Kenya is a signatory to the key international women’s human rights agreements. These include the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In addition, Kenya has made great strides in developing and implementing SGBV legal and policy frameworks and programmes. In May 2021, the Government of Kenya unveiled its road map for advancing Gender Equality and ending all forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Despite this progress, most policy and programme efforts have focused on violence against women and girls (VAWG) response initiatives. Less attention has been given to initiatives that reduce or stop violence before it starts.
