School Gardens and Peer Educators Improve Nutrition in Rural Tajikistan
These students are learning about soil management, crop rotation, safe drinking water, and much more.
Why Should Postabortion Care Be Youth-Friendly?
Midwife Tembi Mugore answers four questions about bias, shame, and what it takes to overcome them in health services for young people.
Our Health Systems Aren’t Ready for the Rising Demand for Mental Health Services
Need is growing by the hour.
In Botswana, a Stronger Workforce Means Better Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Social service workers face heavy caseloads and big expectations.
These 5 Levels of Advocacy Are Moving the Needle on Contraceptive Use
In the struggle to end poverty, new ideas and powerful new voices are rising up, demanding change. And it's working.
Young Nigeriens Want Comprehensive Sex Ed and Solid Advice
In Niger, talking about sex and contraceptives isn’t always easy. But little by little, things are changing.
Student Loans Helped Osoro Build a Business and Expand Health Care in Rural Kenya
He had almost given up on his dream of owning a health care enterprise. Then he learned about the Afya Elimu Fund.
Young and HIV-Positive? We See You
For kids who live with the virus, an empathetic health worker can be a link to a lifetime of successful treatment.
One Major Reason the AIDS Epidemic Isn’t Going Away
It's a serious threat to public health and progress in HIV treatment and prevention—and something we have the knowledge to stop.
Twelve Years Later, HIV in Namibia Looks Very Different
There's been enormous progress here, but adolescent girls and young women still face particular risk.