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#YouthLead for the Future
Published September 16, 2024
As leaders from around the world gather for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, one word is on everyone’s mind: Future. World leaders are responsible for acting and making a better future, but it is young people who will live with the successes or…
Topics:
Adolescents,
General
Countries:
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Malawi
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The Power of Peers
Published August 6, 2024
“I really like to help people. I love to see my neighbor live an enjoyable life,” says David, a 22-year-old adolescent peer supporter at General Hospital Zing in Taraba State, Nigeria. “If I eat a meal, I also want my friend to eat.” This sense of sharing motivates David…
Topics:
Adolescents
Countries:
Nigeria
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Walking in the Shoes of Others
Published May 12, 2024
“Human Centered Design has helped me to be open too,” Hellen Wegesa, USAID Afya Yangu Northern HCD field coordinator. In Tanzania, the shift away from adolescent health services occurs at the age of 18. With little transitional education and support, navigating the adjustment of adult care can be…
Topics:
Adolescents,
Differentiated Service Delivery
Countries:
Tanzania
Story
Using Her Motherly Skills
Published May 11, 2024
For Mamasiea Masiea, 47, being a nurse and being a mom are intertwined. She doesn’t stop being a mom when she enters her office in Quachas Nek in southeast Lesotho, where she is the district quality improvement coordinator. And she doesn’t stop being a nurse when she returns home…
Topics:
Adolescents,
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT),
Women
Countries:
Lesotho
Story
Empathy Revolution
Published May 8, 2024
“As employees of this health center, we consistently confront the difficulty of dealing with our emotions…These emotions inevitably accompany us to the office, and interacting with patients becomes our outlet for processing these feelings,” Neema Mpaki, healthcare worker from Tanzania. While there are no shortages of systemic challenges when it…
Topics:
Adolescents,
Differentiated Service Delivery
Countries:
Tanzania