Voice of America: South Sudan Women Think Outside the Box

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

South Sudan Women Think Outside the Box Feb 7th 2013, 16:20 South Sudan is one of the worst places on the planet to be a woman.  With the highest maternal mortality rate in the world -- often due to forced or early marriage -- and the total lack of basic services in a country devastated by war, women have never had identity papers and control over their fate.  Slowly, aid agencies like the International Rescue Committee are trying to get women on the first rung of the ladder of independence through a unique banking system born out of a simple ... Media files: 14174E4F-10B4-43CF-B4C1-03562ED3F4AA_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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