UN Kenya for Equality

What an exciting way to start our 2023! At the @KEWOPA inaugural retreat for new & re-elected Women MPs. In the house are women legislators from @NAssemblyKE & @Senate_KE, set to map out KEWOPA's legislative & programmatic agenda for the 13th Parliament. #WomenDriveChangeKE

Ending violence against women is everyone’s business. Here are 10 ways you can make a difference during the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, and every day: unwo.men/5hkW50LUKix #PushForward @UnKenya @CREAWKenya @FemnetProg @NGECKenya

Stronger survivor-centred services: 🏠Shelters ☎️Hotlines 🥼Counselling ⚖️Justice + 💰 for the women’s rights agenda, will #EndGBV. #OrangeTheWorld #16Days 📽️ unwo.men/mqgu50LOTye @CREAWKenya @PSYGKenya @UNFPAKen @ActionAid_Kenya @SSVKenya @FinnishEmbNBO @unwomenafrica

@NAssemblyKE's triple mandate of representation/oversight/legislation is critical to #EndGBV. Today its members rally round their own personal commitment for #16Days. #PushForward @KEWOPA @EUinKenya @FinnishEmbNBO @NGECKenya @AICS_Nairobi @CanHCKenya @UNDPKenya @OHCHRKENYA

It IS possible: with dedicated decision-makers, GBV can become history. #16Days 🙏🏾 @KEWOPA @Gvrckenya @CREAWKenya @EUinKenya @FinnishEmbNBO @denmarkinkenya @CanHCKenya @AICS_Nairobi @IrlEmbKenya @gender_ke @PSYGKenya @SWJacksonUN @OHCHRKENYA @UNDPKenya @Lesuuda @GladysShollei

Reject ideas of masculinity that see violence & dominance as “strong”. This #16Days of Activism let go of traditional norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls. #orangetheworld #PushForward @PSYGKenya @FemnetProg @UnKenya @ADELLEO @CREAWKenya @WorldVisionKE

Today is #WorldAIDSDay2022 & @uonbi continue to create safe spaces to prevent & respond to #GBV. The first gender desk was opened today- to help address GBV cases on Campus. We continue to #PushForward @UnescoEast #16days

What action are you taking to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen? Need some inspiration? Read how @InuaDada use different platforms to expand conversations on GBV. 📖: unwo.men/cxkH50LOQfT #16Days (5mins) @OfficialJMbugua @UNFPAKen @PSYGKenya @MOH_Kenya #PushForward #16Days

📢Women's Human Rights Defenders Day📢 Kenya's WHRDs are some of the most committed in the world to fighting GBV💪🏾#16Days #EndGBV ✊🏾Respect them ✊🏾Support them ✊🏾Fund them Learn more👇🏾 📖: bit.ly/3FanFIL (5min read) @OHCHRKENYA @UnKenya @AICS_Nairobi @IrlEmbKenya

This #16Days we salute: ✊grassroots activists ✊women human rights defenders ✊survivor advocates ✊individuals around the world who continue to #PushForward in the shared mission to #EndGBV @CreawKenya, @WanguKanja @Gvrckenya @CCDG_KE @ActionAid_Kenya @SSVKenya @Grace_Agenda

How much do you know about violence against #women & #girls? Do you know that violence against women take many forms? Abuse is not always physical! Find out more: unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/en… #OrangeTheWorld #16Days

25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women and the world is taking a stand against gender-based violence and the push back on women’s rights. Let’s kick off the #16Days of Activism and #OrangeTheWorld! @PSYGKenya @UNFPAKen @ItalyinKenya @FinnishEmbNBO

Resource scarcity, land disputes & cattle rustling drive conflict in Turkana. @JapaninKenya is #FundingGenderEquality in Kenya to ensure women influence their community conflict & security decisions... 📽️: unwo.men/iwb550LJeTw @RuralWomenPL @UnKenya 🇰🇪🇯🇵

Hongera 🎊🎊 @AngelMbuthia for winning #MsPresident Season 2!! We are proud to share in your success from the day of your auditions & wish you the very best!! To our partners, @CanHCKenya 🇨🇦, @Media_Focus, @EUinKenya 🇪🇺, thank you for supporting women's leadership in Kenya! 🇰🇪

⚠️African women bear the greatest cost of energy poverty 💡 @poshgero designs off-grid technologies so medical/food supplies can be stored + transported to communities affected by climate hazards. #ClimateChange #COP27 📖unwo.men/JBfY50LAJht @unwomenafrica @UnKenya @UNEP

🔧👩🏾‍🔧🚛 "Initiatives like this provide income to meet daily needs inc. health, education & food security. Such empowerment can also offer a way out of abusive relationships” - @annamutavati #WithRefugees #LNOB @CFAOMotorsKenya @Toyota_Kenya @PeaceWindsJapan @JapaninKenya 🇯🇵🇰🇪

💡 @CFAOMotorsKenya graduates will take their in-demand mechanical skills back to Kakuma - a key transit point in the trade route between Kenya & South Sudan 🇸🇸🇰🇪 @unwomenafrica @JapaninKenya @peaceWindsJapan @annamutavati @Toyota_Kenya

"Social norms are obstructing many women from accessing courses & taking jobs" - Sylvia Pelekech, Kakuma Town 🗒️✅Reminder: Transforming harmful norms still a priority to empower women in humanitarian contexts. @UNHCR_Kenya @PeaceWindsJapan @JapaninKenya @Toyota_Kenya

👩🏾‍🔧 Today @CFAOMotorsKenya/ @Toyota_Kenya begins a new auto-motive training programme for women and girls in Kenya's refugee settings. Skills = Livelihood = Empowerment #LNOB Supported by @JapaninKenya @PeaceWindsJapan #WithRefugees