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Report – School Related Gender Based Violence in Ndhiwa
In December 2015 our application to Comic Relief for funding for a research and intervention project looking into the root causes of School Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV) in Ndhiwa, was successful. We were delighted to receive £10,000 to design and implement a research and intervention project to identify and address the root causes that lead vulnerable girls in Ndhiwa into high risk situations. Our ultimate goal was to provide girls with safety from violence and all forms of abuse, particularly in and around school. The aims of the project were: • to establish thorough and reliable information about the causes and extent…
Read moreInvolving boys and men in the gender equality solution to poverty
Guest blog by Nessy Rayner Kofi Annan, the seventeenth serving secretary general for the United Nations, a highly thought of male figure inside and outside of Africa, reportedly said, ‘There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women’. The struggle for women to gain equality all around the world is a constant battle, with both men and women ready to stand up and fight for equal rights for both genders. Through recent uprisings of campaigns like the HeforShe campaign, led by the United Nations, it’s apparent that boys and men are vital in the fight against inequality….
Read morePodcast – How our Water Works for Girls project is changing lives
Water Works for Girls Team Kenya, in partnership with Tag International Development and with the generous support of the Jochnick Foundation, have implemented a project to leverage water to improve education for girls in Ndhiwa through better health and hygiene, upgraded nutrition and psychosocial support for girls and women. We have introduced a pioneering rainwater harvesting system into schools in Ndhiwa to provide clean and safe water for children to drink and use for hand- washing. The overall objective is to ensure a physically and emotionally healthy and supportive learning environment for the children, along with improved economic stability for families so that children,…
Read moreOctober 11th can only mean one thing…
On March 8th each year, people around the world mark International Women’s Day, where the achievements of women and progress toward true gender equality are recognised and celebrated. In 2011, the UN resolved that the same level of international observance as IWD should be granted to young and adolescent girls. Statistically the most vulnerable group of people on the planet, girls in developing countries are disproportionately affected by Gender-Based Violence, child marriage and lack of access to education. As such, on October 11th 2012, International Day of the Girl Child was born – and has been celebrated every year since….
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