Youth in Assam use Facebook & WhatsApp to fight against child marriages How it started? At a time when cases of misuse of social networking sites are on the rise, a section of youths in Assam are using it as a tool to fight social evils like child marriage. For supporters of child marriages, some…
Traversing hurdles, this midwife in Guatemala is empowering an entire community “The poverty in Guatemala affects women most and hardest, especially Indigenous women,” Antonia Batz told Reuters. In the northwest rural landscape of Tecpan, Guatemala, Antonia Batz, a 40-year-old midwife, is bringing new generations of Guatemalans to life. Batz, who leads a community of midwives…
The tattoo artist who helps heal the trauma of domestic violence A tattoo artist in Russia is helping domestic violence survivors reclaim their bodies. It helps them believe they can start afresh, finds Manon Masset, reporting for Le Courrier de Russie. Evguenia Zakhar is not just any tattoo artist. Each week, she transforms the scars…