Women and Girls contributor: Sarita Santoshini Sarita Santoshini is an independent journalist based in Assam, India, reporting on human rights, development and gender issues. She can be reached on Twitter @ssantoshini. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/sarita-santoshini/rss en In Northern Uganda, Male Mentors Spread the Word on Family Planning Gender-Based Violence Reproductive Rights Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:20:00 +0000 Sarita Santoshini https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2018/01/22/in-northern-uganda-male-mentors-spread-the-word-on-family-planning https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2018/01/22/in-northern-uganda-male-mentors-spread-the-word-on-family-planning A hundred men in Acholi region have been trained to advocate for family planning, by spreading awareness and counselling other men on the health and financial benefits of respecting their wives’ rights to help make decisions on when and how many children they have. Assam Floods Drive Trafficking, Child Marriage and Women’s Ill-Health Crisis and Conflict Health Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:36:22 +0000 Sarita Santoshini https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/27/assam-floods-drive-trafficking-child-marriage-and-womens-ill-health https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/27/assam-floods-drive-trafficking-child-marriage-and-womens-ill-health In Assam, northeast India, annual flooding can be disastrous for women and girls. Women lose access to adequate sanitation and maternal healthcare, while girls are forced into child labor or marriage to make ends meet.