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The WINNER of our Right By Her Instagram Competition 2019 is Announced!
We are absolutely delighted to announce our WINNER of the Right By Her Instagram competition 2019. We asked you to post an Instagram post that explains why you think GENDER EQUALITY is important and you did not disappoint us! We were stunned by the many entries we...
A Spotlight on HIV & AIDS
If you read our blog regularly, you will know that Right By Her is a campaign run by a consortium of eight partners including DSW, who are working across Africa to improve the realities of women and girls in Africa in four key rights areas: HIV & AIDS, sexual and...
Kenya: Youth in Nairobi mark International Youth Day 2019
DSW supported youth from Nairobi, Kenya marked this year’s International Youth Day in a colorful event on 9th August, at Githurai Youth Empowerment Centre. The event was attended by over 1,500 people. Among those in attendance was Mrs. Emily Maina (a representative of...
Inter-Faith Leaders Commit to Realising The Health Agenda for Africa
**Please also see our playlist of faith leaders talking about family planning below. Interfaith leaders in Africa are no longer on the periphery of health issues that affect the continent. Their commitment and actions to catalyze the health and development outcomes...
Youth empowerment in Ethiopia – DSW launches Voice for Choice
In a half day-long workshop, once again DSW exhibits its commitment to embark on undertaking a youth empowerment program goes by its acronym V4C (Voice for Choice). The launching workshop sensitizes about the objectives and way forward of the project in the presence...
How Family Planning Can Change Your Life
Right By Her is run by eight partners, all of whom contribute to the project in different ways. One of our partners is the Faith to Action Network whose mission is to support faith actors to empower people to live healthy, peaceful, quality lives. This includes...
“We want our people to get educated and celebrate their success in education and not celebrate when they practice FGM.”
If you are familiar with the Right By Her campaign, you will know that we aim to improve the realities of women and girls in Africa in four key rights areas: HIV & AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, gender based violence and harmful practices, which includes...
“I remember when I was cut, I bled for almost 2 weeks. I bled a lot. I was 9 years old.”
Vernonica Chepkite’s on her experience of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Here at DSW's Right By Her project, we are working on improving the situation for women and girls across Africa in four key rights areas: HIV & AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, gender...
‘For The Safety and Future of Our Youth, Let’s Talk About Sex’
An Interview With Prof. Joachim Osur to Mark World Population Day. Today is World Population Day, a day established by the United Nations Development Programme to highlight the urgency and importance of population issues. Current estimates indicate that roughly 83...
Learning About Violence Against Women and Girls in Conflict Zones.
Warning: This article covers topics that may be disturbing or upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion advised. Introduction The Right By Her campaign is a coalition of 8 partners, working across Africa to make women’s rights a reality. It is a huge remit, and...