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In celebration of Father’s Day we have invited members of our staff and network to reflect on their experiences having or being a father and or a father figure and how that has impacted their work supporting women and girls.

Robert de Leon takes us back to 2013 the year he got married and shortly after discovering the surprising news this newly wedded husband is about to become a father! A momentous occasion filled with joy and happiness! But soon after weighed down by sadness as an emergency visit to the hospital, Robert and his wife, Emily, experience one of the most difficult moments newly expectant parents fear. Yet, as Robert shares this moment, there is a powerful message of renewed celebration and, most of all, strength and hope he finds as a husband and a father.