African Woman And Child Feature Service

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Long walk to gender equality for Samburu girls
Josephine Naserian (not her real name) sits pensively in her mother’s manyatta, nursing her three-month-old baby

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Winning and losing: Ayot’s political journey
For Cecilia Ayot, winning and losing in elections are familiar experiences in her political journey.

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Women legislators call for increased investment in gender equality initiatives
As Kenyans joined the rest of the world in marking International Women’s Day (IWD), women leaders across the political divide called for increased investment in women empowerment programs tailored towards the realization of gender equality.

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It is now or never on the equality principle, legislators say
Women leaders have intensified the push for the adoption of a formula that will lead to the actualization of the two-thirds gender principle.

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Publications

SAUTI SASA Issue 5 : Pushing the boundaries of leadership

SAUTI SASA Issue 4 : Succeeding against all odds

SAUTI SASA Issue 3 : Investing in gender equality

SAUTI SASA Issue 2 : When will they exhale: Struggle of Kenyan women political leaders

SAUTI SASA Issue 1 : We are up to the task, Women leaders say

Women Leadership brings hope and transformative change

50 journeys Stories of Courage and transformation from women political leaders in Kenya

Updates

Training of Communication Focal Persons of Women Political Leaders

On 9th September and 10th September, 2024, African Woman and Child Feature Service with the support of UN Women conducted a capacity enhancement workshop for communication focal persons in-charge of the communication stuff of women political leaders.

Peace Actors

African Woman and Child Feature Service with support from UN Women conduct a snap
shot survey on the position and role of women in peace committees, security structures,
and peace building in Kajiado County. The Focus Group Discussion brought together Women
Peace Actors from five sub county peace committees in Kajiado County

 

 

Breakfast meeting for Editors

On 2 nd August, 2024, African Woman and Child Feature Service with support from UN
Women organised a breakfast meeting for Editors on the status of the realization of Two-
Thirds Gender Principle and Gender Equality in Kenya.

Programmes

Gender justice is the basic motivation in the push for the human rights of women and children. In this regard…

People are empowered when they understand how the media works, and can interpret and respond appropriately to the information disseminated…

Diversity within the media is reflected in content, as well as the variety of actors, platforms and technologies used. The…

Access to information is critical for the development of any society. We recognize the disparities in access to ICT between…

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