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...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Nov 10, 2020 | Covid-19, Youth Empowerment
Fariah Lalaikipiani, 22, is a member of the organisation I Choose Life Africa. She is the latest Meru County-based youth champion to speak to us about how COVID-19 has affected her community. What is your view of family planning? Family planning is significant because...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Nov 6, 2020 | Covid-19, Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Ibrahim Abdulaziz Adan is a member of the organisation Youth and Women Advocacy Network (YWAN) in Meru County, Kenya. He spoke with us about how COVID-19 has affected his community. In your opinion, what is the value of family planning? Family planning is one way that...
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...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Oct 30, 2020 | Covid-19, Kenya, Youth Empowerment
How has your life changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic? The reason why I joined these organisations is that I like to grow and meet with different people, and what has changed in my life since the beginning of this pandemic is that it has affected my...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Oct 27, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Over 60% of Africa’s population is under 25 years old. That makes it the world’s youngest region! Advancing access to family planning for young women and girls is consistently shown to elevate society and lead to significant economic gains. Family planning has made...