Cecilia Mwende Maundu is a broadcast journalist based in Kenya and a specialist in gender digital safety. She is also the current Secretary General of the International Association of Women...Read More
Facts and Figures on Adolescents :Early pregnancy and childbirth The leading cause of death for 15-19 year-old girls globally is complications from pregnancy and childbirth. Some 11% of all births...Read More
In a largely patriarchal society, many thought she had shattered the proverbial glass ceiling when she became a District Officer in 1975. But for Katherine Ichoya, who returned home recently...Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back gains in women’s economic opportunities, widening gender gaps that persist despite 30 years of progress. Well-designed policies to foster recovery can mitigate the...Read More
The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) says Covid-19 has reversed the limited progress women have made in the fight for gender equality and women’s rights. The league was honouring South Africa’s founding...Read More
More men than women may have contracted Covid-19 around the world, but experts have warned that the pandemic may set gender equality back by decades. Melinda Gates, the co-chair of the...Read More
Facts and Figures on Adolescents Death/illnesses among adolescents More than 1.1 million adolescents aged 10-19 years died in 2016, over 3000 every day, mostly from preventable or treatable causes. Road...Read More
Experts warned the COVID-19 pandemic would impact women and children the most, and now the data is here to prove it. The United Nations’ Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) published a...Read More
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Rwanda office has concluded a two-week campaign that was aimed at creating awareness on the plight of women and girls who are affected by...Read More
