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Healing Traditions: How Women in Narok County are Transforming Communities to End FGM

calendar_today 20 December 2024

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Healing Traditions: How Women in Narok County are Transforming Communities to End FGM

Senewa Letuya, a Maasai mother from Narok County, Kenya, conformed to cultural traditions by subjecting her two daughters to FGM in the early 1990s, believing it was essential for…

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The Silent Struggle against FGM in Elgeyo Marakwet County

calendar_today 20 December 2024

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The Silent Struggle against FGM in Elgeyo Marakwet County

In the heart of Embobut, a village steeped in tradition, the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) casts a long shadow over the lives of young girls. With a staggering…

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Press Release : Contraceptive implants delivered to the Ministry of Health to improve access to modern family planning in Kenya.

calendar_today 11 December 2024

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Press Release : Contraceptive implants delivered to the Ministry of Health to improve access to modern family planning in Kenya.

A donation of 31,300 sets of Jadelle contraceptive implants has been handed over to the Ministry of Health as part of efforts to improve access and reduce stock-outs of family…

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The European Union and UNFPA announce a new €4 million initiative to end Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya

calendar_today 10 December 2024

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The European Union and UNFPA announce a new €4 million initiative to end Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya

The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, today announced the launch of a new partnership to accelerate efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)…

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Young Kenyans innovate for climate and SRHR solutions at UNFPA’s ‘Let’s Hack Climate Change’ hacklab

calendar_today 30 October 2024

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Young Kenyans innovate for climate and SRHR solutions at UNFPA’s ‘Let’s Hack Climate Change’ hacklab

Fourteen young innovators from across Kenya will compete in the UNFPA “Let’s Hack Climate Change” Hacklab, which aims to identify and nurture innovative solutions that strengthen…

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After 42 years of isolation, Fistula Survivor Jane Mulewa finds hope and purpose in raising awareness

calendar_today 23 July 2024

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After 42 years of isolation, Fistula Survivor Jane Mulewa finds hope and purpose in raising awareness

For 42 years, Jane's life was marred with shame and isolation, as a result of living with obstetric fistula, a hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or rectum. “I delivered…

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Investing for Impact: Latest on Kenya’s Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Development Impact Bond

calendar_today 28 June 2024

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Investing for Impact: Latest on Kenya’s Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Development Impact Bond

Since its roll-out in July 2023, the program has reached more than 227,000 girls with HIV and family planning information and services. 136 public sector facilities, 147 private…

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Breaking Barriers: How Basketball is empowering Refugee Girls in Kenya to combat gender-based violence

calendar_today 28 June 2024

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Breaking Barriers: How Basketball is empowering Refugee Girls in Kenya to combat gender-based violence

In the heart of the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement in Northwestern Kenya, young refugee girls gather for a game of basketball. Once seen as a men-only sport, the girls are…

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Strengthening youth innovation and collaboration: UNFPA Kenya hosts China youth delegation

calendar_today 26 June 2024

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Strengthening youth innovation and collaboration: UNFPA Kenya hosts China youth delegation

UNFPA Kenya and UNFPA China offices collaborated on a youth exchange program aimed at strengthening south-south cooperation between Kenya and China on issues affecting young…

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