Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities

Early in the year, together with United Disabled Persons of Kenya and with technical support from the International Commission of Jurists, Africa Regional Programme, we made a submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) on the draft guidelines on addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities. Our submission can be read online on this link: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-written-submissions-draft-guidelines-addressing-multiple-and Our submission was largely informed by the feedback provided in a forum we convened in September 2025. The forum brought together twenty-five (25) women and girls with disabilities who shared their lived experiences of discrimination across different areas of their lives.  Diverse experiences Our submission describes these diverse experiences where women and girls with disabilities are exposed to multiple and intersecting forms of d...

The Network is honored to have been selected as one of 16 partners under the Meaningful Engagement - Transformative Action (META) consortium that shall receive small grants to strengthen their capacities and influence. Our proposed project is on making the green transition inclusive of women with disabilities.   META is a joint initiative by African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), the Coalition for Sustainable Development (SDGs Kenya Forum) and Stitching Women Engage for a Common Future International (WECF) with support from the European Union Delegation (EUD) in Kenya.  Please read more about the META Consortium and its objectives on this link. About our Proposed Project  The project aims to ensure that women with disabilities in Mandera and Nairobi are meaningfully included in green transition efforts.While Mandera faces the harsh realities of climate change such as droughts, food insecurity and environmental degradation, Nairobi on the other han...

Article compiled by Network Coordinating Team. Email:  advocacynetworkkenya@gmail.com Our member, Benter Mboya, recently attended the 85th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ( ACHPR ) courtesy of the International Commission of Jurists – Africa Regional Programme , which supported all her travel logistics. ICJ-Africa have previously engaged the Network when, together with the United Disabled Persons of Kenya, they hosted a consultative forum with us on barriers that women and girls with disabilities face in accessing justice. We were thus happy that they also supported our members, logistic-wise and technically, in taking part in sessions by the ACHPR.  The ACHPR is a regional monitoring mechanism that forms part of the African Union, established under the African Charter . It is mandated to promote and protect human rights in Africa.   Benter Mboya, a grassroots leader, is a woman with a disability who hails from Kisum...