by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 29, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth
For every ten women aged 20-24 in Sub-Saharan Africa, four are married before the age of 18. In countries with high levels of child marriage, there are high rates of adolescent births and maternal deaths. More than half of the world’s maternal deaths occur in...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 27, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Each year, an estimated 50,000-100,000 women all over the world are affected by obstetric fistula, an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum caused by prolonged obstructed labour. Obstructed labour, which can last up to six or...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 24, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Education, highlighting the role of education as a public good that is central to humanity’s well-being and sustainable development. In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 40% of girls complete lower secondary school. Their right...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 16, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
At the heart of the Right By Her campaign are four rights areas: Gender-based violence against women (GBV), Harmful practices (in particular child marriage and FGM), Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and HIV & AIDS. Gender-based violence against...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 6, 2020 | Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Happy New Year from all of us at DSW! 2019 was a momentous year, and not just because it marked the end of a decade. From the European Parliament elections in May to the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 in November, which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the International...
