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May 8, 2024by CREAW
CREAW and CRAWN Trust convened a forum to review the proposed Elections and Political Parties Bills.This culminated in developing a joint memorandum that was later submitted to Senate.
The women leaders & advocates therefore presented a joint memorandum to the Senate of Kenya, urging reforms for stronger governance & democracy. Our voices unite for accountability and inclusivity.
February 21, 2024by CREAW
2023 has been a year of remarkable progress and steadfast dedication for CREAW. We have continued to stand at the forefront of advancing the protection and promotion of women’s and girls’ rights, successfully implementing a myriad of impactful programs and initiatives. Our collective efforts and unwavering commitment have borne fruit, and I am immensely proud to highlight some of our key achievements.
One of our most significant milestones this year has been the establishment of a second GBV Outreach Center in the Mukuru informal settlement. This center is a beacon of hope, offering essential free legal and psychosocial support to survivors of violence and abuse. The Jasiri Fund, another cornerstone of our initiatives, has continued to provide a crucial financial safety net for survivors of violence. This fund embodies our belief in the resilience and strength of survivors, ensuring they have the resources they need to rebuild and thrive.
At CREAW, we understand that true change begins at the grassroots level. That’s why we are deeply committed to empowering grassroots women to become solution providers in their communities. Through sub-granting nascent grassroots organizations, we amplify their voices, power, and agency, creating a rich pool of local leadership and advocacy against gender inequality.
Furthermore, we continue to champion the inclusion of women in governance and decision-making spaces. Our participation in the multi-sector workforce developing a framework for the implementation of the two-thirds gender principle is a testament to our commitment.
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The Strategic Plan outlines CREAW’s vision and ambitions and key interventions for achieving them. The choices contained in the Plan are largely informed by the lessons learnt, conclusions and recommendations from the analysis of CREAW’s operating context. Drawing from lessons learnt from our past practice, and building on our track record, this Strategic Plan seeks to effectively position CREAW within the emerging operating context as a basis of ensuring greater relevance and effectiveness. The Plan sets out broad parameters that will guide the development of more specific annual work plans and program documents.
CREAW will continue its work towards elimination of gender inequality and all forms of discrimination against women and girls. This is based on our philosophy that empowering women demands that we address unfair cultural norms and attitudes, enhance competencies of women and their institutions and advocate for the development and implementation of progressive legal, policy and institutional frameworks that promote/sustain gender equality.
This strategy is the outcome of a co-creation process between the CREAW Team and several stakeholders. We deeply appreciate their contribution to this process. We especially wish to extend sincere gratitude to our board members, partners and peers for the moral, financial and material support accorded to us during the Strategic Plan development process.
CREAW Strategic Plan — Abridged Version
At the core of the Constitution of Kenya (COK, 2010) is the belief that there can only be real progress in society if all citizens participate fully in their governance, and that all, male and female, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and all previously marginalized and excluded groups are included in the affairs of the republic.
The baseline report on ‘Haki Yetu, Jukumu Letu’ Gender Based Violence in Meru and Kilifi Counties is one among these initiatives that aims to support policymakers and relevant institutions in their efforts to combat and prevent gender based violence in Kenya. It provides comparable data and information for effective, evidence-based project planning, decision-making and policy and legislation improvement among other core goals of this report. It further seeks to identify the challenges in operationalization and their impact on effectiveness so as to inform the strategies
and interventions of criminal justice system actors in particular and thereby guide the coordination
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Kilifi and Meru Counties of efforts going forward within the target Counties where the project is being implemented.
Baseline Report – Meru and Kilifi Counties 2017 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
In Kenya, one indicator of gender inequality is the small number of women in decision making positions and other national governance structures. Following the March 4th 2013 General elections, at the county level only 82 women out the total 1,450 County Assembly Ward Representatives were elected and only 6 women were successful in their bids as deputy governors. This despite the constitution stating that that one gender cannot make up more than two-thirds of the members of elective public
This month’s newsletter highlights current continous work in the women and leadership program giving an insight on what benefits the skills training has had on the women in terms of influencing their thoughts and actions geared towards bettering their community. From the interactions it was noted that fewer women leaders is a resultant of lack of skilled training aimed at enhancing women leadership.