Fitiavana Miangaly: Giving Freedom of Choice to Teenagers in Madagascar

Mia, 24, grew up taught to believe sex is a dirty thing and sinful topic nobody should talk about. Luckily, her curiosity, education in Population and Development and contact with young pregnant women unable to abort, set her life goal and interest – with the help of UN and partnership with organisations working in Sexual and Reproductive Health domain, she managed to change the law in her country and give freedom of choice to women around the region. Most of all – she opened the doors of hope and possibilities for better life, something young ladies in Madagascar could only dream about four years ago.