Gender Inclusion
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Should abortion be a crime in Kenya?
Mar 14, 2017Residents of Nyalenda in Kisumu County of Kenya are still recovering from a very traumatic incident where a 16-year-old girl was found lying in the corridor of their home half dead as a result of unsafe... -
IFC, SEC and Other Stakeholders Promote Greater Involvement of Women on Boards
Mar 14, 2017IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Institute of Directors’ Centre for Corporate Governance and Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WimBiz) are collaborating with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to strengthen the... -
Meet some women in rural Tanzania who are bold for change
Mar 8, 2017With support from International Women’s Media Foundation, @rural_reporters was recently part of the African Great Lakes Fellowship. In honor of this year’s International Women’s Day, we would be sharing stories about women in rural Tanzania and how... -
Why do we Sanction Girls Human rights violations in the Name of CULTURE!!
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... -
Women cultivate their way out of Zimbabwe’s grinding rural poverty
Jan 31, 2017By Andrew Mambondiyani Bernadette Sithole beamed with joy as she picked some vegetables from the local community garden, which had various crops ranging from okra to maize and butternut – a new crop growing in... -
Political goodwill is needed in the fight against gender-based violence in Kenya
Jan 19, 2017Gender-based violence is a global phenomenon. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced either intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. In Kenya, 45 percent of women... -
Rural Kenya: Meet Naanyu Everlyne, the girl who dreams of building a hospital
Dec 16, 2016By Meshack Ian Acholla “Halo Sir! Are you ready we start?” This is what struck me, the level of confidence from the young Maasai girl. I said I was ready and we walked down to... -
Local Thrift Group Boosts Financial Inclusion In Rural Malawi
Dec 13, 2016By Deogracias Benjamin Kalima Sophie Mdala runs a small business in Chikwawa district of southern Malawi. Sales have been good for the past eight years, but it could be better. To improve her business, Mdala needs... -
What are the key issues in gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture?
Nov 30, 2016Climate-smart agriculture (CSA), an approach introduced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in 2010 to the global agriculture and climate change community, promises to address agricultural productivity, mitigation and adaptation dilemmas... -
Leaders in Kenya should invest more in 10 years old girls
Nov 29, 2016Sexual and gender-based violence, forced marriage and other social vices that undermine the health and rights of girls prevent them from realizing their full potential. As they transition into youth and adulthood, they are unable to contribute...