The Kenya Female Advisory Organization KEFEADO today paid a courtesy call to Kisumu County Minister for Sports Achie Alai where she presented them with balls to support ‘sports for change’ , a programme for 16 days gender activism. Speaking at the meeting, KEFEADO Executive Director and Programs Co-ordinator Easter Oketch cited that the initiative intends to engage with adolescent girls and young women (Age 10-24) in and out of school through sustained approaches which ensures their voice and power to self-determination. The Minister on her part said that the Department of Sports will chip in to support the initiative given …
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Moving the Goal Post
CREA, in partnership with Kenya Female Advisory organization Kenya Female Advisory Organization – Kefeado and Moving the Goal Post Moving the Goalposts Kilifiis working to advance adolescent girls sexual and reproductive health and rights work by infusing a more critical feminist agenda in their interventions. The partners attended the first discussion under this project, hosted by Moving the Goal Post called “Tumanyane” (debate/discussion) for the parents and guardians of the adolescent girls, the local leaders and CSOs in Kilifi North sub-county, Kenya. The discussion focused on the early pregnancies among adolescent girls in Matsangoni and the reason for their rise. The facilitators included …
OrangeWednesdays: Community Dialogues to End Sexual Violence Against Children
The community dialogues on the “Orange Wednesdays” started by Kenya Female Advisory Organization (KEFEADO) in during the2015 has been a journey to end sexual violence and exploitation of children in the Western Kenya Region. The community dialogues has created space that has opened up persons in and out of schools at the village unit to reflect in utilizing community spaces engage duty-bearers, community members, parent/guardians and school communities to have candid conversations on a menace that is devastating our children daily – the rising cases of sexual violence. The Orange Wednesdays are a space to ensure that communities are holistically …
Gaining Momentum on Gender Agenda through Gender Transformative Budgeting
The quest for gender equality and equity at the lowest village unit in Kenya is rich in history of gains even through the Constitution of Kenya 2010. There are key areas that affect women, female youth and girls which are often underfunded. We look at key devolved functions that can immensely affect their wellbeing at the lowest village unit.Engendering the implementation of devolution process at all levels in the county as it is critical for to ensure the gender agenda is integral in county development and link this with national government processes. This requires county governments in the next five …
Not for Us Without Us – End Violence Against Women and Girls With Disabilities
The 16 Days of Gender Activism is reaching its peak and the usual fanfare with the marches, talks and activities speak about Ending All Forms of Violence Against Women – Physical, Sexual, Psychological, Verbal and Economic are rife. Community conversations on the same particularly with Women and Girls With Disabilities is critical- We must Leave No One Behind. However in many community spaces, women and girls with disability never get to speak about how violence affects them and how to ensure they can get help/services. This year the conversations with women and girls with disability who have walked this journey for …