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Bikash, the Chepang biker who reach out-of-school children

Bikash was the first Chepang boy to graduate at the school, a great achievement and a personal redemption after the struggling childhood…

Girls Club: a place where adolescents can be free

Menstruation is a natural process. However, in most parts of the world, it remains a taboo and is rarely talked about. In Nepal, for instance, menstrual hygiene has been an emerging and an alarming issue…

In Kampot, Cambodia: cinema goes into schools to talk about water

Kampot city is one of the most touristic place in the South of Cambodia, famous for its colonial architecture of yellow and orange tones and well preserved. The city which lies on the river is known for its pepper plantations and local cuisine, has a relaxing atmosphere…

Preventing child drowning in Cambodia

Child drowning in Cambodia is estimated to exceed 2200 deaths every year. Here we started trainings to prevent drownings…

Training courses that change your life

I am Nyota and I live in Bukavu, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2010 the Ek’abana Centre helped me and my family by paying the school fee for Aganze, one of my children…

How to empower girls in Cambodia to talk about the most taboo topics: puberty and menstruation

In Cambodia, talking about menstruation is not an easy issue for discussion in many places and sometimes it represents a real taboo…

Being grandmother at 30s

Working together to end child marriage. In some countries, 40% of girls get married between 10 and 16 years old, while some three-quarters of girls get married before they are 18…

In Cambodia we build … three stars toilets!

The Cambodian Ministry of Education recently issued guidelines to measure the state of hygiene conditions in schools…

Helpcode in Tunisia alongside young people and women

Helpcode has been working to protect the rights of minors along migrant routes, where children and women pay the highest price in a situation of profound vulnerability…

Cambodia, a board game for China

The city of Sianoukville has become the main seaport of Cambodia, is undergoing a real “assault”. In the few days I had available I have noticed the incredible building boom and the consequent forced demolition of small businesses and the expropriation of private properties…