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A Model for Sustainable Energy, Ethiopia Offers Refugees Hope, Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia

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21.01.2019
by Roxana Adam
#Ethiopia, #Saudi Arabia, #Women's Rights
Photo: DSLRManu / Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Ethiopia allows almost 1 million refugees to live outside of camps, register births, attend schools, and have access to financial services such as bank accounts; thanks to a combination of technology, policy, and resources, Orkney now produces more electricity than it can use; and Saudi Arabia lifts men’s permission requirement for women’s maternal health decisions.

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21.01.2019
by Roxana Adam
#Ethiopia, #Saudi Arabia, #Women's Rights
Photo: DSLRManu / Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)
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