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Born and raised in a refugee camp, this 26-year-old is championing SRHR interventions in her community

In a concentrated population community riddled with myths on contraception and sex, she says that youth have begun to approach health centers and ask about contraceptives, condoms and even HIV testing – which was not the case before. She attributes this shift to the weekend SRHR sessions initiated by the Make Way programme.

Among some refugee populations, a girl’s first period means she’s ready to marry

“When I saw blood and told my mother, she shrieked with excitement, attracting the attention of my father and the rest of the community. My father then slaughtered a goat for the clan to celebrate, and they hung a flag on a pole in front of our house.” This flag is often white with a bull painted over it to represent livestock as bride price. It signals to boys and their families the presence of a potential bride in that home. The younger the girl, the more dowry, often in the form of livestock

Intersectional Community Score Card: the accountability tool supporting Kisumu youths to advocate for inclusive healthcare

The Intersectional Community Scorecard (ICSC) is the Make Way programme’s social accountability tool that helps youths with compounded vulnerabilities to promote and claim their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Investing in women’s health: Accelerating progress through adequate health financing

International Women's Day 2024 marks not just a celebration of women's achievement of women’s health and right issues but also a crucial moment to address the ongoing challenges they face, particularly in accessing SRHR services and commodities. As we delve into the theme "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress," the Make Way Alliance in Kenya, in collaboration with MeTA Kenya, embarks on a journey to spotlight the critical intersection of health financicing and SRHR.

Leaving no one behind: Invest in women

Today is International Women’s Day – a day to honour the achievements of women globally, reflect on the challenges facing gender equality and call for further action to realise gender parity. We interviewed three Make Way youth representatives Bertha Chulu (Zambia), Elizabeth Warindi (Kenya) and Vilda Atieno (Kenya) to hear what International Women’s Day means to them, the need for gender equality to achieve SRHR and the importance of youth representation in gender equality and SRHR spaces.

Government of Zambia expresses interest in SDGs intersectional shadow report recommendations

The Government of Zambia has shown interest in adopting a shadow report's recommendations on Zambia's Voluntary National Review (VNR), developed by over 30 CSOs in Zambia and led by Akina Mama wa Afrika under the Make Way Zambia Programme. The CSOs drew on Make Way’s “leave no one behind” principle to deliver a shadow report that provides African and feminist intersectional perspectives of the lived realities of marginalised persons.

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