
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) is a global development organisation founded and headquartered in Germany.
DSW Kenya is a non-governmental organization registered in Kenya as one of the East African country offices of DSW headquartered in Germany. We are committed to creating demand for and access to health information, services, and supplies for the youth, and securing their right to a brighter future in the following ways: • Advocacy, • Capacity development, and • Family planning initiatives
THE BACKGROUND
The exercise of control over one’s sexual and reproductive health is linked to human rights and includes
• Reproductive health is a component of overall health, throughout the life cycle, for both men and women;
• Reproductive decision-making, including voluntary choice in marriage, family formation, and determination of the number, timing, and spacing of one’s children and the right to have access to the information and means needed to exercise voluntary choice;
• Equality and equity for men and women, to enable individuals to make free and informed choices in all spheres of life, free from discrimination based on gender; and
• Sexual and reproductive security, including freedom from sexual violence and coercion, and the right to privacy.
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