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-
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WhatWomenWant Featuring Ana Aguilera
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 4, 2016Insights by Ana Aguilera- Mexico #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 leadership... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT Featuring Genesis Luigi
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 3, 2016We hear from Génesis Luigi from Venezuela #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... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT Featuring Katherine Wynne
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 2, 2016We hear from Katherine Wynne – Canada #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... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT Featuring Chelsie France
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 1, 2016Responses By Chelsie France from Guyana #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 Nyasha Sithole
by Catherine Nyambura - May 31, 2016Responses by Nyasha Sithole- Zimbabwe #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 leadership... -
YOUNG FEMINISTS BLOG SERIES ON #WHATWOMENWANT
by Catherine Nyambura - May 30, 2016Marsida Bandili-Young Feminist from Albania #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 leadership... -
THE TALE OF MATERNAL HEALTH RIGHTS….#INTLMHDAY
by Catherine Nyambura - Apr 11, 2016Most of the times we see women pregnant and depending on our relations with them, we either clap, we buy gifts, organize surprise baby showers and all manner of celebratory gestures. But for the most part,... -
BOLD STEPS TOWARDS REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; BUT ARE ALL ACTORS PLUGGED IN?
by Catherine Nyambura - Feb 28, 2016The journey For a long time now, the world has been on a journey towards the best course of action towards the realization of sustainable development. At the beginning of the millennium, the world made the... -
The 7th Africa conference on sexual health and rights ; reduction of maternal mortality to achieve demographic dividend in Africa
by Catherine Nyambura - Feb 25, 2016Article By Mageda Esolyo, Maternal mortality is a contentious issue in Africa. Gestation be should be a happy and joyful period of a woman’s life especially when it is a planned pregnancy and yet we still... -
Ending Sexual Harassment at Work
by Catherine Nyambura - Feb 2, 2016Post first published on Girls Globe by Catherine Nyambura According to the Huffington Post, 1 in 3 women have been sexually harassed at the workplace. The article also suggests that only 29% of women who are...