Mombasa, Kenya – The 2025 Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) Conference erupted with energy, uniting young advocates, policymakers, and experts under the bold theme: Adolescents and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR) in a World of Emerging Threats and Opportunities.
The session attracted hundreds of participants from different organizations in Kenya and some East African countries. Speaking during the opening sessions UNFPA Kenya’s Pilar de la Corte Molina said, “There is an urgent need to prioritize adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in a world grappling with climate change, online dangers, and deep-rooted inequalities.”
Accordingly, Rosebell Barbara from the African Center for Health, Climate & Gender Justice Alliance (ACHCGA) reiterated the need for unpacking the dangers involved in online engagements. Barbara said,” The time for young people’s views on sexual reproductive health to be taken into consideration has come.”
“Young people make -up almost 70 percent of Kenya’s population and it is crucial that they are engaged in the decision-making processes on health,” added Barbara.
On the second day of the conference Rosebell Barbara made a compelling presentation on Climate Change, Socio-Economic Stressors, and the Escalation of Femicide in Kenya. She underscored the interlinkages of climate, health, and technologically facilitated violence and femicide.
The conference also featured insightful discussions that explored the transformative role technology had played in advancing Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR), along with the critical importance of youth-led advocacy and social accountability. What stood out is the unabated passion for countering anti-rights movements that have threatened hard-won gains in gender equality and health. Through these powerful dialogues, the conference reaffirmed the significance of centering youth voices in shaping health and rights agendas across Africa and beyond.
The 8th Pan-African Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Scientific Conference was so timely in Kenya. It discussed about critical issues in Kenya and beyond that warrant attention from government decision-makers, It also reiterated the need for courageous leadership, ethical and safe use of technology, and placing young people at the center of decision-making processes. It focused on building systems that truly listened to and responded to the relieved realities of adolescents and youth.
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“What if the real climate enemy isn’t carbon, but democracy?” When African governments are pressured to adopt “green” policies that undermine food sovereignty or local economies, is climate justice just another tool of neoliberal control? Why do we assume “sustainability” must mean surrendering autonomy?
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Interesting piece
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1. “Is Climate Justice a Luxury Only for the Already Privileged?”
If Africa bears the brunt of climate disasters—yet has the least resources to adapt—does “justice” here mean redistributing global guilt, or is it a distraction from systemic power imbalances? Why do wealthy nations frame climate aid as charity when it’s a debt owed?
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2. “Can Gender Be the Key to Healing a Planet, or Is It Just Another Battleground?”
From land rights to disaster response, women in Africa lead climate solutions—but are they also the first to be erased when patriarchal systems prioritize “development” over survival? Is gender justice in climate work just performative, or a radical act of resistance?
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3. “What If the ‘African Miracle’ Wasn’t Economic Growth, But Mass Survival?”
If climate collapse forces Africa to abandon industrialization, will global capitalism call it “underdevelopment” again? How do we redefine progress when the cost of modern life is now ecological genocide?
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4. “Are ‘Climate Refugees’ Just the New Face of Colonial Dispossession?”
When rising seas displace coastal communities, is the West’s response—like “managed migration” or “green walls”—just another way to export its climate sins? What if the real solution isn’t resettlement, but dismantling the systems that created these crises?
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5. “Why Do We Keep Asking Africa to ‘Adapt’ When the World Refuses to Stop Polluting?”
“Adaptation” sounds noble, but it’s code for: Here’s a bandage while you fix our mess. If the global north won’t stop burning fossil fuels, isn’t “adaptation” just a way to avoid accountability? What would true justice look like?
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6. “Is Feminist Climate Justice Just Another Form of Neo-Colonialism?”
When Western NGOs fund “women-led” climate projects in Africa, are they centering local voices—or co-opting them for their own narratives? How do we avoid turning gender justice into another tool of global domination?
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7. “What If the Solution to Climate Change Isn’t Green Technology, But Abandoning Capitalism?”
Africa’s carbon footprint is tiny—but its people are paying the price. If the real crisis is growth at any cost, why do we keep asking marginalized communities to “go green” instead of demanding systemic change?
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8. “Are Climate Activists in Africa Just the New ‘Savages’ the West Needs to Save?”
When African youth lead protests (like ClimateJusticeNow), are they romanticized as “noble warriors” or dismissed as “too radical”? How do we avoid turning African climate resistance into another spectacle for the global north?
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9. “What If the ‘Just Transition’ Means Leaving Fossil Fuels—and Also Leaving Capitalism?”
The West talks about a “just transition” for its workers—but what about Africa’s? If we’re not just switching energy sources but systems, what does that mean for land, labor, and power? Is it even possible?
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10. “Is Climate Justice in Africa a Pipe Dream, or the Last Hope for the Planet?”
Given the scale of the crisis, is Africa’s struggle for health, land, and dignity the only place where radical change is still possible? Or is it just another front in a losing war?
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Each of these questions plays with tension—between privilege and survival, charity and debt, resistance and co-optation—to spark debate. Would you like any refined for a specific angle (e.g., more legal, economic, or cultural)?