by Collins Baswony | Jul 3, 2019 | Advance, Kenya, Youth Empowerment
2018 marked an important milestone for our work in Kenya. It was the first year of delivering our 2018 – 2022 strategic plan. In 2018, our budget advocacy work scored some important goals. In our bid to secure more and better domestic family planning funds, we...
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 Esayas Meskel | Oct 6, 2016 | Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
World Contraception Day in Ethiopia took place for this first time ever this year, and DSW were right in the thick of the action. On September 26, 2016, a half full day of intensive panel discussion was held at DSW Youth Development Training Center in Debrezeit...
by Imali Ngusale | Oct 5, 2016 | Youth Empowerment
In July, I had the privilege of visiting the DSW Office in Brussels with the aim of obtaining a comprehensive induction on EU advocacy, EU Budget instruments, and consultations with the representatives from the EU Member States so to advocate for the inclusion of...
by Katja Tielemann | Oct 4, 2016 | Youth Empowerment
The Global Fund replenishment conference was recently held in Montreal. DSW’s Katja Tielemann was on the ground for the proceedings. Here’s her take. At the conclusion of the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to fight Aids,...
by Collins Baswony | Sep 27, 2016 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Youth family planning champions mobilised their peers and communities to observe World Contraception Day 2016 in Kenya. The family planning champions, trained and supported by Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW), worked with other stakeholders to plan and...