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
- Clearer focus on behaviours responsible for HIV exposure should lead to more effective prevention efforts
- E. Pisani / British Medical Journal, 2003
- Despite 20 years of experience with HIV prevention programmes, the number of people infected continues to rise. Why have we not done better? Some people suggest that we have focused too much on the behaviours that spread the virus, ra...
- Issues for donor co-ordination in support of gender equality: building national ownership and leadership
- OECD Development Centre, 2002
- This guide presents a series of case studies examining the experience of sector wide programs in education, health and agriculture. It offers advice on how to ensure that a sector wide approach: contributes to ov...
- Toolkit for gender-sensitive approaches in sustainable development projects and programmes
- C.S. Ott / Centre for Development and Environment, Berne, 2002
- This toolkit provides a framework for main-streaming gender in rural development activities. It addresses the lack of conceptual and practical tools in the area of sustainable land management. Its modular design allows for indi...
- Profile of the informal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
- J. Xaba; P. Horn; S. Motala / International Labour Organization, 2002
- This report attempts to provide an analysis of available secondary data on the informal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based on a study covering 13 anglophone Sub-Saharan countries. The main findings from this study reveal...
- Legal provisions for prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and marital status
- Human Rights Watch, 2003
- This report recounts the experiences of 130 women from various regions, ethnic groups, religions, and social classes in Kenya who have had their property rights flouted because they are women. The report presents evidence that ...
- How does the role of women in Kenyan mining compare to that of men?
- M. Amutabi; M. Lutta-Mukhebi / Department of Development Studies, Institute of Human Resource Development, Moi University, Kenya, 2001
- This essay compares women's and men's roles in mining, utilizing the Mukibira mines in Vihiga district to demonstrate how women have been at the center of mining activities. It looks at the benefits or advantages that women have acqui...
- Kenya recognises the importance of gender in national HIV/AIDS plan
- Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington, 2002
- This report documents the process taken by the Kenyan National AIDS Control Council to mainstream gender in the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. The motivation to mainstream gender in the national plan came from the fact that ...
- What is the best tool to measure the gender impact of new agrictultural technologies?
- D. Andima / Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya, 2002
- This case study documents the development and testing of a gender-sensitive tool for impact evaluation of agricultural technology appropriate to conditions in Kenya. It also presents the findings of the impact evaluation conducted usi...
- Coping with prime age adult AIDS-related illness and death
- C. Desmond; K. Michael; J. Gow / Health Economics & HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of Natal, 2000
- This paper examines the impact on family and community of the three ‘phases’ in the cycle of illnessand death from AIDS: 1. the illness; 2. the period following immediately after death; and 3. the longer-term aftermath. It e...
- Women's exclusion from peace-building in Kenya
- M.K. Juma / United Nations Development Programme, 2000
- Presenting the experiences of peace workers (from the Wajir District, Western Kenya, and North Rift) in initiating and nurturing peace in post conflict situations in Kenya, this paper documents the ways that women contribute to rebuil...
- 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
