by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio, Portraits
According to the World Health Organisation more than 120 million couples globally want contraceptives but do not have access to them or do not like the existing options. There is clearly a need for something different, but new forms of contraception are slow to come...
by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio
Many women in Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana and Myanmar are slapped, punched or shouted at when they’re giving birth. Research just published in The Lancet says that despite travelling for hours in labour to get to hospital, 5% gave birth all alone and almost half...
by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio
For the growing number of working women in Dhaka, commuting to work can be a challenge. The traffic is terrible and cars and taxis are expensive. Public transport is not only inconvenient, it is sometimes unsafe – many women face unwanted sexual attention on...
by admin | Sep 18, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio
Waste, trash, garbage – whatever you call it, unwanted materials have become a major presence in many of our lives and our environment. Every year it is estimated that humans around the world produce 2 billion metric tonnes of waste. Listener Clare from Devon in the...