Msichana Empowerment Kuria

Thank you so much to everyone supporting our work : @ComSecYouth @FRIDAfund @ajws @CafeSRHR @UAFAfrica @GlobalGiving @katehumble @GirlsNotBrides @TICAH_KE @UNFPAKen @TheFiveFound @GisellePortenie The list endless. Asante sana. #EndFGM #EndChildMarriage #Girls

Happy New Year 2026 from MEK! 🎉💜Together, let’s illuminate paths toward empowerment, hope, and meaningful impact for every girl globally and beyond.✨

As we celebrate this season of love and hope, we’re grateful for the girls, women, communities, partners, and supporters whose belief in empowerment, dignity, and opportunity transforms lives in Kuria and beyond. #MerryChristmas

Ending FGM starts with women. In Kuria, @UNICEFKenya visit highlighted that 90% of cases stem from women’s decisions shaped by deep cultural norms.Empowering women&communities to choose differently protects girls and secures safer futures. #FreeFGM2030 @TheFiveFound @agywrnetwork

The African Regional Convening Towards Women Deliver 2026 advanced feminist priorities and SRHR advocacy. MEK is applying these insights to strengthen girl-led leadership and urges partners to invest in girl-centered advocacy in Kuria and beyond. @WomenDeliver @SonkeTogether

Our Executive Director Magdaline Majuma joined 200+ feminist &youth leaders at the African Regional Convening Toward Women Deliver 2026,addressing shrinking civic space, SRHR funding gaps,feminist economic justice & policy accountability.MEK calls to Invest in Girls’ Leadership.

A standing ovation to our girls,whose cultural &creative performances showed the power of investing in girls.Their voices sparked dialogue & community action.We call on partners to expand support for girl-led creative advocacy in Kuria & beyond. #16DaysOfActivism

Last week on Thursday, AMPLIFY Girls Kenya Country Partners, including @RileyOrton2, @TheActionKenya, @AkiliDada, @TICAH_KE, @KakenyasDream, @WISERGirlsKenya, @MsichanaKuria, @nowei_kenya, @usikimye, and @yc_kenya, visited our partner @DandelionAfrica for a learning exchange. From the visit, our partners got to learn about the different programs run by Dandelion Africa, including: 🔸Their focus on women’s health through reproductive health services, maternal care, and the innovative Backpack Nurse Model that brings health services closer to communities. 🔸Women’s livelihood programs support nutrition training, table banking, and small businesses such as soap and yogurt making. 🔸Advocacy initiatives empowering women and youth to engage duty bearers and drive community change. 🔸Youth programs like Girls for Leaders and Boys for Change are building young people’s agency. A model garden promoting climate-smart agriculture practices. Thank you to Dandelion Africa for hosting fellow AG partners and to TICAH for coordinating the learning exchange. The partners found the visit to be both meaningful and enjoyable. As part of this year's in-country meeting and learning exchange, today, our Kenya partners also met for a virtual learning session to share best practices regarding identified common areas of need, including fundraising, digital storytelling for impact, research, and AGAS implementation. #AMPLIFYHer

We celebrate our partners building safer futures for girls in Kuria & beyond. Grateful to @FiveFoundation for walking this journey with us. Explore our co-created Resource Bank of proven approaches to end FGM: resourcesforactivists.com/evidence-based…

MEK joined partners at the AGYW-RN forum to unveil the girl-designed Strategic Plan. Sen.Tabitha affirmed the urgency of ending GBV and ensuring safe spaces for girls. As 16 Days continue, we call on partners to advance this collective vision. #16DaysOfActivism #HERizonVoices2025

MEK joined AGYW #HERizoneSummit2025 to strengthen youth leadership,digital safety&collective action against online & offline GBV.Young leaders are building safer spaces,driving community-led change& leading efforts to protect & empower girls. #16DaysOfActivism #HERizoneVoices2025

Second Partner Spotlight Alert🚨✨ 💜 At #HERizonForum2025, we celebrate partners like @MsichanaKuria who embody the unstoppable power of girl-led change. Their work reminds us that when girls lead, communities transform. #HERizonForum2025 #16DaysofActivism2025

We held a women's empowerment training in Simbori,strengthening women's skills in economic resilience& protection against harmful practices.We invite communities and partners to support these women-led initiatives for lasting impact #FreeFGM2030 @UNICEF @GPtoEndFGM @JackOnyando

We launched our project with an energetic inception meeting to co-create safer futures for girls in Kuria.We call on all youth,parents,allies-to join us in ending FGM and harmful practices. Together,we protect,empower,and transform. #FreeFGM2030 @GPtoEndFGM @UNICEF @JackOnyando

Violence against women&girls must end!As 16Days of Activism approaches,our @UNICEFKenya supported project is building community led movements to eliminate FGM in Kuria by 2030. Stand with girls-amplify their voices and protect their futures. #FreeFGM2030 @GPtoEndFGM @JackOnyando

Today, we celebrate the power of women & girls of African Descent . They are rising and leading change, breaking barriers, and building brighter futures. Let’s commit to justice, recognition & opportunity for every woman and girl.

International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent shines a spotlight on their strength, resilience, and untapped potential. Boosting and investing in education, healthcare, justice and leadership can fuel their journey to shine bright and break barriers!

This past week, we joined women & girls from across Kenya at the 9th annual Girls First Summit in Nairobi, hosted by @shesthefirst .We explored SRHR, mental health & storytelling for impact all while building sisterhood & power. Grateful for this space #GirlsFirst

In Kuria, a new chapter began. in partnership with @TheCRADLEKENYA , we launched the first in a series of legal empowerment trainings. Learn how girl-centered justice is taking root in our new blog: linkedin.com/pulse/girl-cen…

Last week at the RHNK Pan-African Conference, four of our partners, @MsichanaKuria (MEK), @yc_kenya (YCK), @TICAH_KE, and @reachahand (RAHU), had the opportunity to participate and showcase their work through side events, plenary discussions, board/poster features, and presentations. Some of the sessions and presentations included: 🔸MEK's board/poster feature: Youth-led SRHR Transformation in Kuria, Kenya 🔸YCK's presentation: YCK Card Games, an Interactive Tool for Youth Engagement 🔸TICAH's side event: Digital Platforms: An Opportunity for Building Agency and Improving Access to SRHR Services 🔸RAHU's plenary participation: Nothing About Us Without Us - Voices from the African Youth 🔸TICAH's plenary participation: Putting Adolescents and Youth First - The Way Forward AMPLIFY Girls is always proud to see our network partners taking space and amplifying the important work they do with and for girls, in key advocacy spaces like the RHNK conference.💯👏 #AMPLIFYHer

From laughter to leadership, we celebrated the dreams, voices, and unstoppable spirit of African girls loud, proud, and together. 🙌🏾🌍. #dayoftheafricanchild

This wasn’t just a game it was a space for girls to claim their power and center their voices in conversations that shape their future. Each girl who stepped on that field reminded us: She’s not just part of the story ,She IS the story.

Day of the African Child done the Msichana way: bold, joyful, and unapologetically girl-centered! 👧🏾🎉 We turned the playground into a platform where play met purpose.