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WOMEN CONCERN KENYA
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profile · synthesized from sources

Women Collective Kenya (WCK) is a grassroots social movement that advocates for the rights and empowerment of marginalized women in rural and urban areas of Kenya. It addresses systemic barriers to gender equality, focusing on reproductive justice, ecological and climate justice, and land rights through advocacy, movement building, and community engagement.

named programs · 8 · from sources

what they call their work

Campaign on Safe and Legal Abortion Access
Targets low-income women and girls in informal settlements to advocate for safe and legal abortion access.
Community Protection of Civic Space
Strategizes and engages in conversations on local methods of protecting civic actors and organizations against attacks, threats, and incidents, including case referrals and monitoring risks.
Ecological and Climate Justice
Leverages grassroots actions for advocacy on addressing gender-differentiated impacts of climate change and promoting appropriate mitigation and adaptation approaches.
Kick Abortion Stigma Out Tournament
A community-centered sports event aimed at dismantling the stigma surrounding abortion and promoting bodily autonomy and reproductive rights.
Mentoring Grassroots Reproductive Justice Advocates
Identifies and mentors potential advocates to equip them with knowledge, skills, and values for building grassroots movements on reproductive justice and radical feminist theory.
Movement Building on Reproductive Justice
Facilitates a grassroots reproductive justice movement, linking individual rights to better lives for women and sustainable communities, focusing on sexual health and reproductive rights.
Reproductive Justice Watch Coalition
Collaborates with other grassroots actors to promote reproductive justice through advocacy, policy, and lobbying.
The Eco-Village Initiative
Supports elderly women evicted from Kariobangi informal settlement to raise funds for a Women's Eco-Village and provides a learning platform for sustainable living.
activities · 5 groups

what they do

  • Women's Human Rights Advocacy & Protection 1 activity
    • Addressing structural and gender-based oppression
      Actively works to dismantle socio-economic, sexual, heterosexual, and class-based oppression affecting women in informal settlements and rural areas through community organizing and advocacy.
  • GBV Survivor Support Services 1 activity
    • Civic protection and risk monitoring for reproductive justice actors
      Engages in strategizing and risk monitoring to protect civic actors and organizations from threats and attacks, including case referrals to protection mechanisms for reproductive justice defenders.
  • Integrated Community Development Initiatives 1 activity
    • Co-design of WCK Eco-Village Initiative through learning visits
      Conducted learning and sharing visits, including to Umoja Women’s Village, to co-design the Women Concern Kenya Eco-Village Initiative with grassroots women, particularly those evicted from Kariobangi informal settlement.
  • Psychosocial Support and Counseling Services 1 activity
    • Self-care and psychosocial support for human rights defenders
      Organized self-care sessions for grassroots human rights defenders to address trauma, burnout, and emotional exhaustion resulting from frontline activism.
  • Uncategorized 8 activities
    • Advocacy for informal and domestic workers' rights
      Advocates for sexual and reproductive health rights while exposing human rights violations against informal and domestic workers, particularly women in marginalized communities.
    • Community sports tournament to challenge abortion stigma
      Organized a community sports tournament as a platform to confront abortion stigma and advance reproductive rights awareness.
    • Constitutional advocacy through Warembo Ni Yes! Campaign
      Participated in Kenya’s constitution-making process by convening the Warembo Ni Yes! Campaign to amplify grassroots women’s voices in constitutional reform.
    • Grassroots reproductive justice advocacy campaign
      Leads a comprehensive campaign on safe and legal abortion access for low-income women and girls in informal settlements, using progressive messaging, IEC materials, online engagement, and media outreach to challenge stigma and decriminalization barriers.
    • Legal advocacy for safe abortion access
      Engaged in strategic litigation, including through Convenor Ruth Mumbi’s role as a petitioner in the JMN case, to advance legal and safe abortion access in Kenya.
    • Mentorship program for grassroots reproductive justice advocates
      Runs a year-long mentorship program that equips emerging grassroots advocates with knowledge and skills in reproductive justice, radical feminist theory, and movement-building practices.
    • Radio talk show for adolescent girls
      Initiated and runs a radio talk show that provides adolescent girls with a safe platform to discuss challenges they face and collaboratively identify solutions.
    • Reproductive justice policy advocacy and coalition building
      Advances reproductive justice through policy advocacy, lobbying, and membership in the Reproductive Justice Watch Coalition, collaborating with grassroots organizations to influence national discourse and policy.
relationships · 3

who they work with

  • CIVICUS Partner — Supported WCK in convening a self-care session for grassroots human rights defenders.
  • Reproductive Justice Watch Coalition Coalition — Works collaboratively with other grassroots actors in the coalition to promote reproductive justice through advocacy, policy, and lobbying.
  • WCK partners and allies Partner — Supported the Kick Abortion Stigma Out Tournament as collaborative partners and allies.