Women who have been subjected to female genital mutilation often have severe complications during childbirth

In Uganda, teenage pregnancies are causing lots of suffering

The difficult birth of a law to improve the situation of traditional midwives in Guatemala

Natalia Bezhanishvili (20) from Georgia works as a volunteer for Grüne Liga Berlin

Godwin Drofenu from Togo is 22 years old and is working in a residential community for mentally handicapped people in Schwäbisch Gmünd

In Uganda, a landmine survivor helps fellow amputees to cope with their disability

According to UNICEF, supporting the world’s poorest children is twice as effective as supporting those who are less poor

26 years old Valerie Viban from Cameroon is doing his volunteer service at the Partnership with Africa Foundation in Potsdam

Hundreds of thousands of women are still dying during pregnancy or childbirth

Subhadra Kaul from India is 24 years old and has been volunteering in a refugee shelter in Cologne