Focus Areas

1. Active Participation of Rural Young Women

Under this thematic area, RYWSN seeks to: Promote active participation of rural young women in decision and policy-making processes through promoting engagement with office bearers and elected officials in order to influence decisions and policies for gender-responsive democratic governance. The organization is also committed to supporting rural young women’s leadership in the socio-economic and political sectors to change their lives and develop their communities.

2. Women Empowerment

Under this thematic area, RYWSN uses two approaches which seek to: 

• Initiate livelihoods projects which are community-centered and rural young women-led as alternative methods of enhancing sustainable financial independence. The network will also endeavor to progressively work towards the realization of socio-economic justice amongst rural young women. This will assist in reducing unemployment and pervasive poverty as well as emancipating women from the circle of gender-based violence, abuse, and discrimination. 
• Provide rural young women with entrepreneurial skills for them to be economically independent. This will involve training rural young women on entrepreneurship, digital and social media to harness the benefits of social media and digital tools in accessing information, new ideas and marketing their products. 

3. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

RYWSN seeks to promote rural young women’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education to ensure the reduction of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and HIV and STIs transmission amongst rural young women and girls. The network will also create safe space for rural young women to discuss amongst themselves as well as to engage with key stakeholders on pertinent issues regarding their SRHR.