by dswen | Jul 7, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
We would like to share with you some of the amazing successes we have had with this programme over the past year. DSW established the Youth-to-Youth Initiative (Y2Y) in 1999 to address the needs of young people aged 10 to 24 in East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya,...
by dswen | Jun 24, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
Did you know that women account for 40% of the work place but are the most discriminated? According to the World Bank, women and girls are often trapped in vulnerable jobs, have lower pay and weak social security, and quite often face little chance of promotion. To...
by Julie Najjunju | Jun 24, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
13th June is a memorable day in the lives of women and girls in Kisoko Sub County, Tororo district. They were blessed to host Lambert Grijns, Ambassador for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) & HIV & AIDS of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign...
by Esayas Meskel | Feb 26, 2015 | Ethiopia, Youth Empowerment
A two-day long bi-annual Packard’s Grantees meeting was hosted by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation in Addis Ababa on 23 and 24 February 2015 at Hilton Hotel. Being one of the invited panelists, DSW was represented by Feyera Assefa, interim country director of...
by dswen | Jan 14, 2015 | Youth Empowerment
Traditionally, religious practice, faith-based organisations and and sexual health and prevention education rarely meet. But, according to DSW’s Angela Mutegi, this is an out-date view of this relationship. Angela coordinates the communication activities of the...