by dswen | May 23, 2019 | Advance, Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health
Today (May 23) is the United Nations’ International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Although relatively unknown in the West, Obstetric Fistula is a hugely distressing condition that affects two to three million women and girls in Africa and Asia,...
by dswen | May 20, 2019 | Empower, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
With a recent study showing that men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by antiretroviral drugs had no chance of infecting their partner, it would be easy to think that the hard work in overcoming the HIV epidemic is over. However, as the ‘State of African...
by dswen | Apr 4, 2019 | Empower
As part of our celebrations for International Women’s Day throughout the month of March, our Brussels team was delighted to welcome Rodah Lochale to Brussels at the end of March. Rodah is a DSW youth champion from the West Pokot region of Kenya, and has spent...
by Collins Baswony | Mar 19, 2019 | Empower, Kenya
DSW partner counties in Kenya are investing in family planning, a budget analysis conducted by Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) shows. The budget analysis examined the Budget Policy Statements (BPS), Programme Based Budgets, County Implementation Reports, as...
by dswen | Feb 6, 2019 | Empower, Enhance
Today (February 6) in Brussels, we’re launching our new landmark report on the EU’s support for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. Get a sneak peek of what’s in the report now! In many African countries, young people are...
by Collins Baswony | Jan 25, 2019 | Empower, Enhance, Kenya
DSW staff Samuel Gathondu at a training event with young people in Nairobi. DSW empowers the youth in Kenya to create demand for and access to health information, services and supplies for the youth, including access to youth friendly family planning services On World...