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Sex Education Therapists Run Afoul of Uganda’s Strict Anti-Pornography Law | Global Press Journal

The many unforeseen consequences of #Uganda’s anit-pornography law. Sex educators are being arrested.

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Female Bayam-Selams in Cameroon Battle Disrespect to Support Children

Read more: http://globalpressjournal.com/africa/cameroon/female-bayam-selams-cameroon-battle-disrespect-support-children

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New Sri Lankan Market Boosts Access, Awareness to Organic Products

Read more: http://globalpressjournal.com/asia/sri-lanka/new-sri-lankan-market-boosts-awareness-access-organic-products#main

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“Transplantation can be done anytime, but he has to wait for his turn as there is a long queue of patients in waiting.” Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/asia/indian-administered-kashmir/patients-donors-still-wait-months-transplants-kidney-disease-rises#ixzz2aAaGtIsx

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“If the links are cut historically, the recollection, the memory of the disappeared people – it is as if they never had existed. Only this tie can keep them present.” Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/americas/argentina/communities-commemorate-disappeared-argentinas-sidewalks#ixzz2a4u6wzTw

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“I’m sure the services will get even worse now that they are free.” Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/kenya/despite-newly-free-deliveries-kenya-some-mothers-opt-traditional-birth-attendants#ixzz2ZzM52RlG

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“I want my daughters to study well and do decent jobs. I don’t want them to waste their youth on the road selling cashew nuts under the hot sun."

In Sri Lanka’s “Village of Cashew Nuts,” local women say they are struggling to continue to sell the famed nut because of the rising costs of commodities and competition from supermarkets. Nearly 100 women depend on their sales to earn a living and support their families. Older sellers say younger women with fairer skin from less time working outside draw more customers because of their beauty. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/asia/sri-lanka/cashew-sellers-struggle-against-rising-cost-commodities-competition-supermarkets/page/0/0#ixzz2ZtC9QYK0

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"A marriage without a marriage certificate is nonexistent in the face of the law. Even if you live as a traditionally married couple for 100 years, you are still in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. Watch out." Cameroonian couples living in informal unions risk property loss and financial struggle in the event of their partners’ deaths, separation or violence. So the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family aims to legalize 5,000 unions in Cameroon each year to protect unmarried couples. But people in the Northwest region resist these efforts, causing the ministry’s regional delegation to fall short of its target each year. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/cameroon/couples-cameroon%E2%80%99s-northwest-hesitate-mass-marriage-ceremonies#ixzz2ZnNW4FoU

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“The search, cleaning the things and making them beautiful so they are in the stall is an act of love toward the objects.”

People from around the world flock to the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires to peruse and buy antiques. Every Sunday, 10,000 people visit its antique fair. Antiques sales draw international buyers and evoke passion in local vendors. The antiques business also revitalized the formerly marginalized neighborhood. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/americas/argentina/antique-mecca-draws-latin-americans-argentina%E2%80%99s-capital#ixzz2ZVoTL7G1

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“They must have forgotten me. But I remember every one.” Common in Hindu culture, widow abandonment forces thousands of widows to migrate each year to the holy cities of Varanasi and Vrindavan in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Two-thirds of widows earn less than 60 cents per day. New programs aim to provide widows with protection and financial support. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/asia/india/advocates-expand-support-widows-seeking-refuge-india%E2%80%99s-holy-cities#ixzz2ZPyns8NV

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“Producing toghu-inspired pieces is a business opportunity for me, and it is also an expression of our rich cultural heritage. It also tells the world who we are and where we come from.” Traditionally, only royalty wore “toghu,” the heavy, embroidered gown from the Northwest region of Cameroon. But female fashion designers have modernized the garment for the international runway and for everyday use, promoting Cameroonian culture around the globe. In the Northwest region, young women say they want to learn how to make sexier versions. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/cameroon/cameroon%E2%80%99s-fashion-designers-modernize-cultural-attire-catwalk#ixzz2ZPzuCfXS

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“Men used to ask me for sex, lying that they loved me, that they would marry me.”

When poor women migrate from Rwanda’s rural areas to the capital with dreams of a better life, grueling work environments and unhygienic living conditions often await them. Rwanda has a projected urban migration rate of 4.5 percent for between 2010 and 2015, according to the United Nations. Gender norms limit women’s employment opportunities in urban areas, with many becoming sex workers.

Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/rwanda/rwandan-women-trade-rural-poverty-urban-poverty#ixzz2ZEISOxC3

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"They say that women are treated badly by men, and I think the solution is to get men involved in the discussion. And this project is a good example.”

“Women – Out of The Frame,” a Sri Lankan photography project, set out to change the portrayals of women here. It collected more than 500 photography submissions from professional and amateur photographers and displayed 80 of them during a July exhibition. Although focusing on women, the project included submissions by both men and women.

Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/asia/sri-lanka/photography-exhibition-challenges-stereotypes-women-sri-lanka#ixzz2Z8DYCh9i

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“Pierre would make a lot of beautiful things if he could get enough resources. His inventions are important for the country as a whole, and they can tell the world that Rwanda has got scientists." Schools in Rwanda lack adequate science facilities. School administrators say this hinders students from excelling in science and ask the government to provide better equipment. Meanwhile, one young man in Kigali has used ordinary objects to build microscopes and other instruments. But he requests more resources to be able to attend university and to pursue future inventions. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/rwanda/young-inventor-asks-greater-investment-science-education-rwanda#ixzz2YqbsHhmp

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"I had just started secondary school when my father told me to join my husband’s family, as the bride price had been long paid. I was too young to know what this meant and was never involved in the marriage arrangement.”

In some Zimbabwean religious sects, girls as young as 12 enter arranged polygamous marriages despite a tougher stance in the country’s new constitution. Nearly 20 percent of the country’s female population between the ages of 15 and 19 is married. Although activists say young wives face increased psychological and physical health risks, male church elders tout polygamous marriages as a solution to the HIV pandemic. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/africa/zimbabwe/arranged-child-marriages-christian-churches-defy-zimbabwe%E2%80%99s-new-constitution/page/0/0#ixzz2Yl5qOZ88

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"None of my previous generations ever used a toilet. I am fortunate enough to use a toilet at this old age. I can close the door and defecate now without fear.”

Throughout Nepal, the government is pushing villagers to build toilets in their homes to eradicate open defecation. Across Southeast Asia, more than 600 million people lack access to toilets, making diseases from contact with human waste a staggering medical problem. Health care professionals call for more education of citizens about the risks of open defecation to accompany government pressure to build and to use toilets. Read more: http://www.globalpressinstitute.org/asia/nepal/villagers-embrace-toilets-government-seeks-declare-nepal-free-open-defecation-2017#ixzz2YexC86yZ