By Adria Natalia Armbrister Can an emergency hotline service reduce violence against women? Colombia finds that it does: women who use the service are 37 percent less likely to report having suffered physical domestic violence and are 16 percent less likely to report having suffered psychological domestic violence. “On May 21, 2014 at around noon, I called the police … [Lee más...] about The 123 Mujer Hotline: Reducing Domestic Violence in Colombia
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Using job training to prevent teen pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
Greater self-esteem and opportunities can reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy. That is a lesson of a job training program advanced by the Youth and Employment Program in the Dominican Republic. The country has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Latin America and the Caribbean, with 104 births per 1,000 people between the ages of 15 and 19, almost equal to that of the … [Lee más...] about Using job training to prevent teen pregnancy in the Dominican Republic