Background and Justification

UNICEF ESARO is seeking services of a consultant to assess country and regional office performance against agreed benchmarks. These include (a) Programme expenditures on gender results; (b) Gender staffing and capacity across the organization; (c) Gender performance of country programme management plans; (d) Gender performance on evaluations of UNICEF programmes; (e) Effective knowledge sharing and communications for promoting gender quality.

The tasks involve document review, compilation of information, country interviews and require dedicated time to be concluded and can therefore not be done by staff members.

The UNICEF Strategic Plan 2014-2017 emphasizes gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women as important results across all of the seven outcomes of the Plan: Health; HIV and AIDS; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Nutrition; Education; Child Protection; and Social Inclusion. The associated Gender Action Plan (GAP) provides guidance and strategic entry points for UNICEF regions, countries and divisions for focusing their programmatic work on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls within the parameters of the Strategic Plan. The consolidated results framework for the programmatic results prioritized in the GAP are drawn directly from the results framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2014-2017. It incorporates 42 indicators in total, 22 tracking progress on the targeted gender priorities, and 20 tracking progress on the broader integration of gender in programming.

In addition, UNICEF has identified five performance benchmarks to track its progress on improving institutional effectiveness in achieving results on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. These benchmarks map to the key areas of systems strengthening, capacity enhancement and resource investment that UNICEF is making in implementing the GAP.

All regions will assess country level performance against the GAP on an annual basis, with the GAP Steering Committee assessing it organization wide. These reviews along with annual reports from countries and monitoring data collected on institution wide performance will inform the report on implementation of the GAP, which will be presented annually to the Executive Board at its annual session. The consultancy results will form an integral part of ESAR report and serve as baseline for future reports.

Scope of Work

1)****Goal and Objective*****:*Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Directorthe consultant willproduce a final report, including key findings and recommendations for GAP implementation at country and regional office level for discussion at RO with key CO participation*.*

2)****Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered:****240R/A0/09/002/002 Corporate Strategic Plan and Guideline

3)Activities and Tasks:

a. Analyse MICS, DHS and other data to develop a draft regional gender profile/dashboard building on GAP related indicators especially as they relate to the five regional priorities (i/ Enabling children to survive and thrive, ii/ Reducing stunting to provide opportunities for children to realize their full potential, iii/ Improving education quality and learning outcomes to prepare children for the future, iv/ Achieving results for adolescents, that help them manage risks and realize their full potential and v/ Scaling upsocial protectioninterventions to reduce child poverty and other vulnerabilities that impede the full realization of child rights. (details in attachment 2)

b. Review programme budget data to clarify expectations of Gender staffing based on GAP standards for the countries in the region

c. Based on key findings, define a draft set of priority gender programming issues and countries in the region (webinar to be organized with RO and COs to discuss).

a. Review COARs for 2012 and 2013 and 2014 RAM, and updated results matrices of MTR countries; conduct interviews with COs to assess the extent to which these include gender related results (outcome/outputs), indicators, strategies and activities, including through review of gender equity marker (GEM) and PIDB coding.

b. Provide a comparative analysis to assess key strengths and weaknesses of current gender programming.

a. Assess the programming environment on gender results (articulation with national gender action plans; UNDAF Action Plan; humanitarian response frameworks, existing partnerships; donor interest)

b. Assess internal strengths and needs for strengthened gender programming (priority gender results, key entry points, knowledge assets/gaps, available expertise and capacities and/or gaps)

The countries will be selected in consultation with the RO and based on the desk review. The RO will facilitate the communication between consultant and Country Offices for their concurrence and facilitation of consultants work.

a. Assess the planned and achieved activities which support or provide oversight to country programming for relevance to gender issues

b. Assess internal strengths and needs for strengthened support to gender programming

5.Produce a final report, including key findings and recommendations for GAP implementation at country level for discussion at RO with key CO participation.(March a total of 10 days with 2 days travel to Nairobi).

4)Work relationships

The consultant will work independently from home for the tasks 1 and 2, for the task 3 the countries will be selected based on the desk reviews (1 and 2) in consultation between the consultant, Regional Office supervisor and Country Offices. For Country Office visits, the RO will contact the selected Country Offices and facilitate the visit, while Country Office focal point will facilitate the contacts/ appointments with the major stakeholders in the country including UN partners, NGO/CSO representatives and key donors in the country.

