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At the busy Basse Market, where traders move from stall to stall, and customers bargain for daily necessities, young foodstuff vendor Modou Jaiteh spends his days serving people from different communities. Surrounded by ...
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The busy sounds of traders bargaining and customers moving from stall to stall fill the air at Basse Market. Among the rows of fresh vegetables sits Jarri Bobo Camara, carefully arranging her produce while speaking passi...
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For generations, conversations about marriage, women’s wellbeing, and female genital mutilation (FGM) were rarely discussed openly among men in Basse Manneh Kunda. Many women suffered in silence while harmful traditions ...
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In the quiet community of Basse Manneh Kunda, conversations that were once considered impossible are now taking place openly among men and women, thanks to the growing influence of the Fathers Club. For Sainey Jatta, one...
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In the quiet communities of Basse Kabakama in eastern Gambia, conversations around women’s rights and harmful traditional practices have often remained behind closed doors. For many years, issues such as female genital m...
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