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-
SRHR- WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT…..UNWRAPPING THE PACKAGE!!!
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 30, 2015One cool Tuesday evening a colleague whom I have grown to see as friend and i are sitting by the pool having a mesmerizing conversation over drinks. The conversation took into account everything spanning from feminism,... -
TIME TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION: A TRULY FEMINIST PREVENTION AGENDA, WHO TAKES IT UP????
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 22, 2015Human beings live multi-faceted and intersecting lives. Women’s health especially is one area where these convergences keep emerging and the need to ever be vigilant and adopt comprehensive and all-encompassing strategies when seeking solutions and interventions... -
DANDELION KENYA ENABLES GIRLS VOICES TO BE HEARD & THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY VALUED- MUMBI’S VOICE
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 19, 2015A program such as “I choose my life ” is a rare opportunity that I honestly wish every student going through high school would get a chance to participate in as it is life changing. The... -
TIME TO END CHILD MARRIAGE; AFRICAN GIRLS DESERVE BETTER
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 16, 2015I once read of a story, a Ugandan mother who refused USHS.600,000 as dowry price for her daughter. Last year on Kenyan Television I watched the father of a young girl who was raped declare... -
Speak Out: Young African Feminists Advocate For Women, Girls and Children Everywhere
by Catherine Nyambura - Jun 13, 2015The world has galvanized support to demonstrate increased political commitment towards the advancement of maternal and child health. This is very timely especially the 2 having been noted and proven to be preventable with the simplest... -
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS: LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG!
by Catherine Nyambura - May 28, 2015I always ask myself, all these well-meaning advocacy strategies, action plans and endless conversations on improving status of women as part of achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment, what exactly are we speaking about. This could... -
DANDELION KENYA ENGAGES YOUTH & NAKURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO LEND THEIR VOICE TO POST2015 DISCUSSIONS
by Catherine Nyambura - May 22, 2015The post2015 Development agenda has been lauded for being open and inclusive such that people of all ages, gender and abilities particularly the youth and are no longer side-lined in the development agenda in which they... -
LET’S TALK MONEY; Whats at Stake in the Financing for Development Discussions?
by Catherine Nyambura - May 19, 2015The International third financing for development discussions are taking place parallel to the post 2015 development agenda discussions. These discussions are set to build upon the 1st and 2nd financing for development frameworks discussed in Monterrey... -
INSTRUMENTALIZATION AND HOW FAR WE HAVE TAKEN IT
by Catherine Nyambura - May 11, 2015Smart economics, participation in the labour force and an accelerated development trajectory is a very compelling narrative put forward to justify why governments, should invest in women, girls and young people. The same arguments have been... -
Maternal health and access to SRHR in Kenya
by Catherine Nyambura - Apr 8, 2015When assessing the progress made and achievements realized with the implementation of the MDGs, one thing is clear, as we strive to catch up with the MDG momentum, maternal health is not one of those achievements....