5)Outputs/Deliverables:

The consultancy aims to ensure that the benchmark for each ESAR country and for the region are established as indicated in the GAP guidance by HQ: offices are expected to report annually against these benchmarks necessitating that the indicators are clearly defined and measurable on annual basis.

The timeline aims for collating and analysing the country office documentation in time for inclusion into each of the country offices workplans and AMP. More detailed country analysis for three countries will take place in the beginning of 2015 and will form a basis for guidance to remaining country offices for more detailed GAP preparation and reporting.

The final report will be presented to the Regional office and to RMT for discussion and endorsement.

DeliverablesDuration

(Estimated # of days or months) Timeline/Deadline Schedule of payment Regional gender profile and priorities 15 days 15 December Desk review of country programme documents (all 21 countries) 20 days 15 January 30% Country assessment (3 countries – MIC, LDC, fragile) 3x 3 days missions January-February 2015 30% RO assessment 3 days mission January-February Final report, including key findings and recommendations for GAP implementation at country levelfor discussion at RO with key CO participation. 10 days

Including 2 day mission to Nairobi 15 April 40%

Reports

Inception report: The inception report to include findings from regional gender profile and from desk review of country programme documents, including a draft set of priority gender programming issues and the extent current CP documents are addressing these. The report to include a summary table where country and region findings are compiled for easy reference. The draft inception report will be discussed by Regional Office Advisors, selected country participants and the consultant to further define the work in 3 selected countries and to inform future action. (webinar to be organized with RO and COs to discuss).

Technical report: This will include the country office reports including SWOT analysis from the three selected countries and from Regional Office: the report will look in depth the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in each of the three different countries and in the regional office highlighting the programmatic areas, internal HR strengths and proposing further action. The common issues are to be included in the executive summary of the report.

Final report: To include key findings and recommendations for GAP implementation at country level summarizing the inception and technical report findings and including the conclusions from the discussion in Nairobi with the Regional Office and key CO participant. The report to include a power point presentation on key findings, bench marks and recommendations in addition to the narrative report. Country reports as annexes.

Payment Schedule

Upon satisfactory deliverables of:

· Inception report: 30%

· Technical report 30%

· Final report 40%

Desired competencies, technical background and experience

a)Education:Advanced university degree, preferably in the Social Sciences, Gender Studies, or other relevant field.

b)States the specialized skills and/or training if needed;

c) Eight to ten years of professional work experience at national and international levels in programming for gender equality and women's rights, including international work experience and field work experience.

d) Competencies:

i) Core Values:

e)Languages needed.Fluency in English and a second UN language

Administrative issues

· The consultant should perform the work using own resources (e.g. computer, internet connection) and UNICEF will not provide working space;

· The work can be performed from distance; however consultant presence in Nairobi is required during the start of the consultancy. In the case that the selected candidate resides outside Kenya, travel cost will be provided according to UNICEF’s rule and regulation.

Conditions

As per UNICEF policy, payment is made against approved deliverables. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances against bank guarantee, subject to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract value in cases where advance purchases, for example for supplies or travel, may be necessary.

The candidate selected will be governed by and subject to UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions for individual contracts.

Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications (a cover letter, CV, and signed P11 form which can be downloaded at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc), quoting the indicative fee range with subject line “Gender Consultant, Ref: ESARO/SSA/RD/2014/029” by cob 6 November 2014. to:

The Human Resources Manager

UNICEF Kenya Country Office

Email address: kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org

Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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Education, Teacher Training and Gender Expert, Kenya
Education, Teacher Training and Gender Expert, Kenya
Location: Kenya

Description

Education, Teacher Training and Gender Expert, Kenya
Project/Proposal Summary:
USAID/Kenya intends to undertake performance evaluation of its Teacher Education and Professional Development Program (TEPD) as implemented by FHI 360. The purpose of the TEPD program is to improve the quality of instruction so that teacher trainees are better prepared to face the realities of classrooms in marginalized communities in Kenya.
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking an Education, Teacher Training and Gender Expert to provide technical expertise and evaluation skills in reviewing TEPD’s contributions to achieving girl’s empowerment and TEPD’s impact on improving the competencies of teachers in Kenya.
The consultancy is expected to begin by January 14, 2013 and end no later than April 30, 2013.
Responsibilities:
• Design baseline, household and/or firm-level surveys;
• Actively participate in the design of assessment;
• Serve as a liaison with organizations and entities working in the region;
• Conduct desk research;
• Analysis of qualitative data and assist in report writing;
• Provide technical advice on girl’s empowerment, teacher training and education best practices as needed.

