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International Women's Day 2008 |
Photo: Stephanie Barret/Internews
CHAD: She Speaks, She Listens is a weekly radio program created by Internews that regularly addresses sensitive issues of violence against women with the aim of improving attitudes and behaviors.
"I could not prevent this marriage, but if you help us inform people about the problems with this type of marriage, one day the situation will change. It will not benefit my daughter directly, but maybe my grandchildren and other women will be free one day, thanks to your program."
– Mother of Halima, a refugee from Darfur who was forced to get married and live with a man she had never met
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