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Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim runs a small grocery store and opted for an IUD to take control over her reproductive and professional life.

When she first got married, Odogwu Anene Nkemdilim wanted to space her children five years apart. However, after her second child in two years, she knew she needed to find a contraceptive option that would work best for her.

Since selecting a Lydia IUD, she has been able to take control over her sexual and reproductive life and focus on her professional goals. “Family planning has changed my life very well,” she says. “Before, if I’m with my husband, I would be fearing for myself whether I might get pregnant. But after the Lydia IUD, I have a free mind.”

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Ruqia Younas, a Community Midwife in Pakistan

Ruqia Younas treats a young patient in her Dhanak clinic in Bhattiwala, Pakistan.

Since becoming a midwife in 2011 and joining DKT’s Dhanak clinic network in 2014, Ruqia Younas has dedicated her life to providing maternal and child health care to the women and children in her village in central Pakistan.

“Dhanak brought big changes to my life,” she describes. “As I have acquired more experience, people trust me more and my relationships with them have improved. The word about me goes out, with clients talking to other people. People now ask about me, even from distant places.”

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Rani Devi, a Surya Health Promoter in India

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.

After having three children and worrying about her family’s financial situation, Rani Devi became a Surya Health Promoter in 2009. With determination and compassion, she has successfully worked to dispel myths around family planning in her community.

“When I was poor and in trouble, the Surya clinic supported me,” she shares. Her life is good today, she says, because she found Surya and wants to continue the work that has enriched her life.

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Temitope Adebayo, a Tailor’s Apprentice in Nigeria

Temitope Adebyo, an aspiring fashion designer, doing her chores at home in Makoko of Lagos.

Temitope Adebayo, a young single mother living in the densely populated Makoko slums of Lagos, has found a strategy for dealing with the shady men she encounters.

“I have not seen a good man,” she says. “All men are useless. But I am still young; it is not possible for me not to be dating. But even the guy I am dating behaves like a madman sometimes. No one should quickly get pregnant with such a man. That’s the reason I am taking family planning.”

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Amanuel Aklilu, a Digital Media Professional in Ethiopia

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 indigenous plant of the Horn of Africa that is a stimulant and produces a high.

Instead, that session turned out to be a turning point in his life. “The project helped me to graduate safely with a clearly outlined life plan,” he says.

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