Over the course of one month, 9 media coming from different countries will take part in a 4-week digital editorial program designed to highlight and explore why women matter, and show concrete solutions to the challenges Women and Girls are confronted with everyday.
Women’s health is a human right. The situation of women’s health today in the world is deeply linked to women’s economic and education situation, from chilhood to aging life. What are the solutions created for this challenge ?
* Discovering Hands — blind women to detect breast cancer
What if blind women could detect breast cancer tumours at the earliest stages possible? Discovering Hands makes it real!
* Barbara Wildhaber, the Swiss Surgeon Saving the Tiniest of Lives
Each operation Barbara Wildhaber carries out is highly pressurised, but there are benefits. “As soon as I’ve finished an operation, I know that it’s what I want to be doing. The combination of technique, the meticulous nature of operations — where everything is on a bonsaï scale — and then the relationships with parents and the children… It fascinates me.”
Discover her story and testimony with the article by The Nation (EN) or L’Economiste Du Faso (FR)
* The Amader Gram Breast Program — Beating Breast Cancer in Bangladesh
Active since 2007, Amader Gram Breast Care e-Health Centre aims to provide expert medical assistance to any woman, regardless of her economic or social situation. “A big step towards treating cancer is to actually know about the prevalence of the disease and take action accordingly,” says Reza Salim, founder and director of the organisation.
Discover the organisation with the article by The Daily Star (EN) or Le Soleil (FR)
* Garance — Sexy Lingerie for Breast Cancer Survivors
The model in the poster is gorgeous, and so is her lingerie. Nothing would give away the fact that the bra was made to measure for a woman who had been operated on to treat breast cancer. This is the true story behind lingerie and swimwear brand Garance, which offers women who’ve had a mastectomy a glamourous range of garments to pick from.
More details of this inspiring project with the article by The Hindu (EN) or La Tribune de Genève (FR)
