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Society BangladeshBangladesh Sends 10,000 Refugee Children to School, Saves Them from Labor and Trafficking
Bangladesh is working on protecting around 10,000 young Rohingya refugees against child trafficking and exploitation. Its strategy: opening schools for them so they can receive a formal education and deter traffickers.
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Society EthiopiaTraining Program in Ethiopia Encourages Gender Equality – and It Works!
A gender-responsive pedagogy and assessment training project in Ethiopia is helping teachers and staff adapt to the needs of women and girls in education – and a school in Woretta is already flourishing from the project’s positive impacts.
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Society USALawyers Take Hotel Chains to Court, Calling Them “Marketplace” for Sex Trafficking
Twelve top hotel chains in the United States are facing legal action as a group for profiting from sexual exploitation taking place on their premises – after thirteen women claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms.
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Society USATask Force Founded to Protect Native American Women and Children from Crimes
In the United States, Native American women and girls have experienced violence in outrageous rates. Calling their situation “heartbreaking”, President Donald Trump has stepped up and launched a task force to help protect indigenous women and children.
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Society United KingdomThey Buy Houses, Fix Them – and Rent Them Out for Cheap
A new investment fund has launched in Britain, aimed at fighting domestic abuse as well as the nation’s shortage in housing: it buys and refurbishes safe and secure homes, and rents them out to vulnerable women and their children.
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Health USANo Child Lives Too Far from Life-Saving Vaccinations: 2.5 Billion Were Helped in 20 Years
With the help of thousands of volunteers and health professionals, children across the world have been receiving vaccinations against preventative diseases - no matter the weather, and no matter the location.