in Kisumu County
'KOMESHA DHULUMA' Campaign against GBV.
AWARENESS IN TURBO CONSTITUENCY.
a session on Gender and Health leadership
a session on Gender and Health leadership
a session on Gender and Health leadership
a session on Gender and Health leadership
MEETING WITH WCC
MEETING WITH WCC
Welcome to KEWOPA
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) is a cross party caucus bringing on board all women parliamentarians drawn from both houses (National Assembly and Senate). The caucus works to promote and protect democracy and advocate for women’s rights.
Our Focus Areas
Legislation
To strengthen Members capacities to effectively advocate for gender responsive and all inclusive political party governance.
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Oversight
To strengthen the individual and collective capacities of members to develop gender responsive legislation and advance gender equality values and principles in their oversight and diplomatic roles.
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Representation
To strengthen Members representative roles in order to enhance constituency development and regular interaction with the constituents on policy & community issues.
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Resources & Publications
Gallery
TFGBV AND ONLINE ABUSE
KEWOPA convened stakeholders to address emerging digital threats facing women
ADVANCING TWO-THIRD GENDER RULE
KEWOPA participated in the Legislative Forum on Taking Stock of
INCLUSIVE ELECTORAL GOVERNANCE TRAINING, HOMABAY COUNTY
KEWOPA, in partnership with Uraia and with support from the
WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN SAMBURU COUNTY
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), in partnership with the
TURKANA YOUTH POLICY DIALOGUE
Young people from Turkana County came together for a KEWOPA
KEWOPA EXECUTIVE RETREAT
Promoting Women in Decision-making and Governance Processes
KEWOPA CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT LOCAL DESIGNERS
KEWOPA Members made a resolution to wear local African designs
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To every woman who has chosen to believe in herself, to stand up, to stand out, and to pursue leadership this message is for you.![]()
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When a woman decides that she can lead, that she can contest for a political seat, that she can make decisions and create change, what does she often find waiting for her?![]()
Insults. Abuse. Bullying. Disrespect. Cyberbullying. Attacks on her private life.![]()
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And we must ask ourselves: Why?![]()
Are women not supposed to run for political seats?![]()
Are women not supposed to become leaders?![]()
Are women not supposed to fight for their dreams?![]()
Are women not supposed to stand out and believe in themselves?![]()
Why should a woman be insulted simply because she believes she can lead?![]()
![]()
Politics should never be a space where women are punished for being ambitious. It should never be a space where a woman's private life is used as a weapon against her.![]()
![]()
Leadership should be judged by ideas, character, ability, service, and vision—not by whether someone is a man or a woman.![]()
We are living in the 21st century, not in the old days when society believed that leadership belonged only to men.![]()
![]()
Today, women are doctors, engineers, business leaders, pilots, politicians, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and presidents. Women are succeeding in spaces that society once claimed belonged exclusively to men.![]()
![]()
So why should politics be different?![]()
To every young woman watching from the sidelines and wondering whether she belongs: YOU BELONG.![]()
You do not need permission to lead.![]()
You do not need approval to dream.![]()
You do not need to shrink yourself to make others comfortable.![]()
If you believe you can lead, stand up and lead.![]()
![]()
As women, we must also learn to support one another. We cannot demand respect from society while tearing each other down. We must protect, encourage, mentor, and uplift women who dare to step forward.![]()
![]()
No woman should be disrespected because she wants to become a leader.![]()
No woman should be bullied because she enters a space traditionally dominated by men.![]()
No woman should be attacked simply because she chooses to make a difference.![]()
We are not asking for special treatment.![]()
We are asking for fairness. Respect. Equality. And the freedom to lead.![]()
![]()
To every woman who is being insulted because she stood out: Do not give up.![]()
To every woman being cyberbullied because she dared to contest: Do not be silenced.![]()
To every woman who believes she can change her community: Keep going.![]()
Because every time a woman rises, she makes it easier for another young girl to believe that she, too, can rise.![]()
![]()
Women can lead. Women can govern. Women can change society.![]()
And no amount of insults, bullying, or disrespect should ever make us forget that. ![]()
A woman who believes in herself is already powerful. A woman who refuses to be silenced is unstoppable.![]()
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#womensupportingwomen ![]()
#WomenInLeadership ![]()
#WomenInPolitics #WomenInLeadership ![]()
#MamiMwega
𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.![]()
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KEWOPA, in partnership with the Institute of Public Finance (IPF), conducted the SPALTA Project evaluation in Homa Bay County to assess the changes following the business and financial management training.![]()
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The evaluation showed that women are applying the training in business planning, record keeping, financial management, savings and customer service. Some have increased their stock, diversified their products, employed staff and adopted digital marketing and payment platforms. Others have joined SACCOs, accessed loans and set savings targets to support business expansion.![]()
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The training has also changed how women manage their finances. One woman said, “I learnt to keep personal money from business money.” Others are using records to track sales, identify fast moving products and prepare budgets.![]()
![]()
For Eunice Radiro, who runs a boutique, the training led to changes in both her products and customer engagement: “𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐼 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒. 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔.”![]()
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Women are also using business plans to set targets for expanding their businesses, increasing M-Pesa float, building business structures and acquiring additional equipment. The evaluation identified limited access to capital, stiff competition and slow business growth as challenges that still affect their businesses.![]()
![]()
The progress is clear. Women are planning, saving, keeping records, managing their finances and making decisions with greater confidence. The next step is to ensure that these efforts are matched with access to capital, markets and continued support. ![]()
![]()
𝐈𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥?![]()
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#Womeninpoliticske #WomenEconomicEmpowerment
𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
KEWOPA, in partnership with the @ipf_global (IPF), evaluated the SPALTA Project in Homa Bay County to assess the impact of business & financial management training.
