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28 October 2021
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Young men take part in a group exercise during a Nitasimama Imara workshop in Elgeyo Marakwet County

Empowering young men as champions in ending violence against women and girls

At the age of 16, Kevin Ruto was devastated to learn that one of his friends had died after suffering complications related to female genital... Read more

13 October 2021
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Drought threatens fight against FGM in West Pokot County

In crises such as the ongoing drought and the Covid-19 pandemic, women and girls are more vulnerable as they face social, economic and political... Read more

5 October 2021
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Doctors perform fistula repair surgery at the Webuye referral hospital, Bungoma county

Fistula camp tackles Covid-19 related backlog of cases to restore dignity to women

After more than two decades of suffering in silence, 52-year-old Gladys Nasiembe was finally able to put a name to her ailment when she heard a radio... Read more

12 August 2021
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Young Innovator working to fight hunger through climate-smart farming

“It’s hard to believe looking at me now, but as a young student in university I would go for months without food, surviving on one meal a day,” says... Read more

29 July 2021
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Breaking the silence on sexual violence in Kilifi, Kenya

There is a particular case of sexual violence that the counsellors at Kilifi County Referral Hospital’s trauma counselling ward recall well – that of... Read more

10 July 2021
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World Population Day Statement: The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population

The COVID-19 pandemic may have lasting consequences on population. For some, it has led some to postponing childbearing. For others, disruptions in... Read more

30 June 2021
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Generation Equality: Kenya unveils new commitments to accelerate end to gender-based violence

Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled a new plan aimed at accelerating progress towards gender equality and ending gender based violence in Kenya by 2026.  The policy brief titled “Kenya’s... Read more

24 June 2021
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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health

Anne Wanjiru found out she had gotten her first period when a boarding school classmate told her she had stained her dress. No one had ever explained... Read more

9 June 2021
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KenyaNiMimi dialogue kickstarts development of youth-led solutions in Kenya’s upper eastern region

The #KenyaNiMimi initiative is a dialogue platform by the youth for the youth that is aimed at stimulating youth participation in social, economic,... Read more

7 June 2021
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For women and girls in vulnerable settings, menstrual health remains urgent human rights issue.

In Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Reuben informal settlement, young adolescent girls living in low-income households know only too well the challenges involved... Read more

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