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Alice House visited by Messi and the President of the Republic
19 July 2015
We are proud that our living space was visited yesterday by Messi and the President of the Republic to survey the building work in progress! Thank you for your encouragement; it reinforces our engagement in the fight against cancer in Gabon.See the pictures
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Female cancer screening awareness campaign at Cap Esterias
03 July 2015
Since yesterday, FSBO and the Ministry of Health have been conducting a mobilisation, information and awareness campaign at the health centre in Cap Esterias in order to promote early screening of breast and cervical cancers. Thanks to all the medical team, gynaecologists, midwives and nurses, who have…
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Workshop - breast and cervical cancer screening activities
01 July 2015
In order to spur on the breast and cervical cancer screening activities, FSBO together with the Ministry of Health yesterday organised a workshop which took place at the CHUA (University Hospital), and brought together the heads of healthcare centres and major screening and diagnostic…
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IWD Report
29 June 2015
Congratulations and thanks to all the volunteers who supported us last week to deliver information, awareness and advice to you on questions relating to the rights of widows and orphans.In total, 3,200 people of which 1,179 were men and 2,021 were women were involved in…
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IWD leaflet 2015
25 June 2015
47% of widows fall victim to abuse and dispossession. Only 21% access what their rights afford them. Widows have rights, we must respect them.See the leaflet
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IWD 2015: Legal and administrative consultations
25 June 2015
For the second day of our FREE legal and administrative consultations, the FSBO team was at Owendo town hall.In total: 708 IWD ribbons were handed out; 989 information leaflets were distributed; 989 people were reached out to by the awareness campaign (371 men and 618 women), 86 of whom were…
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IWD 2015 – The SAMBA family
23 June 2015
Today, the Samba family finds itself confronted with a scene, which unfortunately, is only too common in Gabon: that of the dispossession and abuse of widows and orphans. Faced with this situation, they decide to take the bull by the horns. Discover how! Today, it is their neighbour……
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International Widows Day (IWD) 2015: The video
23 June 2015
Today Audrey is sad. Her family will never be the same again… What about you? What would you have done if you had been her? widows have rights, we must respect them! To view the official photo gallery for IWD, click here
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Visit of work in progress on Alice's House
16 June 2015
We are hard at work refurbishing Alice's House Yesterday, the FSBO team went to survey the work in order to fully measure the reality of this project dear to our hearts. Alice House will enable the welcome, accomodation , counselling and support free charge…
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