As an MSF nurse activity manager in Abyei, South Sudan, Awa Abdou is responsible for training volunteers, screening for malnutrition, and supplying vital medication to the community. MSF is the only health unit in Abyei where patients can access medical care.
“No matter how shaky the roads, no matter how vast the distance to reach patients, it is the joy and relief on the faces of those we serve that fuels our humanitarian work,” says Awa.
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Fatima is the first and only woman e-rickshaw driver in Jahangirpuri, Delhi. Since 2016, she’s connected survivors of sexual and gender-based violence to vital services with her e-rickshaw. Fatima uses her community knowledge and lived experience as a survivor of sexual and gender-based violence to help women and other people who might be hesitant to seek the care they need.
"A lot of times these women and young ladies have expressed their interest in learning to drive an e-rickshaw like me and being financially independent,” Fatima said. “I see the glimmer of hope in their eyes when they see a woman dropping and receiving them."
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Julie Papango is a clinical laboratory scientist. On her assignments with MSF, she has faced difficulty gaining entry to various countries as a trans woman due to being unable to change the gender marker on her legal documents from her home country of the Philippines.
“Access to safe passage is as essential as access to gender-affirming care,” said Julie, who, despite the significant barriers she faced while traveling, has helped MSF set up laboratories in Cambodia, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
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Kira Smith has delivered babies as an MSF midwife in refugee camps in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. She’s had the experience of not being seen as a legitimate health care provider because she is not a doctor—but she stays motivated knowing that she can inspire others to pursue their passions just as she has.
“I’m motivated by just knowing that something I can do will empower another person and those ripples keep going,” she said. “And I’m motivated by the people I’ve met in the world and the relationships that grow.”
These are the stories of just a handful of women who are instrumental to MSF’s ability to deliver care where it’s needed most. Ahead of International Women’s Day, learn more about how your support is helping MSF close gaps in women’s access to health care >>
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