by Collins Baswony | Jun 24, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
DSW’s partner counties in Kenya are estimated to have allocated between 2.6 percent and 4.9 percent of their total health budgets to family planning for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, a study by DSW shows. The study, conducted in October 2020, also shows that...
by Collins Baswony | Jun 15, 2021 | Youth, Youth Empowerment
The teenage pregnancy menace has had negative repercussions in Kilifi county for many years, following the challenges faced by the young girls affected. Many organisations, together with the county government, have been at the forefront in championing against the...
by Leigh-Ann McSweeney | May 27, 2021 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Although it directly affects half of the world’s population, people often don’t talk about menstruation. This is especially a problem for young people. In Tanzania and Ethiopia, every fourth young woman does not know what menstruation is. So it is a big...
by Collins Baswony | May 13, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
Recently, reports that the government through Kenya Medical Supplies Authority was distributing phased out antiretroviral therapy drugs hit the news, much to the shock and anger of Kenyans. The drugs in question were phased out in 2019 due to their adverse effects...
by Brussels Communications | May 3, 2021 | Brussels, Youth Empowerment
Since the 1970s, the European Union (EU) has established a long-standing and close partnership with countries from Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (ACP) group of states, with the current agreement between the two blocs (the so-called Cotonou agreement) coming...
by Collins Baswony | Apr 26, 2021 | Youth Empowerment
DSW Kenya implemented its programmes despite challenges experienced from the beginning of the year 2020. Externally, there was fear and anxiety among our stakeholders at the onset of COVID 19. Containment measures instituted such as school closures, limitation of...