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Ending GBV requires more than conversations it requires women and girls leading the solutions. This week in Nairobi, feminist leaders and women-led organizations are convening for Women and Girl-Led Advocacy: Learning and Action to End Gender-Based Violence, including Harmful Practices. Learning. Strategy. Collective action. #SRHRDialogues

📢We're Hiring! If you're passionate and committed to advancing the rights and agency of girls while championing localization and community-driven development, then we're looking for you. Join the AMPLIFY Girls' team as the Head of Advocacy. Learn more and apply by the 18th of March: amplifygirls.org/careers/were-h… #AMPLIFYHer

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The real question is not whether the US is acting in its interests; it is whether African governments are acting in theirs. blogs.lse.ac.uk/globalhealth/2…

✍🏾💜Save the date! 🗓️Feminist Conversation Space is happening Tuesday, 17 February 2026 and you’re invited to the room. ✍🏾Register to be part of it🔗: @eee68a0a-5ec5-404f-9d8b-ac16f114845c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e51c60c6… 🙌🏾Tag someone who should be in this conversation. #CivFund #FeministConversationSpace #FeministFutures

🚨 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: TB Community Engagement (RADxAR) 🚨 The @Auruminstitute (with @CIFFchild support) is inviting CSOs/CBOs in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Uganda & Ethiopia to join a multi-country consortium to accelerate equitable access to near-point-of-care TB diagnostics. Community partners will support: ✅ national adoption/planning/financing ✅ advocacy with health services & policymakers ✅ community awareness, trust & acceptance of near-POC diagnostics ✅ demand creation + active case finding ✅ structured community feedback on access/quality ✅ community-led monitoring (CLM) & accountability 📝 Submit EOI: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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Through the WVL project, CREAW’s learning brief highlights how off-tarmac Women’s Rights Organizations drive change at the grassroots. Deeply rooted in their communities, these organizations work with limited resources but use flexibility, innovation and trust to reach marginalized women and girls, strengthen local responses to GBV and amplify impact beyond their size. Investing in grassroots WROs leads to lasting, community-led change. Read the full learning brief by clicking the link:shorturl.at/fqmcr

"Kenya's corruption story is not just about the missing billions and complex financial processes, but about citizens struggling to live with dignity in a country where state officials have chosen violence against people demanding an end to corruption." @OkoaUchumi_KE @TISAKenya

🚨 Happening Today! 🚨 The Public Debt Conference is here! Join the conversations shaping Kenya’s economic future! 🇰🇪 📊 We’ll be unpacking the early findings of the People’s Diagnostic Report. Don’t miss this deep dive into what’s really driving our debt and what citizens are saying about it. 💬 Catch us live on @citizentvkenya digital from 9.30am to 12.30 pm. Live on Facebook,X, and YouTube from 8.00AM #OkoaUchumi #PublicDebtConference #WapiReceipts

Nairobi should learn some lessons from lilongwe. My article in today's @StandardKenya @mutuma_mathiu @MarthaKarua @Wakabando @SebastianMFA @THGCenterKe @theCateRira @ADEL_PCNS @_Nalafem @HonJBMuturi

In defence of the rights of Kenyans to express themselves using new and digital media without Internet interruptions by the state. @GitobuImanyara @MarthaKarua @Wakabando @AliceMagaka @THGCenterKe @paulinenjoroge @JubileePartyK

The #PWDAct2025 gives full effect to Article 54 of the Constitution. That means persons with disabilities now have enforceable rights across every sector; education, healthcare, transport, employment, and politics. #RightnotWelfare @oslocenter @CDPOKConsortium @KKedipa @Ncpwds

A big win for inclusion! Kenya’s Persons with Disabilities Act 2025 is now law, a powerful step toward dignity, rights, and opportunity for all. #DisabilityRightsKE #InclusionMatters @oslocenter @CDPOKConsortium @LftWKE @UDPKenya @Ncpwds

Join us at the Maandamano Art Exhibition at The Mall Rooftop in Westlands today and tomorrow from 9am until 9pm today and till 6pm tomorrow. Sema Ukweli will be exhibiting photos and screening a documentary. Come let’s engage, reflect, and be inspired. #SemaUkweli #WeThePeople

#PCGA2025 Hello @FemnetProg

Only 5 sleeps to go till we gather in Nairobi for PCGA 2025! 🌍🎉 Pack your power, your prints, and your purpose Because Solidarity, Power & Futures is not just a theme—it’s our feminist way of life! #PCGA2025

📢Do you know what's happening in Africa next week? 👀 Something truly exciting! ✨The 5th African Girls and Young Women Festival is here!🎉 Hear the voices 🗣️of the African Girls and Young Women attending this spectacular convening from across the continent!🌍 #SheLeads #ISpeak4Myself

@kachambwa , Executive Director of @FemnetProg is speaking at the Regional Dialogue on Feminist Funding for Women’s Movements in East and Southern Africa.Urging the need to center women’s voices and reimagine feminist funding rooted in justice, autonomy, and sustainability. 🔊The message is clear: Feminist resourcing must be bold, equitable, and truly transformative #ACTtoEndViolence

Despite robust legislation through CoK 2010 and improved results in the 2022 general elections, the number of female politicians in Kenya remains low and is one of the lowest ranking countries in the region when it comes to women's participation in politics. @crawntrustkenya