Qualifications:
• Minimum 10 years of experience developing, managing and/or evaluating teacher education programs in Africa;
• Master’s Degree in gender studies, education or related field;
• At least 10 years of experience designing baseline, household and firm-level surveys in developing countries;
• Prior experience working on USAID evaluations strongly preferred;
• Fluency in both Swahili and English required.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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Company Profile: Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. MSI is part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary:
MSI is seeking subject matter experts in education for an upcoming USAID-funded support services program in Kenya. The project will focus on providing USAID/Kenya with programmatic support, analytical information and technical assistance in a variety of technical offices.

Position Summary: The Gender Expert will be a long-term technical support position. S/he may provide technical assistance on gender integration and programming across technical areas including health, education, environment, economic growth and democracy & governance - working closely with USAID/Kenya. S/he will provide technical assistance nationally and in particular coastal, Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces/counties. Specific assignments, locations, and duration will be determined according to programmatic needs.

This is a local position. Only Kenyan citizens are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com.

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Contract Type: Open Ended 

Level: C2 – Global 

Salary Range:  GBP 20,619 - 27,642 net (take home pay) per annum; Oxfam will meet the tax and social security liabilities of the post holder in addition to the net salary.  A competitive benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate including housing, pension, medical, education among others

Background

Oxfam is one of the world's leading humanitarian agencies assisting people affected by natural disasters and conflict throughout the world. 

Team Purpose:  To provide advocacy, lobby, campaigning, media and policy analysis to country teams and at a regional level in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA).

Job Purpose: To provide high quality policy work, research and technical support to the new Oxfam campaign on conflict, insecurity and gender across the HECA region.

Reporting Lines:

Post holder reports to:  Regional Humanitarian Campaigns and Policy Advisor.

Staff reporting to this post:  None. Occasionally interns / consultants.

Budget Responsibility: No

Essential

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

SSA Consultancy to undertake development of Gender Equality Strategy

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above Consultancy in the Office of the Deputy Representative, UNICEF Kenya Office.

Justification

Kenya gained its independence in 1963 and has since made effort to provide economic and socio political empowerment of its masses. Over this period, it has realized an increase access to rights for all on one hand, and it has witnessed an epoch of significant abuses of Human Rights on the other. 

Scope of Work

The consultant will build on the 2010 Gender Audit report findings and recommendations, work closely with KCO GTF as well as JPGEWE and cross reference recommendations with UNCT efforts to ensure gender equality and women empowerment.

The T.A will cover three main components listed below:-

Existing Information sources

UNICEF Kenya’s key documents (Gender Audit Report 2010, CPAP, CPD, RWPs AMPs, IMEP of the current country program), Bottleneck analysis report, UNICEF Global Gender Equality Policy, Other  UN agency Gender policy documents  (UN Women, UNFPA, UNDP, WHO etc.) Gender Mainstreaming Strategies and policies, Gender Score Card, Joint Program on Gender Equality & Women Empowerment documents; GA protocals, Constitution of Kenya 2011, Draft Affirmative Action Policy of GoK,  UNDAF, Vision 2030, Taskforce Report on constitutional realignment to education sector, Gender and Education Policy (MoE),

AWP areas covered

Expected Deliverables

Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications along with their curricula vitae, to;

Please indicate Reference No. “KCO/SSA/DR/2012/016” in the email subject.

“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”

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Terms of Reference

November, 2011

Background:

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a dynamic African-led organization that is working to catalyze a uniquely African Green Revolution, one that puts smallholder farmers first, while protecting biodiversity, promoting sustainability and advancing equity.

The organization works in partnerships to achieve a food secure and prosperous Africa through the promotion of rapid, sustainable agricultural growth driven by smallholder farmers.

AGRA aims to ensure that smallholders have what they need to succeed: good seeds and healthy soils; access to markets, information, financing, storage and transport; and policies that provide them with comprehensive support.

In working to accomplish its goal of catalyzing an agricultural revolution, AGRA is placing gender relations between men and women in households at the heart of its integrated seeds, soil health, markets, innovative finance and policy advocacy support.

