by Philomena Marijani | May 22, 2020 | Advance, Empower
DSW through the Supporting Initiatives for Youth Empowerment in Tanzania(SIYET) Project has continued implementation of strengthening linkages for youth to access health services in the project sites of Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Dar es salaam. The project strengthens...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Apr 9, 2020 | Empower, Female Empowerment
On April 1st, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN SRH agency, released a new international study that shows the limits of women and girls’ decision-making about their reproductive rights. While most countries have strong laws in place to ensure that...
by Esayas Meskel | Mar 2, 2020 | Empower, Female Empowerment
Born in Webore, one of the rural localities in Shebel Berenta woreda (district), Ethiopia, about 18 km outside of a transit town called Bichena, 28-year-old Habtam Menberu Abebe is the second eldest of her seven siblings. Like her older sister before her, Habtam was...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Feb 10, 2020 | Empower, Female Empowerment
One in three African women experience gender-based violence against women (GVAW) in their lifetime. The findings of our State of African Women report indicate that the likelihood of experiencing violence by an intimate partner over one’s lifetime is 36.6% for African...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Jan 6, 2020 | Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Happy New Year from all of us at DSW! 2019 was a momentous year, and not just because it marked the end of a decade. From the European Parliament elections in May to the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 in November, which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the International...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Dec 31, 2019 | Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health
The Maputo Protocol, the historic protocol on women and girls’ human rights in Africa and beyond, was adopted in 2003 and came into force in 2005. The value of the Maputo Protocol lies in its direct references to vulnerable and marginalised groups, including...
