With biogas as a powerful catalyst, and with a concerted effort from government, innovators, investors, and communities, ...

Part of an ongoing series about women and challenges they face across the world. Sub-Saharan Africa often evokes images of conflict, famine, and disease. In many cases, women bear the brunt of the ...

Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the worst areas affected, according to UNESCO – roughly 21% of primary aged children are not in school, with that percentage increasing to 34% of lower ...

New research reveals a strong link between higher female education and lower fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Educated women are driving a shift toward smaller families and even influencing ...

However, in sub-Saharan Africa, that rate remains stubbornly high. Niger has the worst record in Africa, with 117.2 deaths per 1 000 live births. Globally, more children are surviving today than ever ...

Women in cities may be more prone to lose their jobs, whereas women in rural areas are more likely to be self-employed and face greater challenges to keeping their children in school. Regardless of ...

Studies have shown that a US$10 increase in a woman’s income improves the nutrition and health of her children by as much as a US$110 increase in a man’s income. [3] Yet women face numerous barriers ...

Sub-Saharan Africa has made steady progress in delivering lifesaving medication to adults, but young patients are harder to reach and 100,000 are dying of AIDS each year. Nancy Adhiambo, a mother ...

The latest food security and nutrition report shows that sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest prevalence of undernourishment, affecting at least 22.7% of the population.

Country-level data for Sub-Saharan Africa show that, in several countries, more than 40 percent of women have experienced IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) during their lifetime. When looking ...

How does education affect women's desire to have children? In a new study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), IIASA and the University of Vienna and the ...