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On the Path to Leadership – Mercy’s Story
Eighteen-year-old Mercy Kiiza took part in a workshop supported by Fida and was inspired to help girls in her community. Today, she is a peer educator, challenging ideas about what girls can achieve.
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Rhoda saved her daughters from FGM: “Let everyone hate me, but let me have God”
In a remote Maasai village in Kenya, three generations of women—Mary, Rhoda, and Joyce—stand as living proof that change is possible. Their story is one of courage, as a mother’s bold decision to defy tradition helped end the cycle of female genital mutilation in her family.
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Soap-Making: A Path Out of Poverty in Tanzania
Soap-making changed Upendo’s life in Tanzania. Through Fida’s work, women gain livelihood opportunities, education, and hope for their entire community.
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Lucy’s dream came true: “I am supporting my family”
Tanzanian Lucy found her own path and built a thriving business. Fida and the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania’s Tunandoto programme is transforming women’s lives all across Tanzania.
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Ajdin is in his dream profession
Good news from Bosnia reaches Finland: young Roma in Tuzla have completed their vocational training and found employment. Today, we meet one of these determined youth, Ajdin.
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13-year-old Lamia prevented her friend’s child marriage
A child that is growing up is sensitive and needs the protection of an adult. Sometimes we try to spare children from the harsh side of life, but sometimes revealing it is vital. For Bangladeshi girls, awareness of the dangers of child marriage is important so that they can protect their own rights.
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Saria and Autry change their community
Primary school girls have a clear plan for the future and a desire to change the harmful practices in their community. Both of them have seen some of their friends from school being married.
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“I built this house with group savings” – Table banking groups empower women in Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, table banking groups encourage women to save money and enable them to take out loans. People who do not have access to traditional banks now are able to access capital. With borrowed capital, many start their own business, which improves livelihoods. For women, table banks allow for financial independence.
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Jane escaped female genital mutilation and now she helps women to raise their voice
When Jane Naikumi was nine years old, she fled from her remote home village in Kenya. She was to undergo female genital mutilation. The procedure would make her eligible for marriage.