Self-defense, an essential tool for women living in Katanga, is a concept Hellen Baleke knows very well. In this slum — one of the largest in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city — boxing gives women the opportunity to learn a new skill and keeps them off the streets. “You have to fight if you want to survive,” says Baleke.

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