Catherine Nyambura
Catherine is a Mandela Fellow 2016, Women Deliver Young Leader and member of Youth RISE International working group. Catherine is a passionate young African feminist activist with over 7 years of experience in advancing gender equality, youth development and sexual and reproductive health and rights in the context of sustainable development through movement building, digital and social media, policy advocacy and capacity building for young women and adolescents girls. Catherine is currently Deputy Director at Dandelion Kenya, and sits on the SDGs Kenya Forum coordination committee. Catherine has engaged with various global and regional policy processes such as ICPD Beyond 2014 review, Beijing +20 and the post 2015 development agenda. She co-authored the article ‘Leave No One Behind; Will African Women be left behind in the post 2015 development agenda ,an article published on the East African Business Monthly in February 2015. Catherine launched the #SRHRDialogues, an online advocacy and awareness raising platform on SRHR and #YAFDialogues, an online platform anticipated to be a permanent mobilizing platforms borne out of an African feminist dialogue 2015 in Accra. Follow her on Twitter: @catherinenyamb1-
Upholding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Women in Their Diversity
by Catherine Nyambura - Apr 8, 2019It is critical to recognize the profound ways in which gender based-violence affects gender balance. Beyond that, it is also important to amplify the experiences of women and girls in their diversity and understand that women... -
Why do we Sanction Girls Human rights violations in the Name of CULTURE!!
by Catherine Nyambura - Feb 6, 2017Female Genital mutilation is a harmful traditional practice that continues to hinder the advancement of women and girls empowerment especially in Africa. According to the World Health Organization, , more than 2000 million girls have undergone... -
#SRHRDialogues on how to facilitate and advocate for #RightToHealth with a special focus on access to Contraception for Young Women Living with HIV
by Catherine Nyambura - Oct 24, 2016Insights from Juliana Odindo on #Voices Q1. What barriers do young women living with HIV face in accessing Contraception? Young women living with HIV don’t have many contraceptive options. This is due to the fact... -
#WhatWomenWant; Young African Feminists Informing #SDGsDialogues
by Catherine Nyambura - Aug 14, 2016Featuring ; Zoneziwoh Mbondgulo (Cameroon), Catherine Nyambura (Kenya) & Sarah Anupi (Kenya) August 12 is International Youth Day and the Theme for 2016 was “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production,” with a special focus on... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT FEATURING XIANA ALBOR
by Catherine Nyambura - Jul 30, 2016We hear from Xiana Albor from Spain #WhatWomenWant is a collaborative effort launched by the ATHENA Network and driven by young feminists and young women from around the world. The campaign has created space for activists... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT FEATURING NSOVO XILUVA
by Catherine Nyambura - Jul 26, 2016We hear from Nsovo Xiluva from South Africa #WhatWomenWant is a collaborative effort launched by the ATHENA Network and driven by young feminists and young women from around the world. The campaign has created space for... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT FEATURING SHIRIN CHOUDHARY
by Catherine Nyambura - Jul 21, 2016We hear from Shirin Choudhary from India #WhatWomenWant is a collaborative effort launched by the ATHENA Network and driven by young feminists and young women from around the world. The campaign has created space for activists... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT FEATURING TSHEPO RICKI KGOSITAU
by Catherine Nyambura - Jul 19, 2016We hear from Tshepo Ricki Kgositau from Botswana and South Africa #WhatWomenWant is a collaborative effort launched by the ATHENA Network and driven by young feminists and young women from around the world. The campaign has... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WhatWomenWant Featuring Isabella Muthoni
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 7, 2016We hear from Isabella Muthoni- Kenya #WhatWomenWant campaign is a collaborative effort launched by the ATHENA network. The Campaign aims to engage activists and advocates in women’s civil society & feminist organizations to contribute towards renewed... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WhatWomenWant Featuring Marinella Matejcic
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 6, 2016We hear from Marinella Matejcic from Croatia #WhatWomenWant campaign is a collaborative effort launched by the ATHENA network. The Campaign aims to engage activists and advocates in women’s civil society & feminist organizations to contribute towards...