Press Statement on Forced Ogiek community evictions

Indigenous Women Council (IWC) is a national women movement with more than 60 members organizations in29 counties, mostly arid and semi-arid lands. The membership includes diverse community leaders from pastoralists, hunter gatherers, fisher-folks, women living with disabilities and minorities communities. Indigenous Women Council convenes with an aim of amplifying collective voices at the national, regional…

Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Training

Kenya’s Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASAL) experience regular droughts and floods, as well as seasonal spikes in hunger, culminating in nutrition emergencies. There are two types of malnutrition: acute and chronic malnutrition . The Ministry of Health Kenya (MoHK) approved the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) in 2009.Disease-related malnutrition and insufficient food consumption are…

The Fight To Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation In Kenya

The practice has long been shrouded in mystery, which is widespread and profound. While precise numbers are difficult to get due to the secrecy surrounding FGM, the KDHS estimates that up to 9% of women between the ages of 15 and 19 undergo the procedure. According to the Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) of 2022,…

ENGAGING THE LAW ENFORCERS IN ERADICATING FGM IN ISIOLO COUNTY

Samburu Women Trust has been implementing a project with kind support from the Africa-Led Movement-The Girl Generation(ALM-TGG): “Strengthening communities driven initiatives in eradicating FGM in Isiolo County.” Although legal restrictions have been found to reduce the rate of FGM/C, they have also been found to drive the practice underground. Eric Maber, a police officer at…