Kenya and Gender
- Capital:
Nairobi - Population:
40046566 - Size:
582650.0 Km2
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- BRIDGE
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Search BRIDGE's database of gender-focused material
- The BLDS gender collection
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Search for the latest gender-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Girls' education essential for well-being of the country
- Save the Children Fund, 2005
- This report argues that girls’ education is essential to ensure a more healthy and prosperous future for all children and for countries as a whole. The study shows which countries are succeeding and which are failing to make prog...
- Women’s grassroots organisations lead the fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya
- S. Hayes / Huairou Commission, 2005
- This report, from the Huairou Commission, documents the home-based care (HBC) work of GROOTS Kenya, a network of grassroots organisations. The report focuses on urban and rural communities across Kenya, including Mathare, Korogocho Ki...
- Access to information, adequate services and freedom of choice critical for HIV-positive women
- International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2004
- This publication from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) explores the specific sexual and reproductive health issues facing HIV positive women. It...
- Challenging gender equality; the challenges to women and girls empowerment
- R. Kahurananga; M. Mafani / World Vision International Resources on Child Rights, 2005
- This paper presents a collection of eight articles and case studies discussing the challenges, achievements and gaps in the empowerment of women and girls. The articles are written from countries where World Vision works: Kenya, Burun...
- What factors underlie gender differences in HIV/AIDS impacts?
- P. Koitelel / GDNet document store, 2004
- In the formulation of Kenya’s National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan (KNASP) of 2000-05, it was recognised that the impact of the epidemic on women was strikingly different from that on men: the incidence of HIV/AIDS amongst women was ...
- Children's school attendance adversely affected by adult mortality
- T. Yamano; T.S. Jayne / The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2004
- This paper examines the impact of working-age adult mortality on child primary school attendance in Kenya. It estimates effects schooling disaggregated by gender, examines how adult mortality potentially affects child schooling differ...
- Reproductive health programmes must address issues of gender based violence and non-consensual sex, Kenya
- A. S. Erulkar / Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2004
- This research article, published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, analyses data on non-consensual sex among young people aged 10–24 in Nyeri, Kenya. Of those who were sexually experienced, 21 per cent of females and 11 per cent ...
- Identifying research gaps in relation to the role of women in natural resource management in Kenya
- K. Ngece / Royal Tropical Institute, 2004
- This paper examines the roles of women in natural resource conservation in Kenya, identifying the major research gaps. The author argues that conservation efforts will only succeed if government and non-governmental conservation bodie...
- Women play an important and specific role in peacebuilding in Kenya
- M. K. Juma / Management & Governance Network, UNDP, 2000
- This monograph presents the experiences of peace workers, who the author calls "pillars of peace" in initiating and nurturing peace in post conflict situations in Kenya. The author proposes that conventional methods of peace building ...
- Does the presence of mixed-sex groups improve the development potential of the self-help sector?
- J.M. Kilavuka / Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, Ethiopia, 2003
- This paper examines the differences between mixed-sex, women-only and men-only self-help groups in Kakamega District, Kenya. Although much has been written on women-only self-help groups in Kenya and their achievements, previous studi...
- Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)
- Since Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) is culturally accepted in Kenya, CREAW is committed to transforming society and achieving for women, a just and dignified environment, in which their relation with men is equal, and their rights and freedoms are respected and realized.
- Gender Governance Programme, Kenya
- The overall goal of the GGP is to transform leadership and governance at all levels in Kenya in order to deliver on poverty reduction, access to basic needs and equality between and among persons. The Gender and Governance Programme is in its third phase, and it is a multi-stakeholder programme formulated to deepen the gains of the Engendering Political Process Programme (EPPP) in ensur...
- African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT)
- East African regional women's ICT organisation
- Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (Acord)
- Alliance addressing rights and social justice in Africa
- African Women's Development & Communication Network (FEMNET)
- Enhancing NGOs contribution to gender mainstreaming, human rights and equality
- FAWE Newsletter (FAWE)
- Updates on the education of women and girls in Africa
- Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
- African NGO aiming to improve education for girls and women
