About this Pillar

The Kenya Constitution has a very progressive Bill of Rights, which provides in Article 27 for equality of men and women before the law; equal protection and benefit of the law; and equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. To give effect to the constitution, an enabling legal, policy, administrative and institutional framework has been developed. However, realization of gender equality is hampered by a deep rooted patriarchal social order which manifests in factors such as discriminative gender norms, ignorance, entrenched gender stereotypes, limited access to information, resource constraints, failure to enforce laws and policies on gender equality, and lack of political goodwill. This program aims at enhancing the capacity of communities to understand and address these obstacles. Through strategies such as advocacy and capacity building using approaches such as positive masculinities and femininities; intersectionality; gender transformative approach; and human rights based approach; the program seeks to strengthen the communities’ ability to actively contribute to the advancement of gender equality.

Projects Implemented

• Promoting Gender Equality in the Culture and Creatives Industry- Nairobi- Kenya (2023)
• Promoting Peaceful Co-Existence in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements during the Covid-19 Pandemic by Combating Gender Based Violence (2020-2021)
• Combating Electoral Gender-Based Violence through Positive Masculinities and Femininities in Burnt Forest (2020)
• GBV Prevention and Response – Cultural Learning and Exchange between Murang’a and Uasin Gishu Counties (2016)
• Building the capacity of Village Elders from Murang’a and Uasin Gishu Counties to prevent and appropriately respond to Gender Based Violence (2015-2016)
• Giving Women a Voice: Advocacy against electoral Violence towards women Candidates (2017)
• Building the capacity of communities in Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu County to prevent and appropriately respond to gender-based violence
  (2014-2015)
• Positive Masculinities: Working with young men to combat Gender-Based Violence in Kiambu County, Kenya. (2014-2018)