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20 June 2019
Syrian women share their experiences as refugees in Turkey
ISTANBUL, BURSA and ESKİŞEHİR, Turkey — Since the conflict in Syria began eight years ago, more than 3.6 million people have found refuge in neighbouring Turkey, among them 1.6 million women and girls. With funding from ECHO, the European Commission’s European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation, as well as the
17 May 2019
Helping women in difficult circumstances get a fresh start in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Trapped in an abusive relationship, Olena feared for herself and her children, and struggled to provide for them as her husband remained unemployed. Today, they have a safe living environment, and Olena* is on her way to a new career as a hairdresser after participating in a programme organized by L’Oréal
10 April 2019
Better contraceptive choices, better chances in life in Bosnia and Herzegovina
MALO CAJNO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Married at 15, Mediha Besic first became a mother at 16. Now 35, she has five children, ranging in age from 4 to 19. Part of a marginalized Roma community in a rural area of Bosnia and Herzegovina, she and her husband find themselves too poor to purchase modern contraception, relying instead
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