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The Women and Earth Initiative (WORTH)

Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)

16-Jan-19 15:00

The Women and Earth Initiative (WORTH)

The Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) and the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) jointly launched an innovation programme and fund back in December 2018, in Katowice, Poland, to tackle the catastrophic impact of climate change on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights. Called WORTH - the Women and Earth Initiative - we find out more about this programme from Sivananthi Thanenthiran, the Executive Director of the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW).

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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