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Empowering Women-Led Start-ups in Uganda: The Journey of the POWER Pilot Project.
As I departed Uganda recently after participating in the POWER Demo Day, a mix of emotions overwhelmed me. The joy and appreciation for the remarkable success achieved by the POWER accelerator filled my heart, yet a hint of sadness lingered knowing that this phase of...
Voice for Choice Convenes a Joint Planning Meeting for Second Phase
During the second week of April, stakeholders convened at DSW Youth Development Training Center for a joint planning meeting a few months after DSW launched the second phase of the Voice for Choice (V4C) project in Ethiopia. A day-long planning meeting on the 10th of...
High-Level UNFPA Team Visit DSW’s Project
As a direct success story of an earlier intervention piloted by DSW Ethiopia, youth at workplace have drawn prime attention from major development stakeholders. On 17 March 2023, DSW, along with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Women & Social Affairs...
SAfA: Leveraging synergy for significant impact
It was stated that the implementation of the "SAfA Project" should be made more effective by enhancing synergies among the implementing partners. Leveraging synergy will play a significant role through coordinating resources, enhancing visibility, following a...
Kenya: Make tech, net accessible, safer for women and girls
Technology is now a central part of our lives with access to vital services like health, e-commerce and income-generating opportunities online. This became clearer when the Covid-19 pandemic forced more people online to mitigate its effects and connect during...
Kenya: Eliminate Barriers To Condom Use For Healthier Reproductive Lives
For many years, condoms have been fronted as one of the key efforts in combating the spread of HIV. They are also vital in preventing unintended pregnancies if and when used correctly and consistently. Kenya’s recently released 2022 Demographic and Health Survey...
KENYA: Good progress has been made but let’s not slow down
The recently released Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022, has very positive findings on key Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) indicators. It is a sign that we are on the right path in addressing key challenges, including teenage...
KENYA: Why men and boys need to be at the forefront in FGM fight
Caption: Nyatigi Fredrick, the Children Officer Kapenguria, West Pokot county speaks about the role of men in ending Female Genital Mutilation at Kalya FM during the International day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
Parliamentarians and CSOs Exchange on SRH Ecosystems for Sustainable Development
On January 08 2023, DSW Tanzania was invited by the Tanzania Parliamentary Association on Population and Development (TPAPD) to participate in partners’ conference organized by the TPAPD in collaboration with the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and...
DSW Ethiopia Launches New Project
Expanding access to high-quality Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health (ASRH) information and services, including safe abortion (SA) and post-abortion care (PAC), is essential for adolescents’ health and wellbeing, and to prevent unintended pregnancies and...
