DSW Kenya
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DSW’s office in Kenya was founded in May 2000 and operates from Nairobi. DSW Kenya is committed to addressing the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents and youth throughout Kenya. We facilitate implementation of projects and programmes through capacity building among government departments, NGOs and community-based organisations both at national and community levels. To achieve its objectives, DSW works with youth-serving organizations in reproductive health to educate youth, create awareness, support provision of reproductive health services and support income generating activities in the Eastern, Coast, Nyanza and Western Provinces.
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today (May 16th) by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank
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Mary and Uwe Thomas Carstensen of the MUT Foundation made a generous donation €80,000 to DSW in May
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DSW Uganda hosted an ADC event in cooperation with the Parliamentary Forum on Food Security, Population and Development and the Partner for Population and Development
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DSW Kenya was represented by Caroline Teti when the EU delegation organised a consultative forum to seek NSA views on EU funded projects. Participating NSAs emphasised the importance of increased support for health projects, more consultations with the EU and the need for the EU to share best practices based on previous projects with NSAs. They also called for the integration of health projects into other, more prioritised sectors (e.g. infrastructure) to increase gains in both sectors. The meeting was important as it revealed opportunities for closer
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In a well-attended presentation during the International Family Planning Conference in Dakar, Senegal, DSW staff highlighted the gains that investments in civic education, local advocacy and dialogue with decision-makers can bring to reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) services.
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