by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Feb 1, 2021 | Covid-19, Youth Empowerment
Purity Kanana, 23, is a youth leader in Youth and Women Advocacy Network (YWAN), a youth organisation located in Meru County, Kenya. She is the latest Meru-based youth champion to speak to us about how COVID-19 has affected her community. How do you see family...
by Brussels Communications | Jan 27, 2021 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Only by investing in the empowerment of women and youth can the future partnership between the European Union (EU) and Africa succeed in driving sustainable, people-centered progress on both continents. And at DSW we are happy the Development Committee of the European...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Dec 18, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Happy (almost) New Year from all of us at DSW! It is an understatement to say that 2020 brought with it many unexpected challenges and new situations to navigate. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened existing obstacles for women and girls across the four East African...
by dswen | Dec 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
In Kenya, as COVID-19 leads to an increase in unintended teenage pregnancies, we reached out and spoke with several young women facing their own uncertain futures. DSW will continue to work hard, now more than ever, to ensure that all young women and girls are...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Dec 8, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Santa Kagendo Sebastian, 31, is the founder of the Youth and Women Advocacy Newtwork (YWAN), an organisation based in Meru County, Kenya. The brainchild of Meru youths, YWAN’s goal is to build a platform for advocacy and provide skills for young people. How did you...