by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Sep 25, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Tomorrow, September 26, is World Contraception Day. Launched in 2007 by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, WCD’s mission is to amplify awareness of contraception, enable youth to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and build a future...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Aug 18, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
DSW is part of the Right By Her campaign, a unique coalition of youth-serving organisations, faith organisations, feminist groups and SRHR activists from across Africa and Europe. The campaign works across Africa to improve the realities of women and girls in Africa...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Aug 14, 2020 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
On Wednesday, the Githurai Youth Empowerment Centre in Githurai, Nairobi County, Kenya celebrated International Youth Day and hosted a panel to discuss vital issues affecting youth in Kenya, namely teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment, and access to family planning...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Aug 12, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
To mark International Youth Day 2020, we are celebrating our four recent interviewees in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, all of whom are devoted to empowering youth and extending youth education on SRHR issues in their community. This year’s theme, Youth Engagement for Global...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Aug 4, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Joyce Wanjiru, 29, is the current Miss Kibera, the annual contest held in Kibera to recognise young leaders in the community. She runs the Beyond the Scars mentorship programme where she talks to and mentors young people on sexual and reproductive health and rights...