Centre for Rights Education and Awareness is leading a consortium that includes Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development and Groots Kenya. The consortium team jointly has established a women fund known as Jasiri Fund (Swahili word meaning `bold`). The overall objective is to support access to finance for 1000 survivors of Gender based violence as a means to strengthen survivors’ recovery and resilience in a sustainable manner. The fund works to support women, youths, people with disabilities who are survivors of gender-based violence by focusing on building their socio-economic resilience against economic shocks stemming from Covid-19 and household violence.
Jasiri fund is a $350,000 guarantee fund held by Kenya Women Micro Finance Bank (KWFT) being implemented in 10 counties in Kenya namely: Kajiado, Kakamega, Kiambu, Kilifi, Tana River, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kwale, Mandera and Busia.
