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Youth Speak Out On Comprehensive Sexuality Education

What happens when you get a group of teenagers together to talk about sex? You find that they know a lot more – and a

Why Family Planning Matters for Maternal Deaths and Child Survival

By Tizta Tilahun, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, APHRC via Conversation Africa Family planning improves child survival and reduces maternal deaths. But the uptake of family planning

Part Art, Part Science: Knowledge Brokerage in Global Decision-making

Following on its special issue The Social Realities of Knowledge for Development, the Institute of Development Studies, the Impact Initiative, and Health Systems Global co-hosted

Kenya Needs to Protect Elderly People During Drought and Famine Emergencies

By Hilda Akinyi and Agnes Nanyonjo, APHRC via Conversation Africa Pockets of Kenya are affected by harsh drought. About 4 million people in the country

How Partnerships Enriched The Learning For Nairobi Slum Children

By Benta Abuya, Senior Research Scientist, APHRC via Conversation Africa Eight years of research in low-income neighbourhoods of Nairobi have opened my eyes to the

Little Joy for Pupils in Slum Schools

By Catherine Asego and Benta Abuya, APHRC via Daily Nation As the world commemorates the Day of the African Child today, it is worth reflecting

Ensuring Safer Pregnancies for Kenyan Women in Urban Slums

by Blessing Mberu, Head of Urbanization and Wellbeing and Kanyiva Muindi, Research Officer, APHRC, via Conversation Africa Globally, there’s a general decline in the number

A Mobile App That is Saving Mothers and Newborns Lives

Pregnancy and childhood is a way of life. Unfortunately, in the developing nations like Kenya, many mothers still die while giving life. According to the

Sex Education Programmes in Kenyan Schools Are Failing Students

By Estelle Sidze, APHRC and Melissa Stillman, Guttmacher Institute via Conversation Africa Imagine giving Kenyan students something that has been proven to help them make

Sexuality Education is Failing Students

By Estelle Sidze, APHRC and Melissa Stillman, Guttmacher Institute via Daily Nation Imagine there is something you can give to Kenyan students to help them

New Study Shows Sexuality Education Programs in Kenyan Schools Are Failing Students, Falling Short of International Standards

Young Kenyans Misinformed About Sex and Sexuality Nearly one in four Kenyan secondary school students in Homa Bay, Mombasa and Nairobi counties thinks that using

The Lucky Specials and Public Engagement in the Post-Truth Era

“Welcome! Grab a packet of popcorn and have a seat,” our hostess said. We were here to watch a movie about Mandla, a South African