Feb 24, 2020
Voices From the Field - Ethiopia
School First, Baby Later
Eshe and Kofi just got married. Now, the pressure is on. Their families expect them to have a baby right away. The couple has other...
Sep 24, 2019
Voices From the Field
A Voice, and A Choice
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI “I want all Nigerian girls to have the same job opportunities as boys.” Beth...
Sep 23, 2019
Voices From the Field
Deliver on What Girls Want and Need, Today
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI Peace needed birth control. But she didn’t know where to go. “I was...
Sep 23, 2019
Voices From the Field
Saturday is Girls-Only Day
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI “Girls,” the 9ja Girls provider’s voice radiates with energy. “What does it...
Sep 23, 2019
Voices From the Field
At First, This Mother Was Skeptical. That’s Since Changed.
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI When 9ja Girls first came to the Agbelekale Health Clinic, Mrs. Bolanle Falohun was...
Sep 23, 2019
Voices From the Field
We Must Not Overlook Adolescent Health
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI “Ignorance kills,” Dr. Akintoba Adebayo Akintayo says gravely. “We cannot...
Sep 23, 2019
Voices From the Field
The girl-defined spaces breaking down taboos
By Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI “The first time I got my period ,” Monsurat Ahmed-Ogundipe chuckles. “Well, my...
May 13, 2019
Voices From the Field - Ethiopia
Changing Ethiopia, One Couple at a Time
By Callie Elmore, MaverickNext Fellow For teenage Kamali**, what seemed like a simple decision meant big change. The 18-year-old has...
May 8, 2019
Voices From the Field - Ethiopia
They Carry This Weight Together
By Paige Bellissimo, MaverickNext Fellow Lugging jerry cans heavy with water is all in a day’s work for Kia, but that’s not the...
Jan 17, 2019
Voices From the Field - Ethiopia
Piloting Health System Integration in Northern Ethiopia
By: Bryan Molk, AYSRH Regional Peace Corps Volunteer, PSI/Ethiopia In Northern...