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Above: Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim runs a small grocery store and opted for an IUD to take control over her reproductive and professional life. When they got married, Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim and her husband decided they would space their children five years apart. But after getting pregnant the second time when […]

Above: Ruqia Younas treats a young patient in her Dhanak clinic in Bhattiwala, Pakistan. Ruqia Younas earned her diploma in midwifery in 2011, excited to put her new skills to work and help the women and children of her village in Punjab Province, central Pakistan. But Ruqia didn’t have the […]

Above: Rani Devi, a Surya Health Promoter, talks to young women in her community about the benefits of family planning and is now seen as a reliable expert in sexual and reproductive health.  Her parents forced Rani Devi to drop out of school and marry when she was only 15 […]

As this unprecedented year comes to an end, read DKT's reflections on progress from the FP2020 movement.

Above: Temitope Adebyo, an aspiring fashion designer, doing her chores at home in Makoko of Lagos. 13 July, 2020 (Lagos, Nigeria) “I love to wash clothes,” says Temitope. “If I start washing now, I can do it from morning to night.” Temitope Adebayo, a young single mother living in the […]

Above: Amanuel became engaged with DKT Ethiopia’s Higher Education Initiative, which helped him give back to fellow students. Amanuel Aklilu admits that when he attended his first session of DKT’s Higher Education Initiative (HEI), he was mainly interested in scoring some per diem to cover the cost of khat, an […]

DKT Anglophone West Africa, Reproductive Health, and a Pandemic-proof Approach