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2011 VOF Module 2

Anguish and Misery; The Tales of Uganda Girls' Initiation into Sex

by ikirimat | January 16, 2012 at 1:59 AM

Riiiingggg riinnggg !!!. It was the day before we broke off for the Christmas holiday, and I was winding up and almost ready to leave the office when a phone call came from 400 kilometers away. … Read More»

Inspiration, in the land of despair

by Stella Paul | January 16, 2012 at 1:36 AM

November’2005. … Read More»

The Shia-Sunni Conflict: Discrimination at the Heart of my Afghanistan’s Suffering

by parwana fayyaz | January 16, 2012 at 12:32 AM

It was a morning of July 2003; everyone was at their daily chores. The students were in school, and I was in my Physics class. … Read More»

I am Egypt: Bridging the gap between US vs. Them

by mirette | January 15, 2012 at 6:49 PM

May, Mona and I had been working together at the same bank for over a year. We had a strong friendship that developed through the long hours we spent together daily at the same office. … Read More»

Start Gender Education from the Beginning

by redsbird | January 15, 2012 at 7:02 AM | 2012 Voices of Our Future Correspondents

Start Gender Education from the Beginning ——reflection about family education in China … Read More»

Exploring the darkness to empower a big change!

by Aliya Bashir | January 14, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Aliya Bashir … Read More»

The pain of La Pietà in the slums and roads of Rio de Janeiro.

by Valéria Barbosa... | January 13, 2012 at 5:25 AM

I did not believe the pain my aunt and my cousins were feeling when they made the decision to donate the organs of my deceased nephew. … Read More»

NIGERIA: The People Bearing the Brunt of Corrupt Oil Economy Taking Their Destiny in Their Hands

by Celine | January 13, 2012 at 3:54 AM

At 10:50am, I was still standing at College Road waiting for the bus. I had been standing for close to five hours and I had begun to feel pain around my ribs. … Read More»

Five Hundred Thousand Reasons For A Legal, Safe and Free Abortion.

by nasreenamina | January 10, 2012 at 7:25 AM

It was November 1st, All Saints day. Buenos Aires woke up slowly to a mid-week holiday. … Read More»

Donald Duck Meets Corruption in Serbia

by Duda | January 6, 2012 at 3:20 AM

Corruption is as old as society and exists in every country in the world. Often it floats just below the surface, taken for granted, tolerated, even accepted as part of the human condition. … Read More»