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2008

Songs of freedom

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.

Are ICTs empowering women?

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? 

2007

Love is not evil

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. 

Desperate measures

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. 

Being a man in risky times

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.

2006

Water is sacred

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. 

Students tune in

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. 

Women push forward

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. 

Running from the flames

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. 

Wives are property

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. 

Fighting for future generations

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.  

Bulldozed but not broken

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. 

Crowded house

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. 

2005

Second class citizens

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.

Facing the music

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. 

Human dogs

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? 

HIV, my mother and me

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?

Women of the house

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. 

Money is life

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. 

A widow's tale

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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