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 dswen | May 4, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
The Right By Her campaign works with a group of champions including African young men and women, First Ladies, parliamentarians, journalists, feminists and religious leaders. The champions raise awareness in their circles of influence and push for increased funding...
by dswen | Apr 23, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Right By Her is a campaign working with a group of champions including African young men and women, First Ladies, parliamentarians, journalists, feminists and religious leaders. The champions raise awareness in their circles of influence and push for increased funding...
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 Chiara Harrison Lambe | Apr 7, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Global Health
Happy World Health Day to all! As 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, today, Tuesday, April 7th, shines a light on the current status of nursing and midwifery around the world. Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce are women, with...
by dswen | Apr 6, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
DSW remains as strong and committed as ever towards ensuring that young people living in countries where we work have access to sexual and reproductive health and rights information, services, and supplies. However, we cannot escape the stark reality that COVID-19...