The results show
📷 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
KEWOPA participated in the FAO In-Person Learning Programme on
To every woman who has chosen to believe in herself, to stand up, to stand out, and to pursue leadership this message is for you.![]()
![]()
When a woman decides that she can lead, that she can contest for a political seat, that she can make decisions and create change, what does she often find waiting for her?![]()
Insults. Abuse. Bullying. Disrespect. Cyberbullying. Attacks on her private life.![]()
![]()
And we must ask ourselves: Why?![]()
Are women not supposed to run for political seats?![]()
Are women not supposed to become leaders?![]()
Are women not supposed to fight for their dreams?![]()
Are women not supposed to stand out and believe in themselves?![]()
Why should a woman be insulted simply because she believes she can lead?![]()
![]()
Politics should never be a space where women are punished for being ambitious. It should never be a space where a woman's private life is used as a weapon against her.![]()
![]()
Leadership should be judged by ideas, character, ability, service, and vision—not by whether someone is a man or a woman.![]()
We are living in the 21st century, not in the old days when society believed that leadership belonged only to men.![]()
![]()
Today, women are doctors, engineers, business leaders, pilots, politicians, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and presidents. Women are succeeding in spaces that society once claimed belonged exclusively to men.![]()
![]()
So why should politics be different?![]()
To every young woman watching from the sidelines and wondering whether she belongs: YOU BELONG.![]()
You do not need permission to lead.![]()
You do not need approval to dream.![]()
You do not need to shrink yourself to make others comfortable.![]()
If you believe you can lead, stand up and lead.![]()
![]()
As women, we must also learn to support one another. We cannot demand respect from society while tearing each other down. We must protect, encourage, mentor, and uplift women who dare to step forward.![]()
![]()
No woman should be disrespected because she wants to become a leader.![]()
No woman should be bullied because she enters a space traditionally dominated by men.![]()
No woman should be attacked simply because she chooses to make a difference.![]()
We are not asking for special treatment.![]()
We are asking for fairness. Respect. Equality. And the freedom to lead.![]()
![]()
To every woman who is being insulted because she stood out: Do not give up.![]()
To every woman being cyberbullied because she dared to contest: Do not be silenced.![]()
To every woman who believes she can change her community: Keep going.![]()
Because every time a woman rises, she makes it easier for another young girl to believe that she, too, can rise.![]()
![]()
Women can lead. Women can govern. Women can change society.![]()
And no amount of insults, bullying, or disrespect should ever make us forget that. ![]()
A woman who believes in herself is already powerful. A woman who refuses to be silenced is unstoppable.![]()
![]()
#womensupportingwomen ![]()
#WomenInLeadership ![]()
#WomenInPolitics #WomenInLeadership ![]()
#MamiMwega
𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.![]()
![]()
KEWOPA, in partnership with the Institute of Public Finance (IPF), conducted the SPALTA Project evaluation in Homa Bay County to assess the changes following the business and financial management training.![]()
![]()
The evaluation showed that women are applying the training in business planning, record keeping, financial management, savings and customer service. Some have increased their stock, diversified their products, employed staff and adopted digital marketing and payment platforms. Others have joined SACCOs, accessed loans and set savings targets to support business expansion.![]()
![]()
The training has also changed how women manage their finances. One woman said, “I learnt to keep personal money from business money.” Others are using records to track sales, identify fast moving products and prepare budgets.![]()
![]()
For Eunice Radiro, who runs a boutique, the training led to changes in both her products and customer engagement: “𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐼 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒. 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔.”![]()
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Women are also using business plans to set targets for expanding their businesses, increasing M-Pesa float, building business structures and acquiring additional equipment. The evaluation identified limited access to capital, stiff competition and slow business growth as challenges that still affect their businesses.![]()
![]()
The progress is clear. Women are planning, saving, keeping records, managing their finances and making decisions with greater confidence. The next step is to ensure that these efforts are matched with access to capital, markets and continued support. ![]()
![]()
𝐈𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥?![]()
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#Womeninpoliticske #WomenEconomicEmpowerment
𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
KEWOPA, in partnership with the @ipf_global (IPF), evaluated the SPALTA Project in Homa Bay County to assess the impact of business & financial management training.
The results show
📷 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
KEWOPA participated in the FAO In-Person Learning Programme on
