Winner of Plan International-supported One World Media ‘Women’s solutions reporting’ award announced

Sanket Jain has been named winner of the One World Media ‘Women’s solutions reporting’ award for a story about Indian healthcare workers using WhatsApp to reduce maternal mortality rates. In India, health care workers are using WhatsApp to prevent maternal mortality. Photo credit: Sanket Jain. Recently, One World Media celebrated the winners of this year’s Awards. This Awards season brought a wide range of stories from around the world. A total of 60 judges have made their selections across 15 categories including the ‘Women’s solutions reporting’ award sponsored by the…

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Plan International Sweden urged women worldwide to be #absentforgirls on May 28th

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, Monday May 28th, Plan International Sweden highlighted the fact that millions of girls cannot go to school during their periods. Plan urged women worldwide to be #absentforgirls in social media as an act of solidarity. They asked the public to Share the above image on May 28th and explain why they will be absent from social media during this day: Today, on Menstrual Hygiene Day, I am  #absentforgirls as an act of solidarity with the millions of girls who are forced to stay home from school…

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