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3 art videos that make you thinkArt and policy joined forces as the Art Center College of Design launched a campaign to spread awareness. |
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Helping unwed mothers in Morocco through entrepreneurship68-year-old Aicha Ech Chenna has just been awarded the world’s largest faith-based prize for entrepreneurship, the Opus Prize. She has formed a social work practice with the sole purpose of helping unwed mothers. |
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Videos on how maternal mortality affects communitiesWhen a woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth or due to complications after delivery, it affects not only the family, but also the whole community. These videos, by different human rights organizations, go beyond statistics to tell us the stories of women and their families as they struggle to understand why it is that so many women are dying during childbirth and what needs to be done to stop this. |
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In labor and in chains: Pregnancy and prisonsPregnant women are still giving birth handcuffed and with their feet shackled. In some places, it is a struggle to ensure human rights for pregnant women. What have been some of the steps made to ensure that they are treated humanely and with respect to the life they carry? |
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When it comes to Tuberculosis, testing isn’t exactly freeWe must understand the barriers that plague even the most well-intentioned campaigns to promote health. The actual cost of a Tuberculosis test is free, but there are indirect costs: one week of lost wages; and emotional and physical stress. |
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Invest in Women – it Pays!At the moment the world loses 15 billion dollars every year in productivity that doesn’t happen because mothers and their newborns are dying – one mother a minute, four million newborns every year. A mother’s death always means deeper poverty and hardship for her family and community. It often means an early death for her [...] |
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