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08 September 2022
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Revived school sports clubs create safe havens for tackling gender-based violence for Kakuma and Kalobeyei’s young refugee population
Creating safe and protective spaces where adolescent girls and boys feel supported and aided to make healthy choices takes effort. In Kakuma refugee camp and the Kalobeyei…
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01 September 2022
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UNFPA Kenya receives £500,000 funding from UKAID to strengthen reproductive health commodity security
Nairobi, 1 September 2022– UNFPA Kenya has received £500,000 (KES 69.8 Million) in funding from UKAid that will go towards strengthening reproductive health commodity security in…
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19 August 2022
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#ItTakesAVillage: Helping mums deliver safely in the harshest conditions
In the last seven and a half years, reproductive health assistant Ruth Ndwiga has supported communities in humanitarian settings across Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, with the…
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18 August 2022
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Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Kenya
In 2022, UNFPA supported the Civil Registration Services to publish the ninth annual Kenya Vital Statistics Report. This report showcases the current status and the progress made…
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02 August 2022
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Engaging youth in the prevention of technology-assisted GBV during Kenya’s election period
UNFPA partnered with Healthcare Assistance Kenya (HAK 1195), the Gender Violence Recovery Centre and the Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development to engage the youth in the…
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01 August 2022
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300 motorcycle taxi operators in Kisumu and Eldoret counties commit to champion safety of women and girls in public transport
Ahead of the 2022 general elections in Kenya, UNFPA engaged boda-boda (motorcycle taxi) operators on the prevention and response to gender-based violence in counties identified by…
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29 July 2022
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Empowering young people with intellectual disabilities to access sexual and reproductive health information
A new handbook designed to equip adolescents and youth with intellectual disabilities with life skills is making sexual and reproductive health and rights education more…
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25 July 2022
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UNFPA partners with the University of Nairobi and GBV AoR to launch Post Graduate Diploma in Gender Based Violence in Emergencies
UNFPA and the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) have partnered with the University of Nairobi, Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies to offer…
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22 July 2022
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Armed with the right skills and a portable ultrasound device, midwives in Kenya are on a mission to save lives.
“Nothing breaks a midwife’s heart more than losing a mother or baby to a complication that could have been managed if identified earlier on in the pregnancy,” says senior midwife…
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