Following years of conflict, the dynamics between men and women in South Sudan shifted. Tearfund's faith-based approach, Transforming Masculinities, is helping communities rebuild relationships and end violence against women.
In an effort to conserve trees and fuel, a 24-year-old environmentalist built 40 efficient wood-burning stoves in just 3 months for families in her village.
Lydia lives in Nigeria. At 28, she is making a good living and achieving her ambitions. But it wasn’t always this way. When she was younger, Lydia was told she’d amount to nothing…
It’s not easy to feed your family, find clean water or see a doctor in the Rohingya refugee camps. It’s also not safe to walk alone at night. Reports tell of women and teenage girls being attacked, sexually assaulted or abducted by human traffickers.
In India, our constitution grants equal rights to men and women, yet the reality is that women’s lives are still shaped by customs and traditions that work against them. Daughters are viewed as less valuable than sons.
When Zahrah* realized she was pregnant with her first baby, she was overjoyed. She couldn’t wait to share the news with her friends in her village in Nigeria.