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Community Empowerment, Gender Disparity, women empowerment March 6, 2016

Kenyan Women Have Come A Long Way

Women have been limited in the past, especially because of cultural practices that deny them the chance to own property that they can use as collateral. Even as the 60th edition of the Commission on…

Child Care, Community Empowerment, Health & Sanitation, women empowerment February 5, 2016

FGM Still a Thorn in the Flesh: UNICEF Report Shows

There are no health benefits to FGM and it is recognised internationally as a human rights violation Previous reports indicated that; “60,000 girls under 15 are at risk of FGM in the UK 137,000…

Child Care, Meet Her, women empowerment January 21, 2016

Kakenya Ntaiya: Early Marriage and female Circumcision Ambassador

Girls in patched black and red overalls dance down a narrow lane in the light of dawn. They sing. They worship. They praise. They’re entering their adult lives through a ceremony designed to buck a…

Child Care, Community Empowerment, Inspiration, Powerful Women January 20, 2016

Today’s Heroines: Kenya’s Women-only Village offer protection from domestic violence and rape

The small community of Unity Village is one of several women-only settlements surrounding Archer’s Post in the country’s central region. “There is no-one who can rape us here,” Nkamasioi Lembwakita said, explaining why there were…