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Americas
First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti
A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince,…
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Asia Pacific
Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead,…
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Asia Pacific
First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar
A 12-year-girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her stepfather has been described by Madagascar’s Chief Inspector of Police as…
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Economic Development
First Person: Water key to cultivating financial independence in southern Madagascar
Women in one of the poorest parts of rural Madagascar are growing their financial independence from men by cultivating village…
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Africa
First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born
Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice in which girls are…
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Economic Development
First Person: Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’
An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas of southern Madagascar could…
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Health
First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time
Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation for people with mental health disorders, but the UN’s World…
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