For many teenage girls, questions about sex, relationships, and their bodies can feel overwhelming – especially when there is no safe, trusted adult to turn to.    In the Democratic Republic of Congo, that...

Qalincha* lives in Bolivia and dreams of everyone having the same opportunities – for healthcare, for rights, for work and for money. She dreams of justice.     She believes Latin American governments are failing women as they...

We’re starting the year with good news! Amy Mbaye, an amazing MSI midwife in Senegal, has been named as one of  the Guardian’s ‘Inspiring people in 2025’. Amy provides contraception to women living in...

In Ghana’s bustling capital city of Accra, 28-year-old Abida starts her day early to head to a small shop that sells jewellery, cosmetics and underwear. A shop she owns.   “It feels really great...

For many years, women and girls with disabilities in Bayara, a rural community in Bauchi State, Nigeria, were left out of conversations about their own bodies. Because of limited mobility, stigma, and being overlooked...

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In the town of Gnonsombougou in Mali, many women still struggle to find the care they need. But when MSI Mali visits, everything changes. Women feel seen. They feel supported. They feel safe.    Salimata, a 38...

Across the world, something extraordinary is happening.     In the face of political pressure, misinformation, and shrinking reproductive rights worldwide, two MSI country programmes have achieved landmark advocacy wins – each one unlocking new pathways to safety, dignity,...

On a sunny morning in Bougouni, Mali, MSI visited Kalilou Fofana High School to talk to students about contraception. Tucked behind a high gate shaded by tall trees, the school is full of young...

The US government has claimed that some types of contraception are “abortifacient” – drugs that cause abortion. That’s simply not true.   An abortifacient is a medication that ends an existing pregnancy, like the...