by Brussels Communications | Dec 14, 2020 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Global Health
We interviewed Steffie Neyens, Advocacy Officer at the DSW EU Office – one of the team behind the recently published Donors Delivering for SRHR report, to explore what’s new about the report, its key findings, and their implications. Could you tell us a...
by dswen | Dec 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
In Kenya, as COVID-19 leads to an increase in unintended teenage pregnancies, we reached out and spoke with several young women facing their own uncertain futures. DSW will continue to work hard, now more than ever, to ensure that all young women and girls are...
by Brussels Communications | Nov 25, 2020 | Brussels, Female Empowerment
Despite significant advancement globally, there is still some way to go towards achieving gender equality and girls and women’s empowerment. Worldwide, girls and women continue to be systematically left behind, with current challenges threatening to reverse progress. ...
by Esayas Meskel | Nov 3, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
DSW presented its experiences at an advocacy workshop that it organised in collaboration with the Planning and Economic Development Commission of the Oromiya Regional State. The two-day workshop took place in Adama, 80 miles southeast of Addis Ababa, and called for...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Oct 27, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Over 60% of Africa’s population is under 25 years old. That makes it the world’s youngest region! Advancing access to family planning for young women and girls is consistently shown to elevate society and lead to significant economic gains. Family planning has made...
by Eva Herrmann | Oct 23, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth, Youth Empowerment
In order to deliver effective advocacy on family planning (FP) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), a well-crafted organisational strategy – as well as an in-depth understanding of the surrounding advocacy ecosystem – is required. In...