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Birth registrations are a vital tool for stopping HIV in Eswatini
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Illegal farming is harming Madagascar's biodiversity. Here’s what USAID Hay Tao is doing to stop it.
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Pact’s REFRESH project uses data, new collection app to help restore Lake Malawi
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For Tanzanian children living with HIV, simple stickers help ensure they remain on treatment
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In Eswatini, two local Pact partners make a huge leap forward as they ‘graduate’ to direct USAID funding
In Zambia, a traditional healer leads by example to stem the spread of HIV
Fifteen years ago, Chipo Chilala weighed just 18 kilos, although he was a grown man. He visited all of the traditional healers that he knew to see if they could help. None of them could. "I finally went to the clinic and was diagnosed with HIV and TB," Chilala, a traditional healer...
For a father and son in Tanzania, a new view on parenting brings family happiness
There was a time when Ally Bakary Kangana didn’t think it was important to spend time with his son. “I also believed all decisions must be made by parents, especially fathers,” recalls the 52-year-old. It was simply how he was raised, Ally explains. His own upbringing was very patriarchal.
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To stop the spread of HIV in Malawi, bringing services to fishermen is critical
By Mercy Phiri Layton Nyama lives in Makawa, a village in Mangochi along the southwest arm of Lake Malawi. His only source of income is fishing. Last year, though, Layton began having trouble doing his work. He developed an uncontrollable headache, general body pains and dizziness, which...
At a fish 'maternity ward' in Malawi, one man inspires an entire community
By Issa Mwanjabe and Mercy Phiri Every morning, 27-year-old Amini Mustafa goes to a swamp near his house, throwing in maize brans and chicken dung. This swamp, which looks deserted because of the old boats and branches that litter it, is not an ordinary lagoon. It is a fish sanctuary, a...
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Opening doors for young women in Tanzania
It is a hot mid-afternoon in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam. You wouldn’t know it looking at the young women gathered in the two-room block house in Temeke. Seated on blue plastic chairs, the women are radiant in their brightly colored wraps and dresses.
To stem child labor in mining, a village in Colombia turns to systemic solutions – and fish
In the backyard of her aquamarine-colored house, Lizeth Mendoza carefully unwraps fish for the day's lunch. She cleans them and takes them to the kitchen. When her children get home to study, she’ll fry them. She smiles, relieved. She remembers the days when there were no fish to fry.
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With new business skills, caregivers of vulnerable Tanzanian children provide for their families
Leila Mkere beams as she speaks. The 36-year-old is pleased with herself, and rightly so. She runs two successful businesses, selling charcoal and vegetables. The income goes a long way in providing a good life for her two girls, ages 4 and 8. It’s been a journey to get here, requiring...
WORTH in Malawi: Protecting lakes and empowering local entrepreneurs
By Judith Njikho Anna Kankwalala has always worked to contribute income to her household, despite cultural norms here that say it is a man’s domain. “I have never believed in staying idle and waiting for money from my husband’s fish business,” says Anna, who lives in Chiwalo, a village in...
With support, an HIV-positive mother in Nigeria gives her baby the gift of health
In Nigeria’s Bayelsa State, awareness about HIV and AIDS is improving, but many people are still hesitant to be tested, including pregnant women. They make up a critical demographic because proper intervention often can prevent transmission from an HIV-positive mother to her unborn baby...
A health center in Nigeria comes back to life
Across the Niger Delta region, it is not uncommon for government health centers to stand empty and unused. For community members, this leaves few options. Some visit ill-informed alternative medicine practitioners. Others travel great distances for care, while others simply go without.
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