by Alejandro Alejandro Francisco Marrero | Jun 20, 2020
Ensuring a Safer Tomorrowfor the Youth of TodayDSW RESPONDS TO COVID-19 OUR ROLE IN RESPONDING 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...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jun 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Kenya, Youth Empowerment
Valerie Kwena, 27, is an advocate for the rights of women and girls and also the co-founder of the grassroots organisation called M.A.D (Making A Difference) Sisters, which is based and operating in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. She shared her experience with how the...
by Alejandro Alejandro Francisco Marrero | Jun 5, 2020
Our Projects Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) is dedicated to achieving our vision of a healthy and sustainable world in which all young people, especially girls and young women, can fully realise their true potential. Central to our mission is championing...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | May 20, 2020 | Female Empowerment
If you read our blog regularly, you will know that DSW is part of the Right By Her campaign, a consortium of eight partners working across Africa to improve the realities of women and girls in Africa in four key areas: gender-based violence against women (GVAW),...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | May 13, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth Empowerment
At a time when we all crave a little good news, a major milestone was passed earlier this month in Sudan: the country’s transitional government moved to criminalise female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. This comes after years of...
