New: booklet of lessons learned

This booklet features a collection of insights and best practices from the implementation years of the Make Way programme (2020-2025).

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Voices unheard now leading, transforming Disability Inclusive SRHR Advocacy

two inspiring Make Way youth champions: Veron Oyudo (21) and Roy Juma (20), both of whom are deaf. Despite the barriers they face, Veron and Roy work as general laborers at a construction site in the bustling local market, where they also champion SRHR advocacy among their fellow workers.

From overlooked to leading change: Bushira takes the voices of youth with disabilities to ICFP 2025

Bushira, a young disability rights advocate from Rwanda, will speak on the global stage at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025) in Columbia. Her participation ensures that the voices of young people with disabilities are included in international discussions on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

Reflection on the High-Level Political Forum: “I felt the power of collective advocacy”

From 14-23 July 2025, the High-Level Political Forum 2025 took place in New York. In her blog, Bertha Chulu looks back on this important event. "It is true that the SDGs will not be unlocked by declarations alone. They will be unlocked by people, by partnerships, and by our insistence that development is grounded in lived experiences. I have hope because of the leadership I witnessed in the Women’s Major Group and its supporters."

“Youth leadership is essential in advancing SRHR agendas”

How can societies counter and address the many pressing challenges that adolescents and youth in Africa face in the domain of SRH (sexual and reproductive health)? For example, challenges like limited access to education, health services, gender inequality, and early pregnancies, and that are worsened by Recently, at the pan-African RHNK (Reproductive Health Network Kenya) adolescent and youth scientific conference in Mombassa, experts and thought leaders explored solutions to these urgent chall

“If youth are mentored, they lead”

Adolescents and youth in Africa face many challenges in the domain of SRHR (sexual and reproductive health and rights). Including limited access to education, health services, gender inequality, and early pregnancies. These are worsened by climate change, political shifts, and technological disruptions. Recently, at the pan-African RHNK (Reproductive Health Network Kenya) adolescent and youth scientific conference in Mombassa, experts and thought leaders explored solutions to these urgent chall

Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) Conference: placing youth at the heart of SRHR issues

From 24-27 June, the 8th Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) Adolescents and Youth Conference took place in Mombasa, Kenya. In this blog, Make Way youth representatives Elizabeth Warindi and Vilda Atieno share their main takeaways from the conference. "Representation matters: it is important to have young people in the room when having conversations about access to reproductive health."

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