Discover DSW
We are committed to achieving our vision of a healthy and sustainable world in which all young people, especially girls and young women, can fully realise their true potential. Central to our mission is championing young people’s access to youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, realising Africa’s demographic dividend through a rights-based approach. Covid-19 has taught us that a healthy and sustainable world also requires investing in global health innovations to fight current and future epidemics that impact particularly young people.Â
WHAT WE'RE WORKING FOR
DSW has a mission to support young people living in Africa to overcome the multiple obstacles that stand in their way – in particular issues to do with SRHR, such as gender-based discrimination and coercive practices, and infectious diseases, which disproportionately affect young women and girls. Access to the right health tools and services is key to overcoming these obstacles.
HOW WE WORK
We work hand-in-hand with young people empowering them as actors of change, promote an enabling environment for their self-fulfilment, and foster meaningful and inclusive youth participation in the decisions that affect their lives. We advocate at local, national, and international political levels, including at EU level, to advance SRHR and global health policies wherever we can.
WHO WE WORK FOR
For over 25 years DSW has worked with young people in ensuring access to SRHR information, services, and supplies; supporting community outreach focused on developing peer education, life skills, leadership, advocacy, and economic empowerment.
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LATEST NEWS
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Tell me a story…
Registration is now open for DSW’s virtual Stories of Change Conference. Register now and join us September 16-17, 2021! Registration: https://ww...
SAfA’s project convenes inception workshop in Ethiopia
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Two DSW Youth Champions transforming young lives in Tanzania
Eight DSW Youth Champions will be using their voices this year to make sure the EU’s external action effectively responds to young people’s nee...
Promoting health innovation on International Youth Day 2021
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Youth Champions help to tackle challenges faced by young people in Ethiopia
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Health and water at the core of the EU-Africa Partnership
On July 9, DSW and Wateraid organised the high-level event A roadmap to a healthy and sustainable future. Health and water at the core of the EU-Af...
Announcing: Stories of Change Conference
Tell me a story about a time when you failed… not so easy is it? Yet it is by failing, that we get a better sense of who we are, our strengths â€...
INVESTING IN QUALITY HEALTH FOR HIGH RETURNS ON EDUCATION
Everyone has once passed through adolescent stage or will reach that stage in life. This is a transition stage that encounters several social ̵...
We want to ensure that every young person has the power to realise their own future.
By advancing access to and demand for SRHR, we are making this happen.
