Wil Davies has been a journalist and filmmaker for 14 years, working all over the world, from Papua New Guinea to Mongolia to Congo. Previously based in Kenya and Thailand, he now lives in Oxford, England, with his dog, partner and children. You can see more of his work at www.williamdaviesfilms.com and reach him on Twitter @WilwithoneL. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/william-davies/rss en Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:02:20 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/28/starved-and-beaten-the-cost-of-refusing-to-be-a-boko-haram-bomber https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/28/starved-and-beaten-the-cost-of-refusing-to-be-a-boko-haram-bomber Since 2009, Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped thousands of women and girls in Nigeria, some of whom are only escaping now. One survivor who managed to escape tells of how the terrorist group denied her food and beat her for refusing to become a suicide bomber. Crises & Conflicts Wed, 01 Nov 2017 03:00:17 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/01/life-will-never-be-as-it-used-to-be-nigerias-displaced-fear-return https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/01/life-will-never-be-as-it-used-to-be-nigerias-displaced-fear-return As Nigerians in the northeast begin to return home, photographer William Davies captures the stories of those stuck in an internal displacement camp who fear that ongoing Boko Haram violence makes it too risky to return. Gender-Based Violence Heroes Tue, 09 May 2017 12:38:24 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/05/09/the-man-who-sued-ghanas-government-to-help-domestic-abuse-survivors https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/05/09/the-man-who-sued-ghanas-government-to-help-domestic-abuse-survivors When Ghana passed its domestic violence law in 2007, it promised to set up a fund to help pay for survivors’ medical bills and establish women’s shelters. But that never happened. So private lawyer Martin Kpebu took the government to court – and won. Education Gender-Based Violence Solutions Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:11:52 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/27/education-helps-break-the-silence-around-domestic-violence-in-africa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/27/education-helps-break-the-silence-around-domestic-violence-in-africa Across Africa, domestic violence is the most prevalent form of violence against women and girls, but the authorities often see it as a family matter. Women’s groups say education is the key to helping survivors stand up to and report abuse when it happens. Health Heroes Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:00:20 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/14/video-saving-lives-bringing-u-k-skills-ghanas-young-surgeons https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/14/video-saving-lives-bringing-u-k-skills-ghanas-young-surgeons While his two breast cancer clinics help women in Ghana access lifesaving healthcare, Dr. Paul Ofori-Atta’s charity, MOTEC-Life, gives young Ghanaian surgeons access to some of the U.K.’s best doctors, so they can use their new skills to treat children back home. Crisis and Conflict Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:28:26 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/18/leading-call-men-play-part-family-planning https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/18/leading-call-men-play-part-family-planning When Dr. Charles Ochieng decided to get a vasectomy, he found few doctors in Nairobi who could perform the procedure. Since then, he has been on a mission to get more men to take a role in avoiding unplanned pregnancies and make family planning a family affair. Health Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:57:12 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/16/meet-ugandan-beauty-queen-living-hiv https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/16/meet-ugandan-beauty-queen-living-hiv Ugandan activist Sharifah Nalugo knows what it’s like to live a lie. But revealing her HIV status to her friends has helped her cope with the disease, and earned her the crown in a beauty pageant for young HIV-positive role models. Health Thu, 10 Nov 2016 05:00:45 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/10/video-doctor-wants-kenyan-men-learn-love-vasectomies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/10/video-doctor-wants-kenyan-men-learn-love-vasectomies As part of our “Choice and Change” series, we meet Dr. Charles Ochieng, who is on a mission to encourage more Kenyan men to have vasectomies and take an active role in family planning. And often that means busting myths about exploding testicles and frozen sperm. Reproductive Rights Solutions Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:00:32 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/10/20/video-tuk-tuks-two-tents-bring-health-services-ugandas-slums https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/10/20/video-tuk-tuks-two-tents-bring-health-services-ugandas-slums Our video series “Choice and Change” continues with a look at an innovative way to get family planning services to the women in Uganda’s overcrowded slums: tuk tuks loaded with sexual health supplies. Reproductive Rights Solutions Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:04:18 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/10/06/video-island-survives-thanks-smaller-families https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/10/06/video-island-survives-thanks-smaller-families In the first video of our series “Choice and Change,” which takes a closer look at family planning in the developing world, we visit an island on Lake Victoria where a radical project combining contraception and conservation has helped save a community. Politics and Policy Reproductive Rights Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:20:04 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/09/29/uganda-debates-abortion-bill-to-save-lives-and-money https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/09/29/uganda-debates-abortion-bill-to-save-lives-and-money An estimated 300,000 women get illegal, and often unsafe, abortions in Uganda every year, and almost 1,500 die as a result. But a proposed bill to decriminalize the procedure is being stalled by religious leaders and politicians. Health Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:50:23 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/09/21/childcare-crisis-for-mothers-in-nairobi-slums https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/09/21/childcare-crisis-for-mothers-in-nairobi-slums For women living in Kenya’s slums, lack of access to childcare can make going to work impossible. Those who can afford daycare struggle to find a place in overcrowded rooms packed with babies, while other mothers are forced to leave their children home alone.