by dswen | Jun 26, 2019 | Female Empowerment, Youth
It’s exactly one week since our epic two days at this year’s European Development Days (EDDs), Europe’s leading development forum in Brussels and I can safely say that we have finally recovered! This year’s understandably popular theme was: ‘Addressing inequalities:...
by dswen | May 23, 2019 | Advance, Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health
Today (May 23) is the United Nations’ International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Although relatively unknown in the West, Obstetric Fistula is a hugely distressing condition that affects two to three million women and girls in Africa and Asia,...
by dswen | Apr 16, 2019 | Advance, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth
Family planning, to my understanding, is about how you see your life, not just how many kids you want to have, it’s about how you want your life to be and what goals you want to achieve. -Daniel Mboya, Group Leader, Tarumbeta Afrika In my understanding, family...
by Shane O'Halloran | Sep 26, 2018 | Female Empowerment, Foster, Global Health
When I was growing up in Ireland, the sale and advertising of modern contraceptives was banned. As ridiculous as it sounds now, the only way to obtain modern contraceptives was to buy them illegally down dark corners in some of the more dodgy parts of Dublin. Yes,...
