by Collins Baswony | Feb 25, 2016 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
By Dr. George Kamau The Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development is currently in the process of reviewing the Kenya school curriculum. This is a great opportunity to create a cultural and religiously sensitive age appropriate sexuality education curriculum for...
by Cecile Vernant | Feb 12, 2016 | Youth Empowerment
This article was originally published by EurActiv. Having been on the cusp of announcing an end to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa at the end of 2015, we have been plunged into another public health emergency as the scale and spread of the Zika virus has grown. As...
by dswen | Feb 5, 2016 | Youth Empowerment
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a horrific practice that causes undue pain, suffering and long term damage to women all over the world. As part of the lead-in to the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Unicef have released a report...
by Howard Akimala | Jan 15, 2016 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Kenya has made significant steps in family health indicators over the past five years as indicated in the just released Demographic Health Survey (KDHS). Results from the 2014 KDHS show a continued decline in the total fertility rate (TFR). Fertility decreased from...
by dswen | Jan 15, 2016 | Youth Empowerment
This interview originally appeared on Rural 21, The International Journal for Rural Development. To read the original, please read it here. Given the magnitude of the problem, spending on research into poverty-related and neglected tropical diseases is by far not...
by Diana Shuma | Dec 11, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
DSW Tanzania has been promoting availability of Youth Friendly Services (YFS) since it was established in Tanzania. Through capacity building for services providers, mentoring and availing health centers with youth corner DSW has contributed to increase access and...