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OPINION: Why we’re uniting in support of African girl leaders to beat AIDS, shift power
By Guest Writer,
1308, October 11, 2020 (EAT)
The International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 is a call for us to reflect on our responsibilities. 25 years ago, governments adopted the hi...
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Kenya risks losing Ksh.12B from Global Fund
By Faizal Ahmed,
1632, September 12, 2020 (EAT)
The gains made in the war on HIV, TB and Malaria could be compromised if Global Fund withdraws support to Kenya in the next round of funding. The G...
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OPINION: The right to live free from violence is a basic human right even as we battle COVID-19
By Guest Writer,
1051, August 28, 2020 (EAT)
The right to live free from violence, to be inseparable from your right and need to keep your body to yourself, to walk unscathed from the fists of ag...
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UN calls for end to FGM, child marriage affecting women, girls worldwide
By VOA,
1524, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other harmful prac...
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ICPD25 ends with resolve to end harmful practices on girls, women
By DPPS,
806, November 15, 2019 (EAT)
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) came to a close on Thursday with a strong resolve to eradicate vices that have slo...
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ICPD25: Leaders commit to ending maternal deaths, violence against women by 2030
By Girlie Kendi,
1420, November 12, 2019 (EAT)
World leaders at ICPD25 have begun to unveil their commitments to end preventable maternal death and stop violence against women and girls by 2030. ...
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Major traffic in Nairobi as ICPD hosts over 6,000 world leaders
By Citizen Reporter,
1303, November 12, 2019 (EAT)
Nairobi will this week be hosting 6,000 world leaders for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Ambassador Macharia Ka...
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Kenya set to review laws on sexual, reproductive health
By Imani Mitchelle,
731, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya is in the process of reviewing its laws related to sexual and reproductive health. According to the National Council of Population Developmen...
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MARWA: Why Sexuality Education must be part of new curriculum
By Citizen Reporter,
2055, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
By Grayson Marwa Education Transformation is the theme for this year’s international youth day. It is concerned with the provocation of a shift o...
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CBC needs a comprehensive sex education curriculum
By Citizen Reporter,
1242, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
By Grayson Marwa Transformation education is the theme for this year’s international youth day. It is concerned with the provocation of a shift of...
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Magufuli urges Tanzanian women to ‘set ovaries free’
By Reuters,
1036, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
President John Magufuli urged Tanzanian women to “set your ovaries free” and bear more children as a way to help boost the economy into a regional...
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‘Don’t use birth control,’ Magufuli tells Tanzania women
By CNN,
806, September 12, 2018 (EAT)
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has told women in the East African nation to stop taking birth control pills because the country needs more people,...
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Sexual abuse ‘endemic’ in international aid sector, damning report finds
By CNN,
847, July 31, 2018 (EAT)
Sexual abuse of vulnerable women and girls by international aid workers is "endemic" and has been happening for years, with perpetrators easily moving...
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Marie Stopes in trouble as U.S. stops funding
By Reuters,
1228, May 23, 2018 (EAT)
Marie Stopes which offers free contraception, advice on family planning, sexual health and sometimes abortion, may have to stop some of its Africa ope...
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Kenyan hospitals facing shortage of midwives
By Peter Gachanja,
1718, May 4, 2018 (EAT)
Health experts have said the country lacks enough midwives in in both public and private hospitals. Currently, Kenya has about 2500 midwife nurses ...
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Schools act as havens for girls fleeing FGM, marriage in Uganda
By VOA,
1115, February 7, 2018 (EAT)
Amudat, Uganda Gertrude had barely hit puberty when her father agreed to marry her to an older man in exchange for 30 cows so she did something u...
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UNFPA-Kenya among top best evaluated programmes in the world
By Heminigilder Mugeni,
1127, January 17, 2018 (EAT)
The United Nations Population Fund Kenya, UNFPA, has been rated among the top five best evaluated programmes globally. In a statement sent to Nairo...
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“Women for Women” fighting Gender Based Violence
By Heminigilder Mugeni,
1116, December 15, 2017 (EAT)
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is perhaps the most widespread and socially tolerated of human rights violations in the world. Kenya is not an exception ...
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Nigerian charity steps in to help sick Chibok girls
By Reuters,
1918, November 17, 2017 (EAT)
A group of injured and sick Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram will be supported by a Nigerian charity to get the treatment they need, after the g...
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Africa fights fistula with mobile money and community ambassadors
By Reuters,
825, July 18, 2017 (EAT)
From training community ambassadors to encourage women with fistula to seek treatment, to cash for transport to hospitals, African nations are finding...
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