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Stakeholders acknowledged the SAfA’s potential impact at Bunno Bedelle Zone
A meeting was held to review the performance of the project, "Enhancing the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Livelihood Prospects of Young People." During the meeting, the participants discussed the worthwhile outcomes achieved so far and acknowledged the potential...
DSW Ethiopia Reviews Project Performance
Already on the final year of its second phase, the “Healthy Youth at Work” project saw a performance reviewing event with stakeholders take place on 1st August 2023 at Inter-Luxury Hotel in Addis Ababa. Fifty stakeholders representing government offices, as well as...
DSW Ethiopia took part in the 5th annual Green Legacy Initiative
DSW’s Ethiopian Team took part in the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), which started five years ago, for the fifth year in a row. This year’s nationwide campaign to plant trees took place on 19 July 2023. At its fifth round, the GLI is expected to plant 6.3 billion tree...
Time for Major Economies to Step Up for Global SRHR: An Urgent Appeal
In a world where everyone's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are respected and promoted, we see a brighter future—greater gender equality, more prosperity and crucially, lives saved. Yet, major global economies, also those that champion SRHR and gender...
“Good intentions and high ambitions are no guarantee for success”
Multi-stakeholder partnerships in development cooperation need to square the circle: How to be successful and effective in combining expertise and professionalism of different organizations into one program. TeamUp Uganda is such a multi-stakeholder partnership....
DSW Ethiopia Shares its Good Practices at an Annual CSO-Week
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopia celebrated the annual “CSO-Week 2023” at Ghion Hotel in Addis Ababa from 7-9 June 2023. The event took place under the aegis of the Authority for Civil Society Organization (ACSO), a government entity overseeing all...
Accelerate all efforts to normalise menstruation
Menstrual Health is integral in achieving Kenya's commitments in global and developmental milestones including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is because it is intricately linked to multiple sectors such as but not limited to Good Health (Goal 3),...
Taking the youth agenda from West Pokot to the African Union
By Moses Kibet, Adolescent Champion, West Pokot, Kenya As a young person, it is my mission to advocate for the youth across the world so that their needs are addressed in a comprehensive way. When I was selected to attend the 39th “Gender Is My Agenda Campaign”...
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...
