Family institutions serve as basis for communal structures yet the scourge of violence between men and women as a result of inequality cultured by the gendered norms seems to tear down structures that build the communities. In the wake of the scourge, women and girls are mostly affected.
Access to Justice – CREAWKENYA (1st Quarter 2018) by Centre for Rights Education and Awareness on Scribd
Gender based violence is one of the most prevalent human rights violations not only in Kenya but across various parts of the developing world. It knows no social, economic, class or cultural confinement and status. It occurs in families, schools, work places, social structures and communities regardless of one’s religion, gender, race, creed or political persuasion and inclinations. Women and girls, and to a lesser degree men and boys, either directly and or indirectly experience or face the impact of some form of gender based violence. Gender based violence involves a wide variety of agents and actors from intimate partners and family members, to strangers and institutional actors such as teachers, pastors, office managers, seniors leaders, religious leaders and the police. Despite its adverse effects on the survivors, gender based violence (GBV) is still the least talked about violation of mainly women’s and girl’s human rights. It remains largely unreported or in reported instances, retracted and “amicably” settled.
Haki Yetu, Jukumu Letu – CREAWKENYA (1st Quarter 2018) by Centre for Rights Education and Awareness on Scribd
Globally great strides have been made in embracing and actualizing the women’s political, economic and social equality. Closer home, Kenya continues to lag behind as compared to her East African counterparts. Kenyan women continue to be marginalized in many areas of society especially in the area of leadership and decision-making. Center For Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) under the Leadership and Governance program supports women leaders in various decision making spaces both at the national and county level; in elective and non-elective positions. This is through pushing, lobbying, advocating and agitating for the women’s agenda at all fronts to address the inequality and marginalization that women have faced in the political, social-economic and cultural context. This shall be achieved by building their capacities with the knowledge and skills required to articulate the constituents’ needs and priorities as they discharge their duties. This support will enable women effectively engage in decision making processes that will engender the budgets, laws and policies that will benefit women at the county and national levels. In the last two years CREAW has been implementing two projects in Meru, Nyeri and Kitui counties. The projects dubbed “Strengthening Women Leadership” in Meru and Nyeri and “towards gender inclusivity and equality’ in Kitui county, were anchored on Article 10 and 81(b) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
ForumSyd – NewLetter 2018 – 1st Quarter by Centre for Rights Education and Awareness on Scribd
Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) is implementing a three year (November 2016 – October 2019) project dubbed, ’The Haki Yetu, Jukumu Letu’ project is funded by the Embassy of Netherlands in the counties of Meru and Kilifi.
Haki Yetu, Jukumu Letu Programme – NewsLetter (June – August) by Centre for Rights Education and Awareness on Scribd
CREAW has been implementing community awareness and empowerment programmes in Kibera aimed at increasing access to justice for survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) while also involving the police, Provincial administration and community members in a participatory approach aimed at reducing instances of sexual and gender based violence.
Access to Justice – Finland NewsLetter | July – Sept 2017 by Centre for Rights Education and Awareness on Scribd
Victims of sexual harassment and human rights crusaders are celebrating victory after a Nairobi court handed the death sentence to three men who molested a woman inside a minibus in Githurai.
The incident in which the three, a matatu driver, a tout and a petrol station attendant molested the female passenger sparked outrage 3 years ago after a video of the incident went viral.
Judge John Mativo found Parliament and the Senate guilty of failing to observe its constitutional mandate of ensuring that no gender shall more than two thirds of elective seats in both houses.
The judge gave directions to Parliament and Attorney General Githu Muigai to take steps to ensure the legislation is enacted within the next two months from the ruling and progress reported to Chief Justice David Maraga.
Parliament has now been given 60 days to enact legislations effecting the 2/3 gender rule or face dissolution. High court judge John Mutivo says parliament consisting of national assembly and the senate are guilty of failing to enact the legislations that will implement the constitution. The verdict was read this morning at the Milimani courts and here is a part of that ruling.
Less than five months to the next general election and different players are cementing their positions in the race. Some of those players are women, who make 51% of the electorate and who, through a movement dubbed ‘2017 Ni Mama’ intend to consolidate and push for greater representation of women in the political sphere. Gladys Gachanja was at the launch of the movement and now brings us the women’s political stand in this week’s Women and Power.
On Friday 10th March, 2017 CREAW working with partners( CRAWN TRUST, Kenya Human Rights Commission and the National Women Steering Committee) launched the Ni Mama movement. This was the largest convention of women political leaders ever held in Kenya. The convention brought together over 3,500 women leaders from all over Kenya and from different political parties to make a declaration on Women Leadership and to claim power. The women vowed to stand together and and vote for women regardless of party affiliations. The women presented a policy document that set part of their demands for the government. Key among this demands were the need to have 50-50 gender representation in all party positions. #Nimama2017
