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Prioritise women’s wellbeing to drive economic growth

Many of us are familiar with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), which work towards giving children a beautiful, healthy and prosperous world in which to live. The fifth goal, achieving gender equality, is especially important in a country like Kenya where the empowerment of women is essential to economic development.

Clause 5.6 of the SDGs calls for “universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights,” and it is one we should all pay attention to.

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