by Shane O'Halloran | Feb 24, 2021 | Covid-19, Ethiopia, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Despite the ongoing hardships caused by current situation, DSW Ethiopia continued its commitment of providing young people with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. This was achieved by integrating COVID-19 prevention measures and tailored...
by Shane O'Halloran | Feb 5, 2021 | Empower, Female Empowerment, Youth, Youth Empowerment
It is shocking to imaging that even in 2021, over 200 million women worldwide are affected by Female Genital mutilation (FGM). What’s even worse is the knowledge that the number of cases are actually on the rise. According to the current World Population Report by the...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Nov 13, 2020 | Covid-19, Kenya, Youth
No one imagined their 2020 would look like this. This year has brought the unprecedented hurdle of the COVID-19 pandemic, restricting movement all across the globe and infecting millions, with the most vulnerable populations most at risk. For us at DSW, COVID-19 has...
by Philomena Marijani | Oct 26, 2020 | Advance, Tanzania, Youth
Youth champions representing different youth networks convened in October 23 to share experiences on implementing youth led SRH initiatives. The DSW Tanzania annual national youth exchange forum had youth leaders share experiences, lessons learnt and charting their...
by Eva Herrmann | Oct 23, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth, Youth Empowerment
In order to deliver effective advocacy on family planning (FP) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), a well-crafted organisational strategy – as well as an in-depth understanding of the surrounding advocacy ecosystem – is required. In...
by dswen | Apr 6, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
DSW remains as strong and committed as ever towards ensuring that young people living in countries where we work have access to sexual and reproductive health and rights information, services, and supplies. However, we cannot escape the stark reality that COVID-19...