CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE (CSA)

July 2023

Make Unsafe Abortion History Now

Article By Esther Mwende According to the World Health Organization (WHO) unsafe abortion remains a preventable public health tragedy and a violation of women and girls’ human rights. It accounts for 13% of global maternal mortalities, with hundreds of thousands of survivors living with long-term complications, including infertility and chronic pain. Criminalization of abortion has …

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From Reproductive Health Freedom to Financial Freedom

Big sisters are sexual reproductive health and rights champions from Kiambu,who play a big role in ensuring all the adolescent young girls and women they mentor have healthy reproductive health lives while still accessing quality services. To enable them offer accurate, correct and factual information to the AGYW they engage with in their communities, their …

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Through Community approach reaching adolescent and young women through big sisters

Attaining the highest possible level of health and well-being is a fundamental human right regardless of a person’s color, ethnic background, gender, age, ability or religion, class. These rights are stipulated in various international and regional instruments including the Maputo Protocol. Addressing the root causes of poor health among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), …

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Sustainability through social economic empowerment

Article By Ann Mukami Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) play a critical role in the diversification and increase in women’s income by making access to commercial loans easier through self-managed and self-capitalized savings groups that use members’ savings to lend to each other. The Big Sisters under the SAFIRE program embraced this model after …

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Menstruation

Article By Ann, Big Sister   Menstruation is a natural occurrence experienced by nearly all women of reproductive age. The ability to manage menstrual health (MH) with adequate knowledge, safety, and dignity and without stigma is an essential human right.  Angela is a 17-year-old talented footballer and team leader of the Bafana girls’ football team …

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Use of Contraceptives Among Girls

Article by Ruth, Big Sister Although pregnancy and childbirth are natural phenomena, many pregnancies pose serious health risks to mothers and their children, especially pregnancies characterized as too early. Pregnancies among adolescents have major health consequences for adolescent mothers and their babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that pregnancy and childbirth complications are the …

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