Protecting Women’s Reproductive Health During The Pandemic
“When I was 13… I got pregnant by my older brother… He raped me starting when I was 11,” a girl from Guatemala told one of us in 2015. She was one of the 2 million girls under 15 worldwide who give birth each year, often due to sexual violence. The Covid-19 pandemic is putting girls like […]
How Leaders Can Motivate Staff Members During Covid-19
By Reuben Kimani This has been a tough season for businesses all over the world. Business leaders are faced with a tough time together with their staff members. However, there is a need for leaders to continually motivate their staff members and assure them that all will be all right and that indeed there is […]
3 Months Of Covid-19 in Africa: Triple Threats Persist
By Edwin Ikuoria, Africa Executive Director – ONE Campaign In just three months, COVID-19 has upended life in Africa. 63,000 people have been infected and over 2,000 have died. Statistically, the African continent has been spared from the high concentration of community cases seen elsewhere. Politically, in a world where there is a deficit on […]
Sahiba Foundation Aims To Embrace And Support The Country’s Women
Primrose-based non-profit organisation (NPO) Sahiba Foundation is there to care for women. The NPO was registered in May 2019 and embraces and supports all women, especially those who are abused, vulnerable and mentally and physically challenged. “We aim to cover the gaps and help those women in communities who cannot help themselves,” said Zuma Nkomo, […]
Without Universal Health Coverage We Are Sitting Ducks When The Next Pandemic Strikes
The usually busy UN Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya where traffic is bumper to bumper on the best of days, is almost empty as people stay at home to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Credit: UN Kenya/Newton Kanhema We live in a different world to the one we inhabited six short months ago. With more than 4 […]
