by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Dec 1, 2020 | Youth Empowerment
Between 2010 and 2018, new HIV infections among young women aged 15 to 24 worldwide fell by 25 percent. This very encouraging statistic continued in 2019. Comparing the data from 2019 with 2010 shows that HIV diagnoses among adults decreased by an estimated 23 percent...
by Brussels Communications | Dec 1, 2020 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
On December 1 every year, the world marks World AIDS Day, and each year, there’s a specific theme. Last year, the focus was on the difference that communities make, and Eddie Kimani, a DSW Youth Champion from Kenya highlighted the importance of community-level...
by Brussels Communications | Nov 25, 2020 | Brussels, Female Empowerment
Despite significant advancement globally, there is still some way to go towards achieving gender equality and girls and women’s empowerment. Worldwide, girls and women continue to be systematically left behind, with current challenges threatening to reverse progress. ...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Nov 17, 2020 | Covid-19, Youth Empowerment
Ian Ndereba Mutua is a trained peer educator and a member of Youth and Women Advocacy Network (YWAN). He is also the president of the Students’ Union at Meru University located in Meru County, Kenya. He is the latest Meru County-based youth champion to speak to...
by Brussels Communications | Nov 10, 2020 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
November 10 marks World Science Day for Peace and Development, and this year’s theme – ‘science with and for society’ – sheds important light on the role of science in tackling global challenges and achieving sustainable development for all. Science with...