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Wielding Power for Women in Kenya

Wielding power for women in Kenya

To increase participation of women in Leadership and governance

Project Duration: 1st July 2011 to June 30th 2013

Project Partners

Project Partners: G10 Coalition

African Woman and Child Feature Services (AWCFS)
Caucus for Women’s Leadership (the CAUCUS)
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)
Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW)
Development Through Media (DTM)
Federation of Women Lawyers – Kenya (FIDA - Kenya)
Gender and Media Initiative (GEM)
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO)
National Council of the Women of Kenya (NCWK)
Tomorrow’s Child Initiative (TCI)
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) Kenya
Young Women Leadership Institute (YWLI)

Project Objectives

To enhance the critical numbers and capacity of women to influence within the governance and leadership structures
To secure political power for leadership, and influence government policies, and regulations;
To participate in the process of implementing the new constitution and negotiate a contract that is commensurate with women’s numbers and significance.
To gain voice, space and an ability to influence through media and in turn capture and re-organize the public space.
To Increase awareness on women rights, change of attitude and reduced violence against women and discriminative tenancies

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Gender & Elections Special Papers

Gender & Elections Special issues

We believe women are at the heart of Kenya's transformation. This election is going to present the highest number of highly capable women vying for elective positions. We've profiled some of the aspirants in our 3 publications, access the highlights via the links below:

Reject Online

Reject Online cover The latest edition of the Reject Newspaper is out. The Reject is a bi-monthly online newspaper by the Media Diversity Centre, a project of AWCFS.

Kenyan Woman

The Kenyan Woman is a monthly publication of AWCFS

Strength of a Woman

Strength of a Woman - Women, Land & Property

Strength of a Woman - Women, Land & Property

With this special issue on land and property rights, the Strength of a Woman, a product of the African Woman and Child Feature Service is again bringing you the untold stories of women, marginalised groups, challenges with the COK2010 and land policy and the need to connect the dots on issues with land using practical experience.

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Strength of a Woman - International Women's Day 2012

Strength of a Woman - Women, Land & Property

Strength of a Woman - International Women's Day 2011

Strength of a Woman - Maternal Health & Death

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