by Nduta Waweru | Jun 17, 2022 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Childhood ought to come with innocence, freedom and playfulness. But this is not always the case. In many places across the world, children bear numerous burdens including violence and harmful practices that violate their fundamental rights and limit the enjoyment of...
by Esayas Meskel | May 30, 2022 | Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
DSW Ethiopia is triumphing in an environment that was not very open to NGO engagement until recent years, by hosting and engaging in a series of advocacy activities. Two high profile advocacy workshops took place on 12 and 13 May 2022 during which a regional advocacy...
by Nduta Waweru | May 28, 2022 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Menstrual health has been dogged by myths and misconceptions, some of which have made everything around the natural body processes taboo. The sad bit is that, because of this, many girls and women of reproductive age do not have a safe space to speak out about what...
by Nduta Waweru | May 20, 2022 | Kenya, Youth Empowerment
When Health Chief Administrative Secretary, Mercy Mwangangi, challenged various stakeholders to be innovative in creating solutions to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights issues, we heeded the call. We took time to do the research, create and design the...
by dswen | May 12, 2022 | Tanzania, Youth Empowerment
Naserian and Marian report from the youth clubs in Tanzania When Naserian first came to the youth club, she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. How could one speak so freely about things that were never spoken about in her culture, especially not by young and...
by dswen | Feb 23, 2022 | Tanzania, Youth Empowerment
Tanzania has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world. Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) and its partner organisations are working to ensure that girls and young women in East Africa can make their own decisions about their bodies and lead...