by Collins Baswony | Oct 13, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
The sun in Eldoret is high up in the sky as we snake our way to Langas, a low-income settlement off Airport road. The heat is unrelenting as we meet a group of residents keen to discuss issues on family planning. Many are afraid to be on media; family planning is a...
by Collins Baswony | Sep 28, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
A social accountability study conducted by DSW Kenya has revealed that family planning services in two health facilities in Mombasa County are satisfactory. In an exercise conducted in March and April 2021, DSW Kenya trained and supported youth from Sub-County Youth...
by Collins Baswony | Jun 24, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
DSW’s partner counties in Kenya are estimated to have allocated between 2.6 percent and 4.9 percent of their total health budgets to family planning for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, a study by DSW shows. The study, conducted in October 2020, also shows that...
by Collins Baswony | Jun 15, 2021 | Youth, Youth Empowerment
The teenage pregnancy menace has had negative repercussions in Kilifi county for many years, following the challenges faced by the young girls affected. Many organisations, together with the county government, have been at the forefront in championing against the...
by Collins Baswony | May 13, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
Recently, reports that the government through Kenya Medical Supplies Authority was distributing phased out antiretroviral therapy drugs hit the news, much to the shock and anger of Kenyans. The drugs in question were phased out in 2019 due to their adverse effects...