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05 October 2021
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Fistula camp tackles Covid-19 related backlog of cases to restore dignity to women
After more than two decades of suffering in silence, 52-year-old Gladys Nasiembe was finally able to put a name to her ailment when she heard a radio announcement about a fistula…
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12 August 2021
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Young Innovator working to fight hunger through climate-smart farming
“It’s hard to believe looking at me now, but as a young student in university I would go for months without food, surviving on one meal a day,” says Daniel Wanderi. He is a young…
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29 July 2021
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Breaking the silence on sexual violence in Kilifi, Kenya
There is a particular case of sexual violence that the counsellors at Kilifi County Referral Hospital’s trauma counselling ward recall well – that of a ten-year-old boy who was…
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10 July 2021
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World Population Day Statement: The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population
The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population. For some, it has led some to postponing childbearing. For others, disruptions in health care have led to…
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30 June 2021
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Generation Equality: Kenya unveils new commitments to accelerate end to gender-based violence
Kenya unveils new commitments to accelerate end to gender-based violence
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24 June 2021
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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health
Anne Wanjiru found out she had gotten her first period when a boarding school classmate told her she had stained her dress. No one had ever explained menstruation to her, so the…
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09 June 2021
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KenyaNiMimi dialogue kickstarts development of youth-led solutions in Kenya’s upper eastern region
The #KenyaNiMimi initiative is a dialogue platform by the youth for the youth that is aimed at stimulating youth participation in social, economic, and leadership processes…
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07 June 2021
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For women and girls in vulnerable settings, menstrual health remains urgent human rights issue.
In addition to period stigma, women and girls in vulnerable socio-economic settings also grapple with period poverty, occasioned by limited access to period essentials including…
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27 May 2021
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Kenyan Women living with fistula find hope from free surgery
To mark the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 50 women will receive free repair surgery during a week-long fistula camp supported by UNFPA and partners.
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