Author: Making Waves Network

Intergenerational Co-Leadership: Why young people and communities are key to fostering accountability for Kenya’s commitments to end Gender Based Violence.

Anne Mugo, Positive Young Women Voices, Kenya When Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta started outlining the country’s commitments at the opening session of the Generation Equality Forum in Paris by vowing to end female genital mutilation by the end of his tenure, it was perhaps a jolting indicator of just how bold the roadmap he would … Continue reading Intergenerational Co-Leadership: Why young people and communities are key to fostering accountability for Kenya’s commitments to end Gender Based Violence.

HIV and gender equality – why are we still asking for mutual recognition?

July 20, 2021 ‘Although it’s rarely acknowledged, one of the most compelling and radical models of activist care was developed by women in Africa amid the AIDS epidemic – one of the most devastating gendered crises facing the continent in the late 20th century’ (Jessica Horn 2019 Open Democracy). We have just attended the Generation Equality Forum and … Continue reading HIV and gender equality – why are we still asking for mutual recognition?

NEW HOPE: WHAT’S NEXT FOR KENYA?

by Esther Aoko During the Generation Equality Forum that took place in Paris, the Kenyan Government recently made very bold commitments towards ending Gender Based Violence in Kenya. The commitments were informed by the alarming rise in the number of Gender Based Violence cases since the onset of the pandemic. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, … Continue reading NEW HOPE: WHAT’S NEXT FOR KENYA?

Generation Equality: our Making Waves commitment to intersectional feminist HIV leadership

26 years on from the Beijing Conference on Women, today is the start of the virtual Generation Equality Forum, co-hosted by UN Women and the Governments of France and Mexico. Generation Equality is a multi-stakeholder initiative to catalyse global commitments to achieve gender equality, through a five-year Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality. What does the … Continue reading Generation Equality: our Making Waves commitment to intersectional feminist HIV leadership

The Jacquelyne Ssozi Foundation’s work with young mothers living with HIV

By Jacquelyne Alesi Since July 2020, The Jacquelyne Ssozi Foundation has been fundraising to support young mothers and women living with HIV in Uganda. The Foundation is currently running two small projects with women in different regions (one with young mothers with HIV in Kampala and Wakiso districts and the other in Luweero district with … Continue reading The Jacquelyne Ssozi Foundation’s work with young mothers living with HIV

My woes with DTG, where is my right to choice?

'We are changing your regimen to the triple therapy Dolutegravir (DTG).' That is the only information I got from my health care provider about my new treatment regimen. I protested this decision as I believed I had the right to make an informed choice regarding my health, or at least get more information. The only … Continue reading My woes with DTG, where is my right to choice?