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-
BEING AFRICAN AND A YOUNG WOMAN, WHAT TO SAY FOR IT?
by Catherine Nyambura - Nov 1, 2014I am African and a young woman, these identities for some reasons need to be emphasized, why is that? Our society a few years ago would have me explain what I’m doing thinking I can just... -
Dandelion Kenya Joins The Cause To Ensure Girls In Nakuru Stay In School
by Catherine Nyambura - Oct 30, 2014Freedom for Girls will only be achieved if they attend school, gain an education and are able to compete for equal opportunities with their boy counter parts in a safe environment that promotes gender equality and... -
Reflections On Africa: Youths Also Have Something To Offer
by Catherine Nyambura - Oct 28, 2014Being a member of the African Youth Task Force, I had a chance to engage African permanent Missions to the UN in a recent trip to New York. The engagement was on the post 2015 development... -
Dandelion Kenya: On Youth Involvement In HIV Response In Kenya
by Catherine Nyambura - Sep 4, 2014Youth is a transient stage that embodies potential, promise, renewal, new frontiers, novel ideas, advancing the untested, identity exploration, self-focus and infinite possibilities. The same youth is also; rash, risk taking, experimental, self indulgent, unknowable, restless... -
One Girl’s Commitment To Eradicating FGM In Rural Kenya
by Catherine Nyambura - Aug 11, 2014FGM and early marriage in Kenya is rampant during school holidays and that is why Millicent’s work is iconic. Girls should not get an education, employment opportunities or a chance at a better life because...