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    As the only nonprofit investigative news organization covering women globally, The Fuller Project offers a unique perspective, bringing untold stories to light. We work with journalists who are from the countries or regions where they report, and we center the experience of the women who tell us their stories, amplifying the authentic voices of those affected by systemic injustice.

    Kenya’s Labor Market Wasn’t Made for a Pandemic

    NAIROBI—For the past week, every morning, Akonya Shimeseru wakes up in her single-room home that she shares with her two children in Ongata Rongai, a town on the outskirts of Nairobi.
    by April Zhu, Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy. 

    Coronavirus Locks Down the Philippines, but Children Face Threat of Online Abuse

    Wearing pajamas and a pair of plastic slip-on shoes, the 12-year-old girl crouched in a doorway and texted a friend to say she’d run away. It was raining, and the mud stuck to her flip-flops…
    by Corinne Redfern

    When You’re Pregnant During a Pandemic

    On February 27, I summited Mount Kilimanjaro and immediately had a desperate urge to pee. I should have known then, squatting in the snow next to the sign marking the summit, that I was pregnant.…
    by Sophia Jones

    This article was originally published in The Atlantic. 

    ‘You Are Beautiful’: the Kenyan Beauty Parlour Serving Female Heroin Users

    Naima Said stands back and studies her handiwork. “Not quite,” the self-taught beauty therapist mumbles, her forehead furrowed in frustration. Then she delicately dabs her client’s eyelid with a squishy makeup sponge. She’s not finished…
    by Angela Oketch, Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in The Guardian. 

    Meet Beauty Therapist Saving Female Heroin Addicts

    Housed in the Reachout Centre Trust, which helps Mombasa residents fight drug addiction, it opened last year with a view to attracting more female users to its services that include HIV testing, counselling, methadone treatment…
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in The Daily Nation. 

    In Afghanistan, Climate Change Complicates Future Prospects for Peace

    Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, and one of the least equipped to handle what’s to come.
    by Sophia Jones

    This article was originally published in National Geographic. 

    The Movement Tackling Sexual Harassment at Kenya’s Universities

    Diana perched on a brown bench in one of Nairobi University's large lecture theatres, twisting her fingers into pretzel-like shapes. She scanned the room. To her left, students waited eagerly to hear her story. To…
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was published in partnership with The Nation and Al Jazeera. 

    The World’s Mothers Are Watching Ever More Babies Die of Starvation

    When 14-year-old Wounaba first found out that she was pregnant, she was excited—until the fear kicked in.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy. 

    Gender Activists in a March Dubbed Usawa Demand Action Against GBV, Youth Empowerment, Women Land Rights

    The march dubbed Usawa kicked-off at Uhuru Park’s freedom corner to President’s Uhuru Kenyatta’s office at Harambee House, where they delivered a petition on gender equality.
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in The Daily Nation. 

    Childhood Lost in Darkness

    With weak protections against child marriage, Bangladesh has been named one of the most dangerous countries where girls can grow up in the world.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in The Dhaka Tribune. 

    Trafficked Nepali, Indian Women Repatriated

    Five women from Nepal and India who had been trafficked into the country were repatriated to their home countries this week.
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in The Daily Nation. 

    One-Fifth of Women Don’t Know if Abortion Is Illegal in Kenya, New Study Shows

    A new study by Marie Stopes Kenya showed that 20.7 per cent of women seeking abortion services in Nairobi “do not know” whether the process is illegal.
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in The Daily Nation. 

    African Men Try Leading the Fight to Stop Sexual Violence

    When SP le Roux began to think about the sexual violence epidemic in his home country of South Africa, he put his background as an electrical engineer and inventor to work.
    by Jillian Keenan

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy. 

    SEA Games: Foreign Tourist Surge to Philippines Sees Rising Risk of Sex Trafficking

    There has been a surge in tourists to locations of the Southeast Asian Games this year. Thousands of women could be facing increased sexual abuse.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in The South China Morning Post.

    Meet University Student ‘Counting Dead Women’ Around Kenya

    When she is not at university, Audrey Mugeni is updating her spreadsheet. Every month, she adds more names. In one column, a grim question needs answering: ‘What killed this woman?’
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was originally published in The Daily Nation. 

    In Philippine Red-Light District, an Uphill Struggle to Battle Trafficking and Abuses

    The Philippines sex industry and potential for continued exploitation is indirectly aided by legislative loopholes and indifference from authorities.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in The Washington Post. 

    ‘Dumped Babies Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg’: The Deadly Consequences of Curbing Reproductive Rights

    Abortions are illegal in Kenya. Every day, 320 women are hospitalised – and seven die – as a result of dangerous ‘quack’ abortions in Kenya.
    by Louise Donovan, Nasibo Kabale

    This article was published in partnership with The Nation and The Telegraph.

     

     

    Bangladesh’s Child Marriage Problem Is the World’s Human Trafficking Crisis

    Approximately 52 percent of girls in Bangladesh are coerced into marriage as children and left without the support they need to protect themselves.
    by Corinne Redfern

    This article was originally published in Foreign Policy. 

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