USAWA NA HAKI The project is a one-year intervention, that seeks to strengthen the capacity of the state and by collaborating capacity of non-state actors to respond and address the needs of sexual and gender-based violence survivors.   At a global level, the project contributes to the achievement of sustainable goal (SGD) 5 on gender equality and empower all women and girls and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goal. In addition, the project aims to contribute towards the implementation of key actions for the further implementation of the program of Action of the ICPD as outlined during the Nairobi summit of ICPD 25 held in November 2019. Specifically, the project will focus on contributing towards agenda 5 (a and b) in the Nairobi Statement which seeks to address sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, in particular child, early and forced marriages, and female genital mutilation, by committing to strive for; Zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, including zero children, early and forced marriage, as well as zero female genital mutilation and elimination of all forms of discrimination against all women and girls, in order to realize all individuals’ full socio-economic potential. 

the project is aligned to the Netherlands government Human Rights Report 2017   that advances equal rights for women and girls in order to attain gender equality as well as freedom of expression in the usage of online spaces. Survivors of violence shall be encouraged to express their opinions, thoughts and share experiences using virtual spaces including the use of community media as part of interventions. Human rights defenders supporting survivors of violence shall also be involved in the project prioritizing their safety and security as well as enhancing their capacity as paralegals to innovatively operate virtually in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic in ensuring justice is not just seen but served for SGBV survivors. Furthermore, the project is aligned to UN Resolution 1325 that seeks to fight violence against women and girls and child marriage as well as global campaigns such as #Metoo and SheDecides also supported by the Dutch government and the EU Action plan on Human rights and democracy. 1. Objective 1: To improve access to justice for women and girls by strengthening the institutional response of state and non-state actors to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in Kilifi and Meru Counties by September 2021. To achieve the objective:

The project will facilitate engagements between SGBV sector stakeholders including the County CEC for gender, state department of gender, civil society organizations, women champions, and representatives from women and girl-led accountability groups to strengthen the SGBV referral pathway including coordination of prevention and response mechanisms

2. Objective 2 – To champion positive social-cultural norms, attitudes, and practices that promote the rights of women and girls by September 2021. To achieve the objective:

CREAW engages in mass awareness forums with different sets of community members (Women and Men) and builds their knowledge base and understanding of what constitutes SGBV and the referral pathway of care and support for those affected by violence. Information will be shared using virtual platforms as well as physical spaces with strict adherence to the COVID 19 measures The project targets to empower women and girls in order to attain gender equality, freedom of expression in the usage of online spaces