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5 March 2008
In Kabul one of Afghanistan's best loved actresses and radio personalities Anisa Wahab talks about her 11 years as a refugee in Pakistan.
6 February 2008
The cell phone business is thriving in Uganda and many believe the information technology sector at large offers hope for poorer people. But what are women getting out of it?
30 March 2007
In Uganda opinion is divided on whether to teach young people to abstain from sex or to give them contraceptive advice. Machrine Birungi visited a sexual health clinic for teenagers.
30 March 2007
In countries where abortion is illegal, women continue to seek it out. The consequences can be devastating. Winnie Onyimbo reports from Nairobi on the effects of incomplete or unsafe abortions.
30 March 2007
Men are less likely to visit health providers than women and far less likely to seek diagnosis for sexually transmitted infections. Arnold Tutu investigates in Zambia.
20 September 2006
In Nepal giving people water is regarded as a virtue while taking money for water can be seen as a sin. Sharathchandra R reports.
10 July 2006
In Nepal, many of those who fail high school exams are girls and those from underprivileged rural areas. But one radio initiative is helping students catch up and improve results.
6 July 2006
Although Nepal’s national plan for economic development and poverty reduction views women's advancement as key, most women remain untouched by government efforts towards equality.
3 May 2006
In the Jharia coalfield in India's Bihar state, underground fires caused by mining are threatening the safety of the local residents. But many don't want to leave. Nilanjana Bhowmick reports.
3 May 2006
Women in Kenya cannot inherit ancestral land - that is land passed down through families or allocated by traditional chiefs. For some this means destitution. Eric Kadenge reports from Nairobi.
3 May 2006
In the Senegalese village of Poponguine, a women's group has decided to conserve land afflicted by environmental degradation by setting up a tourist camp to bring money into their village.
3 May 2006
A UN report estimates around 700,000 people in Zimbabwe lost their homes through a government programme to clean up its cities and towns. Derek Moyo talks to people affected.
3 May 2006
Research has revealed that selling off state-owned housing stock in Zambia’s capital Lusaka has led to higher rents and more overcrowding. Arnold Tutu investigates how this can take its toll.
9 September 2005
Mass unemployment in rural areas of China is helping fuel the growth of cities. The Migrant Women's Club helps cushion the shock for migrant workers. Chen Xuefei listened in.
9 September 2005
In Zimbabwe a career in music is now a serious option. For some young people have the prospect of music as a job for the first time. Derek Moyo reports.
14 July 2005
In Kenya's capital Nairobi, campaigners and police are advertising notorious danger spots on billboards. Will highlighting these 'rape red zones' make women safer or is there more to it?
9 May 2005
Sofia and her daughter Regina live in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Does HIV in the family mean Regina misses out on her youth?
12 April 2005
Rwanda, a country traumatised by its genocide, now has the highest proportion of female MPs in the world. Okao Joel Tema asked Rwandan women whether they have made a difference.
3 March 2005
One way to change women’s lives is to give them loans to start businesses. Eric Kadenge met a woman in Nairobi who has managed to left sex work behind.
10 February 2005
In Nepal Radhika Adhikary tells reporter Manisha Aryal about the hostility she suffered after her husband died of Aids, and about how she fought back.
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