In 2025, we remained steadfast in its vision of a just society where women and girls are valued, respected, enjoy their full rights, and live in dignity.
In a year marked by shrinking civic space, funding contractions, and rising anti-rights movements, CREAW advanced its mission through survivor-centred support, systems strengthening, and grassroots feminist leadership.
Overall, we directly reached 23,799 people across Kenya, strengthening prevention and response to Gen der-Based Violence (GBV), expanding adolescent-responsive Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), deepening women’s economic empowerment, and resourcing Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs) to lead change within their communities.
Under our Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) pillar, 7,965 survivors accessed legal and psychosocial support, including 6,490 who received direct services and 1,475 supported through our toll-free line. A holistic case management approach linked survivors to economic strengthening and life-skills support, reinforcing long-term safety and autonomy.
Beyond direct response, we reached approximately one million individuals through artivism, radio, and digital prevention campaigns that challenged harmful norms, promoted survivor-centred justice, and strengthened public accountability around violence. In parallel, 1,213 service providers were trained on survivor-centred approaches, contributing to improved case handling and stronger referral systems.
Our SRHR programming strengthened adolescent-responsive health systems across six counties. 710 healthcare providers were equipped to deliver respectful, youth-friendly services, and Community Scorecards institutionalized accountability in 59 health facilities, leading to extended service hours, improved commodity availability, and more dignified care. Community dialogue processes engaged adolescents, caregivers, elders, and faith leaders, contributing to shifts in perception toward contraception, consent, FGM/C, and early marriage.
Through feminist sub-granting, CREAW channelled KES 334,960,675 in sub-grants with KES 31.5 million directed to flexible funding for 24 WROs. This has enabled partners to respond rapidly to emerging crises without being constrained by rigid project budgets.
Women’s economic empowerment interventions trained 4,129 women in entrepreneurship and financial literacy, provided over KES 27.5 million in grants and KES 4.2 million in affordable loans, and expanded skilling path ways for adolescent girls and young women. Evidence from our integrated model shows that linking economic strengthening to survivor support improves justice retention and long-term protection outcomes.
Our 2025 experience reaffirms that holistic, survivor-centred programming delivers stronger outcomes, youth-led accountability accelerates access to reproductive health services, integrated outreach is essential in marginalized contexts. As we look ahead, CREAW will continue to advocate for safety and protection of women and girls, survivor economic reintegration, adolescent-responsive health systems, and multi-year support to WROs ensuring that women and girls remain at the centre of transformative and lasting change.
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