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Medecins du Monde UK is part of an international humanitarian aid network with 185 projects in 60 countries around the world. Many of MDM's programs are aimed at helping women ; including an antenatal program for pregnant women in south Sudan, treatment for female victims of violence in Algeria and improving access to primary health care for women and children in Jaipur, India. MDM operates on the belief that healthcare is a human right.
These photographs are from the Medecins du Monde Luis Valtuena International Humanitarian Photogrpahy Award collection..JPG)
Afghanistan: Women and Young girls, leaders of Social Change / Lana Kristina Slezic, Canada
When the Taliban was ousted in 2001, the
media reported stories on the banishment
of the burka, girls going back to school
and women regaining their rights and
freedoms. Today, this is true only for a
very small number of women. There has
been some progress in urban areas but
very little in rural areas. Forced
marriage, child trafficking, isolation,
self immolation, domestic violence, and
honour killings are only a few of the
issues Afghan women and girls face today.
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Afghan Women determined to learn / Lana Kristina Slezic, Canada
This image shows a group of school girls
in an abandoned building in Kabul. The
old Kabul Theatre, along with hundreds
of other buildings, was virtually
destroyed during the worst part of the
conflict in the city. Schools, hospitals,
ministries, mosques and thousands of
homes were literally flattened. After
the Taliban regime ended, many girls in
Kabul were able to return to school but
found only rubble. Determined to regain
the five years of education lost, with
the help of teachers and parents, they
set up schools wherever they could. At
the time this photograph was taken, the
old Kabul theatre had no windows or roof
but the girls continued to study despite
the cold wind and rain that blew through
their classrooms.
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Lebanon-Israel Conflict: Outpouring of Grief / Davide Monteleone, Italy
Bombing in a Muslim quarter in Tiro,
Lebanon. Israel has told the world that
it is targeting only Hezbollah, not
civilians. This photograph was taken in
Southern Lebanon in late July/early
August 2006. A female refugee carrying
all her worldly belongings cries out as
she flees the violence.
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The Bride's Price / Giovanni Marrozzini, Italy
Female Circumcision is a form of
violence that affects more than two
million girls every year. The victims
are usually between the age of four and
twelve years old. The practice is
usually carried out using rudimentary
tools, in unhygienic conditions and
without an anaesthetic. Resulting
infections often lead to death. The
girls who are victims of excision carry
the pain and side-effects of the
procedure with them for the rest of
their lives.
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