by Esayas Meskel | Sep 20, 2021 | Ethiopia, Youth
Home to one of the largest youth populations in Africa, Ethiopia marked International Youth Day (IYD) on August 12, 2021 for the eighteenth consecutive year. Twelve days later, DSW Ethiopia hosted a half-day panel discussion in commemoration of the day. Forty-five...
by Esayas Meskel | Sep 6, 2021 | Ethiopia, Female Empowerment
At a biannual review meeting, DSW teamed up with regional stakeholders, some of whom are currently members of the legislative bodies, to advocate against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The half-day workshop, which took place on July 2, 2021, at the Sapphire...
by Esayas Meskel | Aug 23, 2021 | Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
In July, an inception workshop for the project ‘Enhancing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Livelihood Prospects’ of youth was held at a DSW youth development training center. The team discussed the detailed implementation modality of the four-year project...
by Esayas Meskel | Mar 11, 2021 | Anniversary, Covid-19, Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
While observing Covid restriction measures, more than sixty stakeholders came together to help launch a newly extended project in Ethiopia. During the launch, a brief pause was arranged to honor DSW’s 30th anniversary. This event spells the first (of many!)...
by Shane O'Halloran | Feb 24, 2021 | Covid-19, Ethiopia, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Despite the ongoing hardships caused by current situation, DSW Ethiopia continued its commitment of providing young people with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. This was achieved by integrating COVID-19 prevention measures and tailored...
by Esayas Meskel | Nov 3, 2020 | Ethiopia, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
DSW presented its experiences at an advocacy workshop that it organised in collaboration with the Planning and Economic Development Commission of the Oromiya Regional State. The two-day workshop took place in Adama, 80 miles southeast of Addis Ababa, and called for...