by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Dec 31, 2019 | Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health
The Maputo Protocol, the historic protocol on women and girls’ human rights in Africa and beyond, was adopted in 2003 and came into force in 2005. The value of the Maputo Protocol lies in its direct references to vulnerable and marginalised groups, including...
by Shane O'Halloran | Nov 11, 2019 | Advance, Brussels, Empower, Enhance, Female Empowerment, Foster, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: For those of you at the Nairobi Summit over the coming days, I hope you will join us at our concurrent session: Showcasing and Celebrating African Achievements: Cairo to Addis Ababa to Nairobi and Beyond Date: Wednesday, Nov. 13 Time: 3-4:30 pm...
by Shane O'Halloran | Nov 11, 2019 | Empower, Female Empowerment, Youth, Youth Empowerment
I am, of course, referring to the ground-breaking International Conference on Population and Development that took place in Cairo in 1994. At this event, 179 governments reached an unparalleled consensus that population policy must be based on the human right to...
by Brussels Communications | Nov 8, 2019 | Advance, Brussels, Empower, Enhance, Female Empowerment, Foster, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
FULFILLING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE DSW commits to creating demand for and access to health information, services and supplies and economic empowerment for youth. Through programmes, partnerships and advocacy, DSW will reach...
by Philomena Marijani | Nov 7, 2019 | Empower, Enhance, Female Empowerment, Tanzania, Youth Empowerment
Girls in Arusha District Council are at the front line to prevent Gender Based Violence (GBV) through an initiative supported by DSW Tanzania. Through a girls empowerment Project a total of 131 peer educators are engaged in community development activities and...
by Brussels Communications | Oct 3, 2019 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Championing girls’ rights – from Moi University, Kenya to Brussels. “Congratulations Mercy Kioko, you have been selected to pursue a degree in Community Health Education, Nursing Administration and Research in Moi University – College of Health Sciences”....