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How an innovative texting service is helping mothers and babies in Rwanda
How UK aid is helping women like Christina to plan their families and escape from poverty
Today marks the end of "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence" - an awareness raising campaign which runs each year from 25 November, International Day Against Violence Against Women, up to 10 December, Inter…
The coalition government today launched a strategic vision of how they plan to tackle violence against women and girls.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Research carried out by the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment programme in Dhaka has explored how media is affecting the lives of women in Bangladesh
Research conducted for the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme has been used to design a feminist Conditional Cash Transfers scheme in Egypt
This project shows how exposing young writers to ideas of gender equality had a huge impact on their lives and writings.
A groundbreaking international partnership to cut mother and child deaths in the developing world was announced by Andrew Mitchell today.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today confirmed that the UK would double the number of maternal, newborn and children’s lives saved by 2015.
A UK aid funded scheme helps women in a Ghanaian market organise fair taxation
The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report
The UK Government is to put the wellbeing of women and children at the centre of its international aid policy
Find out how UKaid is helping Kenyan mothers get access to maternal health care
Have your say on DFID's new approach to family planning and women’s health
Maternal health in Nepal
The Government today welcomed a new era for women in developing countries as UN members agreed details of a new UN agency for women and gender issues.
Educating both men and women about women's rights helps to reduce domestic abuse
A project in Uganda is helping young women talk about their lives with a view to developing a more gender aware approach to HIV prevention
How one girl's dream of going to school has inspired other young Muslim women
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