by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jun 23, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Yasmin Mohammed, 26, is the founder of the community-based organisation Superb in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya and also a menstrual health champion. She shared her experience with how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her work and community. What has changed since the...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jun 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, 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 dswen | May 7, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Ruth Kedikilwe, a Right By Her journalist champion from Botswana, shares her experience with how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her work. The Right By Her campaign pushes for improved implementation of continental commitments, specifically the Maputo Protocol and...
by Collins Baswony | Apr 30, 2020 | Advance, Covid-19
Kenya, along with the rest of the world is currently responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the different aspects of our lives is continuously being documented and discussed. The economic effects of COVID-19 and the response of the...
by Brussels Communications | Apr 15, 2020 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health, Youth Empowerment
Kenya’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached the hundreds, and many counties, including where we work, have been put under curfew. Our immediate worry is of people’s ability to access the healthcare they need, especially young people. At DSW and as a Community...
by Cecile Vernant | Apr 15, 2020 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
On April 8, the European Commission presented the EU response to support partner countries’ efforts in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The European Parliament will also adopt a resolution on this matter on April 16. That it is a substantial financial...