Portuguese actress and TV presenter Catarina Furtado is UNFPA ambassador. After travelling extensively through Africa, Catarina has always found “deep injustice and social inequalities”. Guinea-Bissau is the country that, in her view, best represents “total injustice” – and it’s precisely in that country that she is currently contributing for a project on child mortality and maternal health. According to Catarina, Guinea shows that one shouldn’t always rely on governments: “We must demand action from governments, but must also be aware that each one of us is also responsible for the society we live in”.

Audio interview in Portuguese