Namibia's youngest MP, Emma Theofelus wins 2022 UN Population Award


A young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, Ms. Emma Theofelus has been named winner of the 2022 UN Population Award. The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced the winners on Monday with the individual laureate going to Theofelus while the institutional award went to Indonesia’s National Population and Family Planning Board.

Ms. Theofelus, who is currently the Deputy Minister of Information in Namibia and the youngest-ever winner of the Award was recognized for her work advocating for women’s empowerment and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Namibia.

Born in 1996, she is one of Africa's youngest cabinet ministers, and has used her youth-friendly perspective, and her experience as an advocate for sexual and reproductive health, to directly address the country’s young people.

As a deputy minister, she has led the country’s public communication campaign on COVID-19 preventions in Namibia, and as a MP, she pioneered legislation for feminine hygiene products to be identified as a tax-free commodity.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Theofelus was a member of the Namibia chapter of AfriYAN, a regional youth-led organisation, where she led pioneering efforts to fight teen pregnancy and protect young people’s sexual and reproductive health.

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