The @UNKenya Inter-Agency coordinating body on gender. Championing for #GenderEquality & women's empowerment in Kenya. Coordinated at @unwomenkenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
12 Jan 2023
What an exciting way to start our 2023! At the @KEWOPA inaugural retreat for new & re-elected Women MPs. In the house are women legislators from @NAssemblyKE & @Senate_KE, set to map out KEWOPA's legislative & programmatic agenda for the 13th Parliament.
#WomenDriveChangeKE
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
5 Dec 2022
Ending violence against women is everyone’s business.
Here are 10 ways you can make a difference during the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, and every day:
unwo.men/5hkW50LUKix
#PushForward
@UnKenya @CREAWKenya @FemnetProg @NGECKenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
2 Dec 2022
Stronger survivor-centred services:
🏠Shelters
☎️Hotlines
🥼Counselling
⚖️Justice
💰 for the women’s rights agenda, will #EndGBV. #OrangeTheWorld #16Days
📽️ unwo.men/mqgu50LOTye
@CREAWKenya @PSYGKenya @UNFPAKen @ActionAid_Kenya @SSVKenya @FinnishEmbNBO @unwomenafrica
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
1 Dec 2022
@NAssemblyKE's triple mandate of representation/oversight/legislation
is critical to #EndGBV. Today its members rally round their own personal commitment for #16Days. #PushForward
@KEWOPA @EUinKenya @FinnishEmbNBO @NGECKenya @AICS_Nairobi @CanHCKenya @UNDPKenya @OHCHRKENYA
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
1 Dec 2022
It IS possible: with dedicated decision-makers, GBV can become history.
#16Days
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@KEWOPA @Gvrckenya @CREAWKenya @EUinKenya @FinnishEmbNBO @denmarkinkenya @CanHCKenya @AICS_Nairobi @IrlEmbKenya @gender_ke @PSYGKenya @SWJacksonUN @OHCHRKENYA @UNDPKenya @Lesuuda @GladysShollei
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
1 Dec 2022
Environmental restoration and climate smart agriculture at the hearth of the Italy-funded initiative launched in West Pokot: @WPCGovernment and @aics_it with Ars Progetti and @KVDA_ke join hands to contrast climate change
🇬🇧 bit.ly/3in0rGx
🇮🇹 bit.ly/3H1uHkz
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
30 Nov 2022
Reject ideas of masculinity that see violence & dominance as “strong”. This #16Days of Activism let go of traditional norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls. #orangetheworld #PushForward
@PSYGKenya @FemnetProg @UnKenya @ADELLEO @CREAWKenya @WorldVisionKE
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
1 Dec 2022
Today is #WorldAIDSDay2022 & @uonbi continue to create safe spaces to prevent & respond to #GBV. The first gender desk was opened today- to help address GBV cases on Campus. We continue to #PushForward @UnescoEast #16days
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
30 Nov 2022
What action are you taking to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen?
Need some inspiration? Read how @InuaDada use different platforms to expand conversations on GBV.
📖: unwo.men/cxkH50LOQfT
#16Days (5mins)
@OfficialJMbugua @UNFPAKen @PSYGKenya @MOH_Kenya #PushForward #16Days
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
29 Nov 2022
📢Women's Human Rights Defenders Day📢
Kenya's WHRDs are some of the most committed in the world to fighting GBV💪🏾#16Days #EndGBV
✊🏾Respect them
✊🏾Support them
✊🏾Fund them
Learn more👇🏾
📖: bit.ly/3FanFIL (5min read)
@OHCHRKENYA @UnKenya @AICS_Nairobi @IrlEmbKenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
29 Nov 2022
This #16Days we salute:
✊grassroots activists
✊women human rights defenders
✊survivor advocates
✊individuals around the world who continue to #PushForward in the shared mission to #EndGBV
@CreawKenya, @WanguKanja @Gvrckenya @CCDG_KE @ActionAid_Kenya @SSVKenya @Grace_Agenda
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
28 Nov 2022
How much do you know about violence against #women & #girls?
Do you know that violence against women take many forms?
Abuse is not always physical!
Find out more: unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/en…
#OrangeTheWorld #16Days
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
25 Nov 2022
25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women and the world is taking a stand against gender-based violence and the push back on women’s rights. Let’s kick off the #16Days of Activism and #OrangeTheWorld!
@PSYGKenya @UNFPAKen @ItalyinKenya @FinnishEmbNBO
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
21 Nov 2022
Resource scarcity, land disputes & cattle rustling drive conflict in Turkana.
@JapaninKenya is #FundingGenderEquality in Kenya to ensure women influence their community conflict & security decisions...
📽️: unwo.men/iwb550LJeTw
@RuralWomenPL @UnKenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
17 Nov 2022
Hongera 🎊🎊
@AngelMbuthia for winning #MsPresident Season 2!!
We are proud to share in your success from the day of your auditions & wish you the very best!! To our partners, @CanHCKenya 🇨🇦, @Media_Focus, @EUinKenya 🇪🇺, thank you for supporting women's leadership in Kenya! 🇰🇪
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
11 Nov 2022
⚠️African women bear the greatest cost of energy poverty
💡 @poshgero designs off-grid technologies so medical/food supplies can be stored transported to communities affected by climate hazards. #ClimateChange #COP27
📖unwo.men/JBfY50LAJht
@unwomenafrica @UnKenya @UNEP
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
27 Oct 2022
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"Initiatives like this provide income to meet daily needs inc. health, education & food security. Such empowerment can also offer a way out of abusive relationships” - @annamutavati #WithRefugees #LNOB
@CFAOMotorsKenya @Toyota_Kenya @PeaceWindsJapan @JapaninKenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
27 Oct 2022
💡 @CFAOMotorsKenya graduates will take their in-demand mechanical skills back to Kakuma - a key transit point in the trade route between Kenya & South Sudan 🇸🇸🇰🇪
@unwomenafrica @JapaninKenya @peaceWindsJapan @annamutavati @Toyota_Kenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
27 Oct 2022
"Social norms are obstructing many women from accessing courses & taking jobs" - Sylvia Pelekech, Kakuma Town
🗒️✅Reminder: Transforming harmful norms still a priority to empower women in humanitarian contexts.
@UNHCR_Kenya @PeaceWindsJapan @JapaninKenya @Toyota_Kenya
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UN Kenya for Equality retweeted
27 Oct 2022
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Today @CFAOMotorsKenya/ @Toyota_Kenya begins a new auto-motive training programme for women and girls in Kenya's refugee settings.
Skills = Livelihood = Empowerment #LNOB
Supported by @JapaninKenya @PeaceWindsJapan #WithRefugees
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