Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities

In this blog, Rose Resiato shares updates from a recent engagement where Rural Women Voices CBO held a teachers' and parents' engagement aimed at strengthening the role of educators and caregivers in nurturing leadership among girls with disabilities. R ead the first part of this continuing engagement, in a process meant to strengthen the leadership capabilities of young girls with disabilities.  'Empowering girls with disabilities to become confident leaders requires the support of not only schools but also families and communities, says Rose, adding, 'The initiative forms part of broader efforts to empower school-going girls with disabilities to grow into future leaders in our communities." Strengthening Inclusion through Training The engagement brought together teachers and parents in a learning and dialogue session focused on improving inclusion and leadership opportunities for girls with disabilities, both at school and at home.  Participants were trained on ...

This blog post is authored by two young disability leaders that we work with at Network level as part of work that we are doing to advance and strengthen intergenerational leadership. By Vilda Atieno and Mirriam Chelang’at We have recently had an opportunity to represent the Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities at a Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) validation meeting convened by the Wangu Kanja Foundation.  The meeting brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to review and validate key findings and recommendations of a piece of research aimed at strengthening SGBV prevention and response efforts in Kenya. The discussions were intersectional in nature, acknowledging that survivors experience violence differently depending on various social and structural factors. A significant part of the engagement centered on the lived experiences of survivors of SGBV in Kenya. These conversations were deeply sensitive, but the organizers created a safe and respectful...