International Women's Day 2014: Voices From the Field | MSF USA

International Women's Day 2014: Voices From the Field | MSF USA

 From Rhoda, 24 years old, in South Sudan: “I
was going to the health clinic in Bor town during my pregnancy. When we
had to flee the area, I ran for my life, but being eight months
pregnant, it was not easy. This was the toughest time of my
life. My husband was stuck in Juba and I was in the bush convinced I
was going to lose our child. One night, my mother and I got into one big
boat with 100 others crossing to Awerial county. ...The journey was
awful, lying in dirty water mixed with animal feces. When we arrived to
Minkaman, my mother found a small area with a few trees, big enough for
the two of us to settle. Soon I started having some persistent pains and
my mum helped me deliver a baby boy.” Today is International Women's
Day. Today and every day, thousands of women worldwide will leave their
homes to flee war or persecution. The fact that they are women makes
their ordeal even more harrowing. Read this and other stories: http://bit.ly/1fLR5fE