Ruth Omukhango

"No one can use another person's teeth to smile". Reaping a demographic bonus from the youthful population requires robust policy implementation to enhance the capacity and productive engagement of every single young person. #KenyaNiMimi #YouthPower @UNFPAKen

A national reminder: Time to take stock of progress, gains in FGM war nation.africa/kenya/blogs-op…

GOK🇰🇪has committed to eliminating GBV by 2026 and promised to advance Sh5 billion to the cause. Join us in partnership with @UAFAfrica for a #TweeterChat to analyze the progress, challenges & solutions as we observe #16Days on #EndingGBV. @fridahannet @PaulKuria3 #OrangeTheWorld

Chief Justice of Kenya @CJMarthaKoome commits to make justice accessed by all especially children and women who are often denied justice #16DaysofActivism #WomenPoweringWomen @fidakenya thank u for creating this space

🇰🇪 Inaugural 2021 Women Leadership Conference 🗓 26 and 27 August 20 #VoteAdada #Katiba21 #TekelezaKatiba ➡Register now: bit.ly/2WeGaZc youtu.be/_bK9_5T7qcU

Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris, who has broken through a glass ceiling for women with her election as Vice President of the United States. #GenerationEquality via @thehill ow.ly/pvVP30riZFh

According to the KDHS 2014. Narok is among the highest counties with a prevalence of Teenage pregnancy. Through the support of @UNFPA Ke a study on the drivers of teenage pregnancy in Narok county was conducted" here are Mr Toroitichs views on the study fb.watch/WxcdkQ4Oh/

"Innovation & partnership are key to tackling gender-based violence and rebuilding better, now and in the longer-term." Executive Director @phumzileunwomen at the closing of today's #UNGA high-level event with partners for #GenerationEquality. More info: unwo.men/YvCJ50BECEM

This costs go towards rescuing, treating, maintaining survivors as well as seeking legal redress. And all these must be done to keep our women safe #WomenThroughCovid

@FemmeKenya @kerubo_hillary @WanjikuVoice @CREAWKenya @AWCFS @GenderAgendaKE @RuthOmukhango @dtorlale @fidakenya @covaw GBV prevents women and girls from participating equally in social, economic, and political life and therefore contributes a lot to poverty cycles @AWCFS #WomenThroughCovid

.@UN_Women has previously estimated the global cost of violence against women at approximately 1.5 trillion dollars 😳😳. And it got worse due to social rules around Covid-19 #WomenThroughCovid

The 2nd Kenya National Action plan towards implementation of UNR1325 on #WomenPeaceAndSecurity can be found here 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 genderinkenya.org/publication/ke…

There are likely to be high cases of domestic violence among women workers especially in Karagita the informal settlements in Naivasha as effects of COVIC 19 pandemic

"When women enter the formal labour market, their paid work & their role as workers is often seen as subsidiary or supplementary to their principle role of 'homemakers.'" An experts take on the gender pay gap: unwo.men/iGwq50upamB

Lack of official data slows down fight against sexual harassment in the work place #WomenAtWorkCampaign #ILOEndGBV #StopGBVatWork @hivos @hivosroea @FemnetProg @ilo bit.ly/2HJ8zwn

Female workers face sexual exploitation for salary increment bit.ly/2Ka4ItP #StopGBVatWork #ILO100 #ILOstopGBV #WomenAtWorkCampaign

@FemnetProg Women. Safe workspaces should cater for everyone's needs. Most of the time, harassment emanates from the angle where women are seen as less productive because of OUR special needs that ought to be human rights. #StopGBVatWork #ILO100

Worse still, majority of this women have to carry the burden of proof and fear of victimization as there is minimum emphasis on law and minimum action taken against perpetrators @hivosroea @FemnetProg @nanciey93 #StopGBVatWork #ILOEndGBV #ILO100 #WomenAtWorkCampaign

@FemnetProg Flower farm workers are paid so dismally and majority live jn slums with little ventilation which has exposed most of them and their children to respiratory infections. We need a human face to employment too. #StopGBVatWork #WomenAtWorkCampaign #ILOEndGBV #ILO100

There is no silver bullet to improve plight of flower farm workers @virgemach @JoyceChimbi @wagathumbi @amwaafrika @RwandaWomenNet @thekhrc @MaryKamboW @cestrar @HakiMashinaniKe @salomeodero @fidakenya @hivosroea @UfadhiliTrust @RuthOmukhango bit.ly/2uWM6EW