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It's Young Girls and Women on the Front Lines of the Ebola Crisis

(Originally published in The Huffington Post - October 31, 2014)


As in most emergencies, girls in Sierra Leone serve as primary care givers and providers in their families. They are at the frontline of the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak but invisible in the national response — receiving little or no protection, recognition or support. Youth programs, government policy and interventions — under normal circumstances — typically bury or exclude girls. (Photo: Frances M. Ginter/Getty)

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