Adolescent Health

At Thriving Teens Foundation, we seek to improve the adolescence experience for girls and boys across Africa through advocacy, education, mentorship and research. See them thrive!

Poetry is a form of creative writing that centers around the expression of complex feelings and experiences. The interplay of certain words and rhythm makes poetry a powerful tool for…

The waste we produce is our responsibility, from plastics, food, packaging and electronics. The international day of zero waste highlights both the importance of bolstering waste management globally and the…

What is the theme for TB Day 2024? “Yes! We Can End TB” can be made a reality through concerted global efforts that advance detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis…

William Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?” Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the USA said this about a name: “I think that the name that your parents give you,…

Happiness broadly covers two key areas – how people tend to feel in the present moment and how satisfied they are with their lives overall. Happiness can therefore range from…

Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time statistical data is collected. If the person no longer…

According to the United Nations, 2023, nearly 1 in 5 girls are still not completing lower-secondary and nearly 4 in 10 girls are not completing upper-secondary school today. Around 90…

Do I wear contact lenses or glasses? If your vision is not 20/20 but your eyes are otherwise healthy, you can choose either to help you see. There are pros…

Visual impairment can be caused by several things. A baby can be born congenitally blind due to maternal illness or inherited. Conditions that can cause vision loss include cataracts, lazy…