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Youth Engagement Leads to Global Action! Celebrating International Youth Day 2020
To mark International Youth Day 2020, we are celebrating our four recent interviewees in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, all of whom are devoted to empowering youth and extending youth education on SRHR issues in their community. This year’s theme, Youth Engagement for Global...
African Research Excellence Ep.7 – DSW Voices from the field
You’re listening to episode 4 of “African Research Excellence – DSW in conversation” – where each week Eoghan Walsh and Agustin Martin of DSW interview outstanding African researchers and advocates in the field of global health research, to learn more about their work...
On COVID-19 – An Interview with Miss Kibera, Joyce Wanjiru
Joyce Wanjiru, 29, is the current Miss Kibera, the annual contest held in Kibera to recognise young leaders in the community. She runs the Beyond the Scars mentorship programme where she talks to and mentors young people on sexual and reproductive health and rights...
Good News! New Vaginal Ring To Reduce Women’s HIV Risk
If you read our blog regularly, you will know that DSW is part of the Right By Her campaign, a consortium of eight partners working across Africa to improve the realities of women and girls in Africa in four key areas: gender-based violence against women (GVAW),...
African Research Excellence Ep. 6: Dr John Nkengasong, Africa CDC
Interview with Dr John Nkengasong, Africa CDC You’re listening to episode 4 of “African Research Excellence – DSW in conversation” – where each week Eoghan Walsh and Agustin Martin of DSW interview outstanding African researchers and advocates in the field of global...
My Role in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights as a Religious Leader
The Right By Her Campaign brings together a team of committed champions including religious leaders who raise awareness in their circles of influence and push for increased funding for implementation of policies on gender equality and sexual and reproductive health...
African Research Excellence Ep. 5: Shiphrah Kuria, AMREF
Interview with Shiphrah Kuria, AMREF You’re listening to episode 4 of “African Research Excellence – DSW in conversation” – where each week Eoghan Walsh and Agustin Martin of DSW interview outstanding African researchers and advocates in the field of global health...
African Research Excellence Episode 4: Evaline Kibuchi, Stop TB Kenya
Interview with Evaline Kibuchi, of Stop TB Kenya and the Global TB Caucus You’re listening to episode 4 of “African Research Excellence – DSW in conversation” – where each week Eoghan Walsh and Agustin Martin of DSW interview outstanding African researchers and...
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Africa’s Gains in Reproductive Health Care
"Africa's population is the fastest-growing in the world. Yet sexual and reproductive health and rights are being neglected amid the pandemic with dire consequences," says Evelyn Samba for World Population Day (July 11, 2020). Africa, along with the rest of the world,...
On COVID-19 – An Interview with Everlyne Bowa, Maternal Health Champion in Kibera
Everlyne Bowa is the founder of the Kibera-based organisation Agape Woman and Child Empowerment Foundation (AWOCHE Foundation) and is a champion for maternal health issues in her community. She shared her experience with how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her...
