You could write a book about Ann Njogu’s career — from her history as a corporate lawyer who quit her job to work on human rights to her work on Kenya’s new constitution. She is a powerful force in the work to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in Kenya.
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In the year 2010 CREAW was implementing a project under support from Ford Foundation which focused on among other things addressing teachers student sexual violence in Kenya. The project also aimed to carry out a study to identify the structural ,policy and systemic gaps the `TSC faced in dealing with teacher student sexual violence and jointly develop measures to track the prevalence and strengthen policy and practical responses by the TSC and other state and non state actors.
Land Mark Ruling – Two Thirds Gender Rule
CREAW filed this suit in the Constitutional court seeking declaration that the Attorney General and the Constitution Implementation Commission had failed in their duty to develop and present affirmative action legislation ahead of the August 27th 2015 deadline placed by the Supreme Court.
In recognition of the important role that you continue to play in the advancement of human rights and sustainable development in Kenya, you are invited to the “Friends of CREAW Dinner” in support of our Access to Justice Program and help us make a real difference in the lives of women and children who have faced gender based violence. The dinner will be held on Thursday 28th May 2015 from 6.30 – 10.00 pm at the Nairobi Club in Nairobi. Your support in cash and in-kind, will go a long way in helping victims access justice as well as economical empower and get them back on their feet.
Prof. Githu Muigai,
The Attorney General,
Sheria House,
Nairobi
Attention: Prof . Githu
RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW- ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE ON THE ‘NOT MORE THAN TWO THIRDS GENDER’ PRINCIPLE
Women organizations and human rights institutions namely FIDA-K, Maendeleo, , WEL, CMD, GROOTS, KHRC, Women Steering Committee, CRECO, Futures K, URAIA Trust, CREAW, AMWIK, Action Aid, UPDK, Youth Agenda, DTM, and FEMNET, wish to submit this petition on behalf of the women of Kenya.
Christian Aid has launched a Sh181 million sexual reproductive health project for women and girls in Narok county.
The three-year project is expected to increase use of antenatal and skilled delivery services among women by 30 per cent and increase use of family planning.
It aims at changing attitudes and practices to reduce sexual and gender based violence, including FGM.
Speaking during the launch in Ewaso Nyiro on Friday, Christian Aid country manager John Kitui said the organisation will work with both men and women.
One of the project’s components is men’s involvement in women’s sexual reproductive health.
See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/article/christian-aid-launches-sh181-million-health-project-narok
In Kenya, being an adolescent girl comes at a cost. From sexual harassment, early marriages, unwanted pregnancy and dropping out of school, Kenyan adolescent girls face a myriad of challenges in their journey to adulthood.
The journey towards having gender based violence recognized as a significant threat to individuals ,families ,communities and our economy at large has been slow and arduous. While existing legislation such as the sexual offences Act and the Constitution expressly outlaw acts of sexual violence and prohibit cruel degrading treatment and discrimination on basis of gender, that is little consolation to the high number of women who continue to suffer physical ,psychological and economic abuse. To these women, the provisions of the law are abstract ideas which do not seem to be able to prevent and adequately respond to their plight.
“I met Sheck Mwamuzadi in Nairobi’s South C estate where I was working as a house help while he was my boss’s driver. We became friends and later on started dating secretly without the knowledge of my boss,” Leila Elizabeth narrates. Born in a humble family of two in Machakos, 19 year old Elizabeth dropped out of school in class eight. Her single mother could no longer raise her school fees.
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Interview with Immaculate Musya, Special Elect, MCA Nairobi. |
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