by Brussels Communications | Feb 2, 2021 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
Today, the European Commission (EC) celebrates the symbolic launch of Horizon Europe. After more than three years of fierce negotiations, the 9th research and innovation framework programme is ready to begin but Horizon Europe still leaves some questions unanswered....
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Feb 1, 2021 | Covid-19, Youth Empowerment
Purity Kanana, 23, is a youth leader in Youth and Women Advocacy Network (YWAN), a youth organisation located in Meru County, Kenya. She is the latest Meru-based youth champion to speak to us about how COVID-19 has affected her community. How do you see family...
by dswen | Dec 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
In Kenya, as COVID-19 leads to an increase in unintended teenage pregnancies, we reached out and spoke with several young women facing their own uncertain futures. DSW will continue to work hard, now more than ever, to ensure that all young women and girls are...
by Brussels Communications | Dec 8, 2020 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
As we prepare to mark International Universal Health Coverage Day, the world remains in the grips of a global pandemic, which has taken millions of lives and is predicted to have pushed up to 115 million additional people into extreme poverty, according to the World...
by Brussels Communications | Dec 1, 2020 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
On December 1 every year, the world marks World AIDS Day, and each year, there’s a specific theme. Last year, the focus was on the difference that communities make, and Eddie Kimani, a DSW Youth Champion from Kenya highlighted the importance of community-level...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Nov 17, 2020 | Covid-19, Youth Empowerment
Ian Ndereba Mutua is a trained peer educator and a member of Youth and Women Advocacy Network (YWAN). He is also the president of the Students’ Union at Meru University located in Meru County, Kenya. He is the latest Meru County-based youth champion to speak to...