BY SHARON NAMAROME: In Kenya, 65 percent of women cannot afford sanitary pads, and two out of three pad users in rural areas rely on sexual partners for these items, leading to potential health r...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/27/embrace-reusable-sanitary-towels-to-end-period-poverty/
BY TAMIA NUNA: Local leaders must also be held accountable for both infrastructural and economic development to ensure efficient allocation of public resources towards healthcare. The post Addr...
BY MORGAN WANYONYI: omen often face a heightened risk of both HIV infection and gender-based violence. Forced or non-consensual sex, intimate partner violence, and societal inequalities exacerbat...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/25/address-hiv-and-gender-based-violence-relation/
BY SHARON SITATI: Investing in CSE becomes an investment in a more equitable, inclusive, and empowered society, laying the foundation for dismantling gender inequalities at their core. The post...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/24/sexuality-education-will-help-kenya-realize-gender-equality/
BY ATIENO OLANG: violence (SGBV) as a norm which has transcended greatly in the education sector...girls and young women who take up TVET to further their education are prone to fall victim to tr...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/22/life-lately-in-vocational-training-institutes/
BY PHILIP NGOTIEK: Recent studies reveal that this trend is gaining traction in East Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. This practice jeopardizes hard-won pro...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/21/a-call-to-taming-cross-border-medicalisation-of-fgm/
BY MERCY DALIZU: Teenage pregnancy in Kenya needs to remain at the top of the government’s political agenda. When teenage pregnancy enters public discourse, often triggered by certain events, i...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/20/teenage-pregnancy-is-still-on-the-rise/
BY SHARON NAMAROME: Kenya lacks accessible and affordable health care services which results in poor diagnosis of the disease. The country also has very few epilepsy specialists with about 25 tot...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/19/focus-on-narrowing-down-the-epilepsy-treatment/
BY TAMIA NUNA: CSE plays a crucial role in empowering young people to understand their sexuality and take responsibility for their sexual health and well-being. Research conducted by the United N...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/18/transforming-communities-empowering-youth-with-sexuality-education/
BY AGGREY KARANI: Community-based programs are vital for engaging youth beyond the school environment. Youth centers, recreational activities, and community gatherings provide platforms for invol...
https://nayakenya.org/2024/03/16/navigating-the-challenges-of-drug-abuse-among-young-people/