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  • HIV/AIDS awareness poster at SFH peer education workshop, Nigeria.

    HIV and AIDS prevention in Nigeria

    Asabe Sambo conducts peer to peer education work with groups who are highly vulnerable to HIV infection, using media outputs produced by the BBC World Service Trust. This is her story.  Read more
  • Caroline Nursey

    Incoming Director, Caroline Nursey

    Caroline Nursey joins the BBC World Service Trust this month from Oxfam GB where she held a range of Director-level roles based both at HQ and in the field  Read more
  • International Women's Day AFP/Getty

    International Women's Day 2009

    We mark a global day of celebration of women's achievements and advocacy for gender equality, featuring work in Afghanistan, India and Ethiopia.  Read more
  • Street scene, Kabul, Afghanistan

    Old City, New Dreams

    An urban radio drama targeted at audiences living in rapidly expanding urban areas is the latest production from BBC Afghan Education Projects (AEP).   Read more

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