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Saidu Tucker, a volunteer teacher in Sierra Leone

Meet Saidu Tucker. He not only volunteers to teach local children in Sierra Leone, he also tutors their...

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Minister of State for International Development visits Mercy Corps

EDINBURGH, UK - 14th May 2012: Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development, met...

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Two-year-old Achta, being rehabilitated with the help of UNICEF, following severe menigitis

Two-year-old Achta, from Chad, who is being rehabilitated following suffering from severe menigitis. Photo...

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International Day of the Midwife

Njideka is a midwife in northern Nigeria – one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth....

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A determined woman’s vision

Aisha Mo’hd Kazaure is the prinicpal of a new midwifery school in Jigawa State in northern Nigeria. With...

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Missing midwives

In rural Jigawa, access to healthcare is restricted. Last year, there were fewer than 30 trained midwives in...

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Starting a school

Saudatu (right) works for PATHS2, a UK aid funded scheme, which has helped Aisha (left) start up the...

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A classroom of students

British support has provided the Jigawa State School of Midwifery in northern Nigeria with essential...

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Female faces

Many women in Jigawa, Nigeria, have serious problems accessing healthcare because the majority of staff are...

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Star student

Satara, 21, is a student from Gwiwa in Jigawa. "I wanted to become a midwife in order to save women and...

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A new generation of midwives

"We have the highest maternal and infant mortality rate in the country because our workforce is very,...

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A girl’s dream

Satara is training to be a midwife. But her situation is unusual – many girls do not complete secondary...

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Learning to save lives

Safiya, 23, (third from the left) knows how dangerous childbirth can be. Her auntie died having her first...

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Teaching a new generation of midwives

Hamisu Aduma, 33, helps to teach students nursing skills at the Jigawa midwifery school. In Jigawa State,...

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From midwife to mentor

Sherifa, 21, shows signs of following in her principal's determined footsteps. "I want to be like our...

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Women for health

This year the British Government launched a new scheme – Women for Health – to support 7,000 girls and women...

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Zambia: A young boy tries out a new sport at Munali School, Lusaka, Zambia

Rebuilding the Munali School's sports facilities was completed thanks to the support of International...

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Uganda: Pupils compete in a game of tug-of-war at Kyadondo Rugby Club, during the launch of International Inspiration in Kampala, southern Uganda.

International Inspiration is working closely with the Government of Uganda to develop further the national...

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