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© Plan International 2007
Because I am a Girl
Plan International, 2007

Sri Lanka: Violence against women on the rise
IRIN Asia, 2008

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Why gender development is the key
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Watch VideoWatch: Bhagyalakshmi's story, India
Women and girls across the world are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Bhagyalakshmi was thrown out of her home by her brothers on the day of her husband’s funeral.

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Photo gallery: Women in Asia - bearing a disproportionate burden of poverty

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Photo gallery: Women in Asia - bearing a disproportionate burden of poverty

Women in Asia - bearing a disproportionate burden of poverty
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8, but across much of Asia women still face diverse challenges and threats, often as a direct result of poverty.

   

Bangladesh: The bright side of women's participation

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Bangladesh: The bright side of women's participation

Bangladesh: The bright side of women's participation
Communities acknowledge the importance of women: girls attend school, wives earn and save money, and men have begun to pay attention.

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Nepal: Education for girls

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Nepal: Education for girls

Nepal: Education for girls
Education awareness-raising challenges a cultural belief system that girls are temporary property of their birth families, and educating daughters is as a bad investment.

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Bangladesh: The touch of a dream

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© World Vision 2009 Bangladesh: The touch of a dream
How did an illiterate woman with a crippled husband become one of the most successful business entrepreneurs in Patenga?

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Sri Lanka: Making every day Father's Day

Sri Lanka: Making every day Father's DayA World Vision Early Childhood Development programme is bringing fathers closer to their children.

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