by dswen | Nov 23, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
In addition to my recent blog about FP2020, I wanted to share with you a short video message from Melinda Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Here she encourages partners to examine the data and evidence from their programmes as...
by dswen | Nov 13, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
According to the latest Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) progress report ‘Commitment to Action 2014-2015’, more women and girls than ever before are now voluntarily using modern contraceptives to delay or even avoid a pregnancy in the world’s poorest countries. Measured...
by Esayas Meskel | Nov 9, 2015 | Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
The expansion of the health sector infrastructures in Ethiopia over the past 17 years alone has pushed the country towards the ranks of the best health success stories in sub-Saharan Africa. Many health-focused NGOs, including ourselves at DSW, have expanded the scope...
by dswen | Oct 27, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
DSW welcomes the adoption today by Development Ministers of strong conclusions on the EU’s new Gender Action Plan 2016-2020. Meeting in Luxembourg, EU Development Ministers today endorsed the new Gender Action plan, which was published as a joint Staff Working...
by Esayas Meskel | Oct 26, 2015 | Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
A team of four DSW’s Board members, including one of its two founders, Mr. Dirk Rossmann along with other three associates led by Renate Baehr, Executive Director of DSW made a four-day long excursion from 17 to 21 October 2015 touring around DSW’s projects in...
by Diana Shuma | Oct 24, 2015 | Tanzania, Youth Empowerment
‘Family Planning is a priority to all humans who understand development…to have a manageable family is the root of development at family level,’ those were the opening remarks from DW Board member, Advocate Duncan Oola, during the Euro Leverage Project Dissemination...
