Hoy publicamos columna en El País resumiendo mi segundo capítulo de la tesis, donde mostramos cómo la llegada de Internet está transformando comunidades en Nigeria y erosionando la práctica de la mutilación genital femenina. elpais.com/planeta-futu...

@jorgeghombrados @danielperezpa @danielperezpa.bsky.social @RiccardoCiacci shows that expansion of rapid internet ⬇️ prevalence of female genital mutilation in Nigeria, seemingly by shifting social norms to be more tolerant of premarital sexual activity

Wrapping up, we have Daniel Pérez - Parra, presenting his paper on the impact of a middle school expansion program on gendered-beliefs, women empowerment, and gender based violence in Senegal #OxCsae2025

Mi post de hoy en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social 👇🏼👇🏼 bsky.app/profile/nada...

Este centro era un refugio para niños con VIH en Kibera, el mayor barrio de chabolas de África. Hace ≈3 semanas, en la Casa Blanca se firmó un papel ante las cámaras diciendo disparates sobre 100M de preservativos para Hamás. Poco después, este centro cerró sin aviso, como tantos otros en África.

If the new U.S. administration shuts down DHS program as part of its anti-science/anti-academic agenda, it would trigger the largest data blackout in the history of dev. countries. There would be neither the funding nor the means to design meaningful, evidence-based policies.

I suppose my trial of speaking French fluently was a 1-hour harsh interrogation at a police station in a town between Benin and Togo.

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Two intense weeks in rural central and southern Nigeria conducting qualitative surveys with @jorgeghombrados —packed with valuable lessons for my research. Highlight? Finding my favorite anthropologist at a Domino's near the Cameroon border.

Two intense weeks in rural central and southern Nigeria conducting qualitative surveys with @jorgeghombrados —packed with valuable lessons for my research. Highlight? Finding my favorite anthropologist at a Domino's near the Cameroon border.