Grateful to be invited in a decision making process table by UNFPA Kenya this week for a consultative workshop with other civil society on design of European Union In Kenya European Commission funded programme #StopFGMNow !

Amongst the input was the role of CSOs collaboration to #EndFGM in Kenya.

Gender Transformative Approaches {GTA}, aims to address harmful gender norms & underlying power relations in relation to ASRHR in community.

This week Tunaweza Empowerment Organization. joins the GTA symposium to share best practices, challenges & lessons learnt within Power to You(th) Global consortium

Meaningful and Inclusive Youth Participation (MIYP) 〽️ means young people in all their diversity meaningfully participate in all stages of decision-making!

At Tunaweza Empowerment Organization. we are encouraged to see how young people are leveling up to this.
CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality Power To Youth Kenya

“I hope one day she gets to choose.”

Together, we can #EndChildMarriage and empower every girl to script her own story.

#ForEveryChild , a fair chance

Thank you for your quest to helping young people with their mental health.

Shamiri Institute

This Eid al-Fitr we reached 150 girls & 100 boys in Kombe village. Sensitization topic was child safety during this school break and reporting.
Our goal is to ensure that all adolescent girls & boys in Migori-Kenya can realize their rights and reach their full potential.
#EndFGM

Eid Mubarak🌙 from Tunaweza Empowerment Organization..

This Eid, let’s celebrate compassion.

Let's build a world free from violence against girls, boys, women and men; where everyone enjoys their fundamental rights.

#EndFGM #EndChildMarriage #EndTeenagePregnancy #SRHR #Power2YouthKE

Much appreciative for the seed grant to promote meaningful and Inclusive adolescent & youth participation in Migori County, Kenya.
#CHOICEforYouthAndSexuality #Tunaeeza #Power2YouthKE

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Power To Youth Kenya

Our second grantee for the CHOICE Power to You(th) Global seedgrant 2024 initiative is Tunaweza Empowerment Organization. based in Migori, Kenya! 🌿

A YLO working on womens rights & youth development & advocacy, they “catalyze the power” of girls & young women to create the future they imagine!

Men and boys are socialized to uphold harmful gender norms that perpetuate violence & discrimination against women& girls.Together with CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality & Tunaweza Empowerment Organization. we are empowering them on Gender Transformative approach to help challenge these norms to promote equity

The 'Girls and Beyond AGYW' cycles are sustainable community adolescent and youth-centered spaces for girls & young women to chill and hang out with their peers in a safe and secure environment, discuss and debate on their matters and coming up with strategies for actions.

As primary, junior & secondary schools close for at least four weeks in Kenya, adolescent girls living in poverty and exclusion are often at risk of #FGM #ChildMarriage #TeenagePregnancy
We have delivered 2 days of technical assistance to help over 30 Girls and Beyond AGYW Cycles leaders

Meaningful Youth Participation is about ensuring that young people have the opportunity to be involved in processes of decision-making on policies, strategies & programs that affect them. Together with CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality & stakeholders in Kuria as we launch the roadmap for MIYP .

Child Rights Club is a child protection structure used by children in schools to participate in child protection matters by identifying and reporting cases of child abuse..... this is Nguruna Mixed Secondary during ' #TUSEME Child Rights Club' meeting.
UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation NAYA Kenya

This week under #CWCR project we embarked on a journey to establishment & support Anti-FGM students clubs named 'TUSEME Child Rights Clubs' in schools that acts as a child rights movement of students to accelerate #EndFGM in Migori County.

UNICEF Kenya NAYA Kenya Jack Onyando, MSc.

Our community dialogues with women on a social change process explore and challenge harmful social norms, beliefs, & practices that hinder women's well-being & ability to thrive at home & in their communities.

Together with Kradle of Hope we engaged 120 women in Maeta Village.

Today we join the Social protection Ke through the counter trafficking in person's secretariat (CTi0) to discuss the status of human trafficking in Migori County -Kenya, National Assistant Trust Fund & addressing the issues at the county level.

#TogetherAgainstTrafgickinginPersons

Unpacking SGBV and menstrual health (how boys can support girls as normal occurrence both in school and at home#schoolmentorship. Jack Onyando, MSc. NAYA Kenya Tunaweza Empowerment Organization. UNICEF Child Protection

Research supports that school-based mentoring services have positive outcomes for children & youth which include increased completion rates, improved attitude towards learning, social skills, behavior & resilience.
Today we were in Nyamotambe primary and Maeta Secondary.
#EndFGM

What are your values as a girl and a young woman?... This afternoon we focused into a productive discussion with AGYW in our office compound to understand some of these values. Power To Youth Kenya Akina Mama wa Afrika RHARK Center for Reproductive Rights Girls and Beyond AGYW Cycles CRVPF FrenchEmbassyKenya County Government of Siaya