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[ad_1] As the Taliban closed in on Herat in the summer of 2021, Gulnar* was living with her mother and sister in a rented house in the city. Her mother, who worked as a street vendor, worried about the future of her daughters, especially Gulnar, who was 18. She feared that the Taliban might take…

[ad_1] As a humanitarian and medical nonprofit founder working in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, I discovered several issues contributing to extremely high maternal and infant mortality rates in the region we served. By implementing a few key strategies to improve both, we decreased maternal mortality by 66%. I believe these same tactics could be…

[ad_1] While you may be aware that, since 1995, March has been designated Women’s History Month, March also has a significance that the general public may not be aware of. This is Developmental Disability month as well, as it has been since 1987, when then President Ronald Reagan issued a public proclamation urging Americans to…

[ad_1] On the fateful day of March 23, 2023, a chorus of brave women raised their voices in a peaceful symphony of protest. Against the backdrop of oppression and inequality, they stood firm, undeterred by the looming shadow of the Taliban. Their cause? To fight for the right to education – a fundamental human right that…

[ad_1] From February – April 22 (Earth Day), survivors, artists and activists in 88 countries across the globe are rising For Freedom & to Create the New Culture to address the devastating consequences of the ongoing vicious systems of patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism and racism in the world today and the destructive battle for power fought…

[ad_1] “If my mother dies on my birthday, I’m going to kill her!” That’s what I continually repeated aloud to myself, and quietly to a few select friends and relatives, as my mother’s life was coming to an end during the month of my 62nd birthday. I had already lost my father seven months earlier,…