Global Publications Available Online

As of April 2023, “Our Bodies, Ourselves” has been adapted into 35 languages, most often in book form.

Online chapters (and, in some cases, full publications) are available in the following languages:

Ne Dhe Trupiynë, në Shekullin e ri

English Translation: We and Our Bodies in the New Century
Language: Albanian
Available online: 12 chapters in PDF format
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Al Mara wa Kayanha

Language: Arabic, for Palestinian women living in Israel
English Translation: Women and Their Bodies
Available online: 11 chapters in PDF format
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ՄԵՆՔ ՈՒ ՄԵՐ ՄԱՐՄԻՆԸ Մենք ու մեր մարմինը

English Translation: We and Our Body
Language:
Armenian
Available online: entire book in PDF format
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Aamaar Shastha, Aamaar Satta

English Translation: My Body, My Self
Language:
Bangla
Available online: The full book is available as a PDF file. You can also read each of the 18 chapters individually.
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بدن ما وجود ما

Translation: Our Body Is Ours
Language: Farsi
Available online: The first chapter to be adapted, Body Image, is available online.
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Notre Corps, Nous-Mêmes

English Translation: Our Bodies, Ourselves
Language: French
Available online: 3 excerpts, in PDF format
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Notre Corps, Notre Santé: La Sante Et La Sexualite Des Femmes En Afrique Subsaharienne

English Translation: Our Body, Our Health: Sub-Saharan Women’s Health and Sexuality
Language: French, for French-speaking Africa
Available online: 13 chapters in PDF format, plus preface in English
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Corps Accord: Guide de Sexualité Positive

English Translation: Body Consent: Positive Sexuality Guide
Language: French (for Canada)
Available online: the first 20 pages of the book
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Collectif Assiouar: Mon Corps Mon Choix

English Translation: My Body, My Choice
Language: French and Arabic, for Morocco
Available online: The full booklet is available online.
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Cover of Mon Corps Mon Choix, 2023 booklet from Collectif Assiouar

Nashim LeGufan

English Translation: Women and Their Bodies
Language: Hebrew
Available online: 3 chapters in PDF format, plus the full Hebrew adaptation is available online at the Women and Their Bodies website
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Afya Ya Uzazi and Mahusiano Na Magonjwa Ya Ngono

English Translation: Reproductive Health (Booklet 1) and Relationships and Sexual Transmitted Diseases (Booklet 2)
Language: Kiswahili
Available online: 11 chapters from the two booklets in PDF format
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Omubiri Gwaffe Bwe Bulamu Bwaffe

English Translation: Our Bodies, Ourselves
Language: Luganda
Available online: the entire booklet in PDF format
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Hamro Sharir, Hamro Ho

English Translation: Our Body, Ourselves
Language: Nepali
Available online: 10 chapters in PDF format, and the preface in English
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Nasze ciała, nasze życie

English Translation: Our Bodies, Our Lives
Language: Polish
Available online: 13 chapters in PDF format and the preface in English
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Nossos corpos por noěs mesmas

English Translation: Our Bodies for Ourselves
Language: Portuguese
Available online: The entire book is available online.

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Naša Tela, Mi

English Translation: Our Bodies, Ourselves
Language: Serbian
Available online: the entire book
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Vietnamese: 3 Volumes

Language: Vietnamese
Publication: Three-volume series:
Volume 1: Cơ thể & Đời sống Tình dục của Phụ nữ (2015)
English Translation: Women’s Body and Sexuality
Volume 2: Mang thai, Sinh đẻ và Sức Khoẻ Sinh sản (2015)
English Translation: Pregnancy, Childbirth and Reproductive Health
Volume 3: Những yếu tố tác động đến Sức khoẻ và Cuộc sống của Phụ nữ (2015)
English Translation: Factors Affecting Women’s Health and Life
Available online: all three booklets are available in PDF format
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Our Bodies, Ourselves Transformed Worldwide: A Collection of Prefaces from Culturally Adapted Translations of "Our Bodies, Ourselves"

Language: English

The OBOS global partners who translate and adapt Our Bodies, Ourselves into different languages often encounter enormous obstacles and unique experiences. You can read their stories in the individual prefaces to their books, which have been translated into English, or in “Our Bodies, Ourselves Transformed Worldwide,” a booklet with many of the prefaces.

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Our Bodies, Ourselves Transformado Mundialmente: Uma Coleção de Prefácios com traduçoes culturalmente adaptadas de "Our Bodies, Ourselves"