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August 19, 2008
Acute poverty is forcing girls as young as 14 into early marriage and sex work in parts of northern Uganda affected by the war, says a new report by local NGOs.
July 22, 2008
In a country where male circumcision – and its cultural connotations – have been the stuff of contention, a pilot project has been launched to roll out the HIV/AIDS prevention method that has historically been associated with better reproductive health. Watch as two young boys and their community take the plunge and go under the knife in a procedure that could become the future of AIDS prevention.
June 25, 2008
It's almost noon in Zola, one of the rougher neighbourhoods in Soweto, Johannesburg's biggest township. Kids grow up fast and hard here in the midst of poverty - ambition for some is merely to die with something more than what they were born with. Role models are kwaito stars, performers of a distinctly South African mix of hip-hop and electronic/house music, or criminals and the common denominator between them is a fast car.
June 2, 2008
