(2012) On Aug. 8, 2012, Sara Rasmussen-Tall, USAID's Social Protection Unit Leader in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), presented at a Brown Bag organized by the IGWG Gender-Based Violence Task Force on the challenges and successes encountered in her work providing support to DRC's survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
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(August 2002) Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age (ages 15 to 44) in less developed countries.
(2010) Net worth—the difference between total savings and assets, and the amount of debt owed—is an important metric to assess a family's economic well-being.
(2006) Two important demographic trends have reshaped the typical person's life dramatically over the past century: Increasing longevity and the shrinking number of children per family.
(2010) Perhaps the greatest satisfaction for a journalist is to see one's reporting produce positive change. Journalists are the link between policymakers and the public, and their role as watchdog is to monitor the actions of government and hold those in charge accountable.
