Nkikapu Lekunta: From A Cutter To A Community Hero Fighting FGM
UNICEF estimates that 4 million Kenyan girls and women have undergone FGM. This equates to 21% of Kenyan women and girls aged 15 to 49 undergoing the procedure. In Kenya,…
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Loiyangalani Wind Power: Historically Weak Legislation Governing Communal Land Ownership
The Loiyangalani Wind Power Project is Africa’s largest wind energy project and Kenya’s largest public-private partnership in history. The Loiyangalani Wind Power Project generates 300MW of renewable energy at a…
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The Fight To Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation In Kenya
The practice has long been shrouded in mystery, which is widespread and profound. While precise numbers are difficult to get due to the secrecy surrounding FGM, the KDHS estimates that…
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ENGAGING THE LAW ENFORCERS IN ERADICATING FGM IN ISIOLO COUNTY
Samburu Women Trust has been implementing a project with kind support from the Africa-Led Movement-The Girl Generation(ALM-TGG): “Strengthening communities driven initiatives in eradicating FGM in Isiolo County.” Although legal restrictions…
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Applying Human Rights-based Approach To Land Tenure Rights for Kenyan Women
Land is considered the most fundamental resource to women’s living conditions, economic empowerment and, to some extent, their struggle for equity and equality. More than 60% percent of women in…
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International Women’s Day: Innovation and technology for gender equality
‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,’ is the theme of the 2023 UN International Women’s Day. This theme is aligned with the priority theme for the 67th Session of…
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The Government Of Kenya Hosts Minorities And Marginalized Groups
Indigenous people are classified as minorities under international law. Because they share a non-dominant status in the society in which they live, indigenous people are regarded as minorities. They might…
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Globally, Climate Change Is Putting More Women At Risk Of Gbv
Pilot Lenaigwanai covers her lips as she speaks, attempting to conceal a broken tooth that serves as a terrible reminder of what she faced before seeking protection at a shelter…
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Access to Justice in Kenya Through Alternative Dispute Resolution
Kenyans have experienced substantial advancements in the promotion and protection of human rights, gender equality, and access to justice since the adoption of a new constitution in 2010. Nonetheless, the…
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Indigenous Peoples’ Perspective On Climate Justice
Many of the world’s leading experts have identified climate change as the “defining issue of our time,” and the prediction for the earth’s natural survival is grave. The UN secretary-general…
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