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Podcast
Consent
Reproductive Anatomy
የስነ ተዋልዶ አካላት (ገላ)
Podcast
Puberty
Puberty
ጉርምስና እና የመራቢያ ዕድሜ (ያኔ ልጅ እያለን)
Podcast
STIs & HIV
STIs Explained
የአባላዘር በሽታ (ህመመን)
Podcast
Contraception
Contraception
የወሊድ መከላከያ (ታገሰኝ)
Podcast
Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Its Risks
እርግዝና እና አደጋዎቹ (አንድም ሰው እንዳይቀር)
Podcast
Postpartum
Miscarriage and Postpartum Depression
ፅንስ መጨንገፍ እና ድህረ ወሊድ ድብርት (ዘም)
Podcast
Consent
Informed Consent
በመረጃ የተደገፈ ፈቃደኝነት (ፍቅር)
Podcast
Abortion
Abortion and Other Options
ውርጃ እና ሌሎች አማራጮች (አይዞሽ)
Podcast
Fertility
Infertility
መሃንነት (ተው በሉት)
Podcast
Safety and GBV
Sexual Harassment
ጾታዊ ትንኮሳ (ፍታኝ ክፍል 1)
Podcast
Safety and GBV
Sexual Assault
ጾታዊ ጥቃት (ፍታኝ ክፍል 2)
Podcast
Consent
Sexual and Reproductive Health Wrap Up
የስነ ተዋልዶ ጤና ማጠቃለያ
Podcast
Consent
Sexual Pressure
የወሲብ ጫና
Podcast
Puberty
Understanding Intersex
ኢንተርሴክስ ምንድን ነው?
Podcast
Menstrual Health
Fear of Gynecology Visits
የማህፀን ሐኪም ጋር የመሄድ ፍርሃት
Podcast
Safety and GBV
Catcalling Culture Part 1
የጎዳና ትንኮሳ ባህል ክፍል 1
Podcast
Safety and GBV
Catcalling Culture Part 2
የጎዳና ትንኮሳ ባህል ክፍል 2
Podcast
Safety and GBV
Harmful Practices and SRH
ጎጂ ልማዳዊ ድርጊቶች እና የስነ ተዋልዶ ጤና
Podcast
Consent
Masculinity Part 1
ወንድነት ክፍል 1
Podcast
Consent
Masculinity Part 2
ወንድነት ክፍል 2
Podcast
Mental Health
Sexual Dysfunction
የወሲብ እክሎች
Podcast
Mental Health
Erectile Dysfunction
ስንፈተ ወሲብ
Podcast
Safety and GBV
Domestic Violence
የቤት ውስጥ ጥቃት
Podcast
STIs & HIV
Safe Sex
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ወሲብ
Podcast
Consent
Season 2 Wrap Up
የሁለተኛው ዙር ማጠቃለያ
THE FILM
አዲስ አማርኛ ፊልም ስለ ኤች አይ ቪ | Now: New Ethiopian Short Film on HIV
Ahun, the Amharic word for Now, is a 15 minute short film made for World AIDS Day 2025 in support of the UNAIDS campaign #NowMoreThanEver. Told through the eyes of an Ethiopian OB-GYN, it follows two women whose stories show both the progress made against HIV…
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Research
Mental Health
What the evidence says about youth mental health, and why support works
ስለ ወጣቶች የአእምሮ ጤና ማስረጃው ምን ይላል፣ እና ድጋፍ ለምን ይሰራል
Research
Consent
What the evidence says about consent education and healthy relationships
ስለ ፈቃድ ትምህርትና ጤናማ ግንኙነቶች ማስረጃው ምን ይላል
Factsheet
Consent
Consent and healthy relationships: the key facts
ፈቃድና ግንኙነቶች፡ ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች
Blog
Consent
Consent, in plain words: what a yes really means
ፈቃድ በቀላል ቃላት፡ አዎ ማለት ምን ማለት ነው
Research
Abortion
What the evidence says about safe abortion care
ስለ ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ፅንስ ማቋረጥ ማስረጃው ምን ይላል
Factsheet
Abortion
Abortion care in Ethiopia, the calm facts
ፅንስ ማቋረጥ በኢትዮጵያ — መሠረታዊ መረጃ
Blog
Abortion
You deserve accurate information and no judgement
ፅንስ ማቋረጥ — ትክክለኛ መረጃ እና ያለ ፍርድ
Research
STIs & HIV
What the evidence says about STI testing, early treatment, and HIV care today
ስለ የወሲብ በሽታ ምርመራ፣ ቀደም ብሎ ስለሚደረግ ህክምና እና ስለ ዛሬ ኤችአይቪ እንክብካቤ ማስረጃው ምን ይላል
Factsheet
STIs & HIV
STIs and HIV, the key facts
የወሲብ በሽታዎች እና ኤችአይቪ ዋና ዋና መረጃዎች
Blog
STIs & HIV
STIs and HIV, explained simply and without fear
የወሲብ በሽታዎች እና ኤችአይቪ በቀላል አማርኛ
Research
Pregnancy
What the evidence says about early antenatal care for young mothers
ስለ ወጣት እናቶች ቀደምት የቅድመ-ወሊድ ክትትል ማስረጃው ምን ይላል
Factsheet
Pregnancy
Pregnancy at a glance: trimesters, check-ups, and danger signs
እርግዝና በአጭሩ፡ ደረጃዎች፣ ክትትል እና የአደጋ ምልክቶች
Blog
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, trimester by trimester
እርግዝና፣ ከወር ወደ ወር
Research
Contraception
What the evidence says about contraception access for young people
ለወጣቶች የወሊድ መቆጣጠሪያ ተደራሽነት ላይ ማስረጃው ምን ይላል
Factsheet
Contraception
Contraception methods at a glance
የወሊድ መቆጣጠሪያ ዘዴዎች በአጭሩ
Blog
Contraception
Contraception options, a plain-language guide
የወሊድ መቆጣጠሪያ አማራጮች, ቀላል መመሪያ
Research
Menstrual Health
What the evidence says about menstrual health, period poverty, and stigma
ስለ ወርሃዊ ጊዜ ጤና፣ የወርሃዊ ጊዜ ድህነት እና መገለል ማስረጃው ምን ይላል
Factsheet
Menstrual Health
Menstrual health, the basics
ወርሃዊ ጊዜ ጤና፣ መሰረታዊ ነጥቦች