Japanese Parliamentarians and representatives of the Family Guidance Association (FGA) visited the DSW/ Bonita Training Center in Ethiopia on August 15th. The purpose of the parliamentarians visit was to obtain an overview of major organizations or institutions that work in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights of youth and adolescents in Ethiopia. FGA is the major contact organization and organizer of the trip from the Ethiopian side. An explanation on core business of DSW and the purpose and achievements of its DSW/ Bonita Training Center was given to the parliamentarians by a Program Manager of DSW Ethiopia.

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In collaboration with DKT-Ethiopia, this pilot project started in April 2007 with nine youth clubs. It is an initiative to facilitate the distribution of condoms and to create income-generating opportunities for the clubs. To date, the clubs have distributed 2,520,000 condoms. In recognition of this success, DSW Ethiopia has now selected another ten clubs to be incorporated in the condom social marketing scheme, which is a unique approach with youth clubs in Africa.

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400 parliamentarians and 15 NGO representatives followed DSW's invitation to a one-day advocacy workshop on "Population and Development in Ethiopia", held on 28th December at the Ethiopian Parliament's Conference Hall. Organised jointly with the National Advocacy Network, the workshop contributed to increasing participants' commitment towards effective population and RH policies as key to poverty reduction in Ethiopia. More information about DSW's work in Ethiopia.