Lake Victoria is our planet’s largest tropical lake—stretching for more than 200 miles. On its shores, 8 out of 10 people rely on fishing and agriculture for their survival and income. But families are struggling.
People here are among the poorest and most food insecure in all of East Africa. To make matters worse, overfishing and environmental degradation have contributed to a steep drop in the native fish population—from more than 80% of the lake’s fish biomass to less than 1%.
Could access to sexual and reproductive health services—including contraception—turn this around?
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