Lessons from the Kenyan classroom
Children play at the sprawling Mathare slums, one of the largest and poorest in Africa, near Kenya’s capital Nairobi. (Pic: Reuters) On a recent Thursday at around midday, I saw a group of kids, not...
View ArticleKenya: Putting an end to transactional sex and letting girls be girls
It was a Facebook message from Liz Moran at the Women’s Institute of Secondary Education and Research (Wiser) that prompted me to research and write this article. Part of it read: “Many girls engage in...
View ArticleKenya miniskirt attacks: We need everyday activism, not a 16-day campaign
Protesters at the #MyDressMyChoice rally chant slogans in support of a woman who was attacked and stripped. (Pic: AFP) As we mark the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign,...
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