Originally published on the UN Women website The climate in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) is changing, as prolonged droughts reduce the region’s agriculture and livestock production. Climate smart adaptations to farming are now building women’s resilience to climate…
Originally published on UN Women's website for Africa Rachel Nzulu, 29, works to support women farmers develop climate smart agriculture techniques. "I got into agriculture because it’s so important in Kenya, it’s one of the government’s priorities. I want to…
The Government of Japan commits USD$4.6 million between 2021-2023 to an ongoing UN Women programme that strengthens resilience and helps change lives of refugee and host communities in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps, and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement. The programme ‘Enhancing…
A multi-purpose community centre has opened in Turkana County to address the rights and needs of thousands of women and girls exposed to the acute humanitarian context of North East Kenya. The Women's Empowerment Centre was built inside the Kalobeyei…
The sea of wheat and maize fields in Uasin Gishu County earn it the title of Kenya’s 'breadbasket'. Yet many of the women involved in the region's agriculture sector continue to be marginalised by deeply rooted traditional customs that straddle…