SAT Botswana

03/06/2026

Why do s*x workers need a day of solidarity? Across the world and in our region in East and Southern Africa, s*x workers continue to face violence, including s*xual violence, stigma, discrimination, extortion and barriers to healthcare.

Criminalisation often pushes people further away from essential HIV, s*xual and reproductive health, and legal services.

International S*x Workers' Day is a reminder that development, health, gender equality, and human rights cannot be achieved while any group is denied dignity, safety, justice, and a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Justice must be for everyone in Africa – without discrimination of any kind.

SAT stands in solidarity with s*x workers everywhere. We call on governments, policymakers and stakeholders across Africa to accelerate rights-based reforms that put dignity, health, safety and justice first.

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25/05/2026

Happy Africa Day! 🌍

Across Africa, too many young people, especially girls and young women, still face barriers to safe sanitation, menstrual health management, and clean water access, affecting their wellbeing, safety, and opportunities. Achieving Agenda 2063 means building an Africa where every young person can grow up healthy, informed, safe, and empowered to shape their future.

This year, as we commemorate Africa Day under the African Union theme, “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” we are reminded that access to clean water and safe sanitation is deeply connected to dignity, health, education, and s*xual and reproductive health rights.

Sustainable development is not only about infrastructure, it is also about people, equity, and ensuring no young person is left behind. 💧✊🏾

16/05/2026

🌍Young people from across Africa came together for a powerful conversation on S*xual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and the future of Africa’s demographic dividend.

One message stood out clearly: Africa’s young population is not a challenge — it is an opportunity. As Hon. Moumouni Dialla, President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU), shared during the discussion, “Africa’s young population is not a problem for the continent; it should be considered a tool for success.”

Speakers highlighted that unlocking this opportunity requires investment in young people’s health, education, dignity and leadership. Opening the session, the AUDA-NEPAD Director reminded participants that “SRH is dignity, opportunity and empowerment.” At the same time, SAYoF CEO Misheck Gondo stressed that “youth leadership is not a right, it is essential.”

The webinar also explored the realities many young people continue to face across the continent, including stigma, poverty, child marriage, misinformation and limited access to youth-friendly SRHR services, especially in rural communities.

SAT Regional Policy Officer Levi Singh called for stronger continental coordination and political commitment around the demographic dividend agenda, stating, “We don’t need a slogan around the demographic dividend. We need coordinated leadership.”

As discussions continue with policymakers next week, the recommendations and lived experiences shared by young leaders during this webinar will help shape future continental dialogue and action on SRHR and the demographic dividend.

Africa’s future will be shaped by empowered, informed and healthy young people — and the time to invest in them is now!

15/05/2026

14/05/2026

What does Africa’s future look like when young people have access to the information, healthcare and opportunities they need to thrive? 🌍

This Friday, join an important conversation on the role of S*xual and Reproductive Health in unlocking Africa’s demographic dividend and building stronger, healthier communities.

Hosted by AUDA NEPAD, the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) and the Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF), the webinar will bring together youth voices from across the continent to discuss the realities young people face and the action needed to create meaningful change.

This is more than a webinar. It’s a conversation about leadership, opportunity, health, and the future of Africa.

📆 15 May 2026
⏰ 14h30 SAST

Register here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/ycx3dpzm

13/05/2026

Join us for a live webinar on 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 (𝐒𝐑𝐇), hosted by AUDA NEPAD, Pan African Youth Union (PYU) and Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF).

Catch SAT Regional Policy Officer Levi Singh and former SAT Youth Officer and now Chairperson Of The Botswana Youth Council, Millicent Sethaile, as part of a dynamic youth panel that will be sharing real stories, real challenges, and real solutions.

To register, click this link👉 https://tinyurl.com/ycx3dpzm

📆Date: 15 May 2026
⏰Time: 2.30pm

On Friday 15 May 2026 at 14h30 SAST, young leaders from across Africa are coming together for a live webinar on S*xual and Reproductive Health and what it means for Africa's future.

Africa has the youngest population in the world. That's an incredible opportunity. But that opportunity only becomes real when young people are healthy, informed, and empowered to make choices about their own lives and bodies.

Youth leaders from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Djibouti, Malawi and Ethiopia will be sharing real stories, real challenges, and real solutions. Not policy jargon, but lived experience.

This is your invitation to listen, learn, and join the conversation.
Register here 👉 https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q6cjR-A7THOdJCMxV_BSQA

Hosted by AUDA-NEPAD, the Pan African Youth Union, and SAYoF.

12/05/2026

Happy International Nurses Day! 🩺

Today we honour the nurses and healthcare professionals whose dedication, compassion, and service continue to strengthen our communities every day.

Thank you for providing care, guidance, and trusted support to young people and families, while creating safe spaces for important conversations around health, mental wellbeing, relationships, and s*xual and reproductive health.

Your work continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of so many.

01/05/2026

Today is International Workers’ Day 💼👩‍🌾👮‍♀️👩‍⚕️

It’s more than just a public holiday, it’s a reminder that the working world we know today didn’t just happen. Back in 1886, workers in Chicago stood up and demanded fairer hours, pushing for the 8-hour workday instead of exhausting 17-hour shifts. That fight shaped the rights many people benefit from today.

For us young people, this day is also about thinking ahead, the kind of work we want, the conditions we deserve, and the future we’re building. It’s also a moment to recognise how women continue to break barriers across spaces like education, health, business and leadership, showing that progress is possible when opportunities are equal.

So while we celebrate, we also reflect. Fair work, equal pay, safe environments. These are our rights, and they are worth protecting and pushing forward.

Happy International Workers’ Day 🌍✊🏽

24/04/2026

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22/04/2026

This generation of adolescents will live with the consequences of decisions we weren’t allowed to make.

Young people cannot thrive on a planet that cannot thrive.

Protect the conditions our futures depend on! We need:

• 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬 - so there is enough food to grow, learn and stay healthy
• 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 - so rivers, lakes and wetlands continue to sustain life
• 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 - so our lives aren’t defined by crisis and disruption
• 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - so ecosystems support livelihoods and communities
• 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 - so community economies and food systems are sustained

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

We need leadership now to protect our future!