videos tagged international women's health

New stories of terror are starting to emerge in Kenya, in the wake of the post-election violence that killed more than a thousand people. During the chaos, women and even children were targeted for rape and sexual assault in the country's slums, refugee camps and even in schools. It's something a new power-sharing government has pledged to investigate. Yvonne Ndege has been talking with some of the victims.

Every year American women spend millions of dollars on disposable sanitary wear while many miles away, Zimbabwean women are not as fortunate to such luxury items. Due to the economic crisis in Zimbabwe, post the land reform in 2000, many manufacturers of sanitary products fled the country. As a result, the price of sanitary wear has gone up and millions of Zimbabwean women are forced to replace sanitary napkins with unsanitary alternatives. Apart from serious health issues that can even increase the chan

African Women News (Norway) -- Zainab McCoy interviews Kenyan nurse, Hannan Kahero, who works closely with cases of female genital mutilation (cutting) in Kenya. What role do men in Kenya play in the process of FGM? What happens to the money donated to Kenya to help in the condition of FGM? 5:33 min. Video release date: Jan 2008.

Dr. Myriam Conejo Maldonaldo speaks to the issues of health care for women in Imbabura, Ecuador. She also touches on the average Ecuadorian women's feeling about family planning. A UNFPA Jan 2008 release. 2:03 min. http://www.americansforunfpa.org http://americansforunfpa.blogspot.com

"Fistula is a condition of poverty," said Dr. Salamatou Traore. Dr. Traore has been at the forefront in the fight to protect the rights of women suffering from obstetric fistula, who are often rejected by their communities and husbands. As head of the organization Dimol, which translates to "dignity," she runs a center that supports women through fistula repair and prepares women to return to their communities and to become health advocates for other women. Film/video 2:02 min. Jan 2008.

In the fifth year of marking International Day against Female Genital Mutilation, the UN has launched a multi-million dollar program to reduce the practice by 40% over the next seven years. Feb 08, 2008 Everywoman AljazeeraTV report. 11:48 min.

Through her own personal struggle we see a searing portrait of Rolake Odetoyinbo, Nigerian AIDS activist, who is also someone who knows first-hand the pain of carrying HIV-AIDS -- a disease that is often kept secret from the outside world. Feb 2008. 7:20 min.

This is the true story of a young girl named Abay. She was integral in helping to stop the act of female genital cutting in certain regions of Ethiopia. How did she do this? She said no. And she convinced others girls to say no too. After this, as an adult, Abay has worked endlessly to spread the word in Ethiopia that this cultural act must stop. Film 6:53 min. 2007

THE FACTS: Every 14 seconds a child is orphaned because of war, natural disaster, poverty, or disease. Right now, there are 15 million orphans due to AIDS alone. The children often survive alone, without the nurturing they need. Many have suffered the trauma of seeing one or both parents die as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Veronica's Story is helping to care for these children and empower girls and women to help bring an end to the orphan crisis. This film shows Veronica's work with South Africa

Mama Madou has been living with obstetric fistula for over 45 years. With the help of Dr. Adelard who provides fistula repair to women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she is finally getting the services she needs. 2007 film.