by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Feb 24, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Ronald Nsubuga, a Youth Champion and Peer Facilitator from Kakubansiri Village, Mityana District did not believe he had the potential to stand in front of his peers and talk to them about SRH issues. He had little confidence in himself. But all this changed when he...
by Esayas Meskel | Feb 20, 2020 | Advance, Enhance, Ethiopia, Youth, Youth Empowerment
In Ethiopia, the word ‘advocacy’ was taboo for many years. It was sugarcoated in alternative terminologies in an attempt to dodge the wrath of the Ethiopian government, which imposed a penal code against civil society organizations (CSOs) and NGOs in the...
by Collins Baswony | Feb 14, 2020 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Sheila Chepkoech, 17, sat for her 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education at Kapkeben Secondary School in Uasin Gishu, balancing between the exam schedule and motherhood. Sheila says she had no knowledge about how to avoid unintended pregnancy. “I never heard of...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Feb 6, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Stand with us if you agree that this harmful practice – a human rights violation with long-lasting effects on women and girls’ physical and mental health – must be eliminated. It is...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 27, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Each year, an estimated 50,000-100,000 women all over the world are affected by obstetric fistula, an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum caused by prolonged obstructed labour. Obstructed labour, which can last up to six or...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 24, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Education, highlighting the role of education as a public good that is central to humanity’s well-being and sustainable development. In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 40% of girls complete lower secondary school. Their right...
