WINGS#47-22 Kenya Girls' Safety - Organizers tackle gender-based violence
Diana
Wanyonyi interviewed organizers around her region of Kenya who work to
heal and preventt gender based violence against girls. Topics include
sexual exploitation, discrimination at work, breakdown of community and
family guidance, poverty and criminality, interactions with the justice
system, and mental health supports for both the victims and their
traumatized families.Music is by girls from the Mijikenda community.
Speakers: Fadhila
Juma, confidante of teenage girls; Peggy Namadi Masika, Coast Regional
Coordinator of Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children; Nailah
Abdallah, founder and director of Sisters for Justice; Esther Ingolo,
former radio host, now director for gender and social services at
Mombasa County.