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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN SUB-SAHARAN <strong>AFRICA</strong><br />
MOMBASA,<br />
KENYA<br />
A MOBILE CLINIC<br />
PROVIDES WOMEN IN<br />
RURAL AREAS FAMILY<br />
PLANNING OPTIONS<br />
LIKE CONTRACEPTIVE<br />
IMPLANTS AND<br />
CERVICAL CANCER<br />
SCREENING.<br />
KEURMASSAR, SENEGAL<br />
FEMALE COMMUNITY LEADERS MEET WITH LOCAL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO<br />
DISCUSS ISSUES RELATING TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND<br />
FAMILY PLANNING. THIS IS PART OF AN ADVOCACY PROJECT TO SENSITIZE<br />
THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO WOMEN'S ISSUES.<br />
NAIROBI, KENYA<br />
MEMBERS OF THE NAIROBI YOUNG AND OLD COOPERATIVE MAKE INCOME<br />
GENERATING PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD AT LOCAL MARKETS, ENABLING<br />
THE WOMEN TO HAVE SOME FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND MAKE THEIR<br />
OWN DECISIONS ON FAMILY PLANNING OPTIONS.<br />
SAHRE BOCAR,<br />
SENEGAL<br />
WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN<br />
THE TOSTAN COMMUNITY<br />
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM<br />
LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS<br />
TO HEALTH CARE, FREEDOM<br />
FROM VIOLENCE, AND HOW<br />
DISEASES ARE SPREAD AND<br />
PREVENTED. THEY ALSO<br />
DISCUSS THE HEALTH RISKS<br />
OF HARMFUL PRACTICES<br />
SUCH AS FEMALE GENITAL<br />
CUTTING AND CHILD<br />
MARRIAGE.<br />
CULTURE PUBLIC-PRIVATE GOVERNMENT<br />
49 WINTER 2016 | @PD_Mag<br />
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