, and the word…
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Abortion Bill passed in Ireland
Limited abortion rights in the Republic After strenuous debate, a bill has now been passed in Ireland to allow abortion under limited circumstances. This being if the woman is thought to be suicidal if pregnancy continues, which has to be verified by three doctors, or if the woman’s life is at risk if the pregnancy…
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Can Father’s impact maternal and child mortality?
Father’s involvement to reduce maternal and child mortality An interesting article by Global Health Africa illustrated the effect that Father’s can have on reducing maternal and child mortality. The example given here was the extremely high rates in Nigeria, “the second largest contributor to the under-five and maternal mortality rate in the world.” Although evidence is…
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No abortion, but a C-section for Beatriz in El Salvador
As we have been following the story of Beatriz and her plea for an abortion to save her life and end her non-viable pregnancy, I thought it only fair to share the next step in the story. The 22-year-old woman, known as Beatriz, has been granted a caesarean section at 27 weeks gestation, her baby girl…
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Courts over rule El Salvador’s abortion law
Court of Human Rights orders El Salvador to provide an abortion It has come as a surprise but to many a welcomed change of events. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has passed a ruling to allow “Beatriz” an abortion that would save her life. This was previously denied by the the Supreme Court of…