In line with this commitment, AGRA is seeking the services of a Consultant or Consultancy firm to support the development of a gender policy and strategy to guide the effective inclusion of gender concerns and issues in the implementation of the priorities highlighted in AGRA’s strategy to catalyze a green revolution in Africa.

The objectives of the consultancy:

Specifically, the consultant (or firm) will:

Qualifications and Experience:

A minimum of a Master’s degree in an agriculture/natural resource management/rural development related field with demonstrated professional practice in gender analysis during the last five years.

Application procedure

Interested and qualified consultants (or consulting firms) should submit an application which should include the following;

1. CVs of consultant(s)

2. Proposal for implementation of the assignment, including detailed methodology and indicative budget.

Please submit applications to: gender@agra-alliance.org on or before close of business, December 31, 2011.

The full Terms of Reference (TOR) and requirements can be viewed by visiting the AGRA website: http://www.agra-alliance.org/

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The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, sanitation and hygiene and HIV/AIDS and prevention and response to gender based violence issues.

Applications are invited for the positions of:

2. Senior Gender Based Violence Officer - Lodwar

The GBV Senior Program Officer will be responsible for providing leadership to the IRC’s GBV program in Turkana, with technical support from the GBV Coordinator based in Nairobi.

The Senior GBV Officer will ensure that the goals and objectives of the program are met through the implementation of high quality activities.

S/he will lead on actor mapping, assessments and development of a referral system and will represent the GBV program to outside actors.

S/he will provide technical support, line management and oversight to the GBV assistant.

This position reports to the GBV Coordinator.

Responsibilities will depend on funding, but are expected to include:

a. Program development and management

The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, sanitation and hygiene and HIV/AIDS and prevention and response to gender based violence issues.

Applications are invited for the positions of:

1. Senior Gender Based Violence Assistant - Lodwar

The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Assistant will provide support to the Senior GBV Officer to ensure successful implementation of the GBV program, including awareness-raising activities, provision of information on available GBV services, capacity-building of service providers and facilitating referrals.

The GBV Assistant will be responsible for providing training and mentoring to Community Health Workers in referring cases of GBV and raising awareness among the community of available services; leading discussions with adolescent girls on relevant topics; maintaining strong links with women, girls and entire communities; and participating in actor mapping and assessments.

This position reports to the GBV Senior Officer.

Responsibilities will depend on funding but are expected to include:

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Title of Consultancy:Gender Specialist Type of Contract:Individual Contract (IC) Duration of the assignment:3 months Duty station:Nairobi Expected places of travel:Hargeisa, Galkayo, Burao Supervisor:DDR/AVR Project Manager Anticipated presence at UNDP premises:

Date of Issue:13th September 2011

Closing Date:27th September 2011

Objectives of the assignment

UNDP Somalia Rule of Law and Security Programme (ROLS) is comprised of three main components that are programmatically and operationally linked. The project components are: access to justice, civilian policing, and community safety (DDR/AVR). The Community Safety (DDR/AVR) project in Somalia evolved from a previous DDR and small arms control project. It seeks to complement the institutional focus on the justice and security sector by fostering a partnership between the community and authorities for the provision of security. This partnership lies at the heart of security sector governance. Specifically, the project has helped establish a coherent peace-building infrastructure in the Somali region, connecting District Safety Committees under the District Councils with a national-level Peace-building Unit, and a neutral and non-political Somali Observatory of Conflict and Violence Prevention. This infrastructure can now be used to implement various peace-building initiatives such as “Engaging with Somali Youth at-Risk through Community Security.” The so-called “Youth at-Risk” project is a joint initiative of UNDP, UNICEF and ILO which seeks to contain and prevent violent conflict by engaging youth at risk through the creation of employment and livelihood opportunities at the district level. A caseload of 2000 youth will be targeted in 2011, to be shared between three to five target districts where all three agencies are deployed. While the District Safety Committees are involved in the selection of the caseload and the follow up of the initiative, the Observatory will contribute to the peace-building curriculum and help monitor the impact of the initiative on indicators of violence. UNDP’s role is to identify youth engaged in armed activities, bring them into the programme, develop and implement a peace-building curriculum complementing ILO’s support for vocational training, life skills based education and labour-intensive projects, and ensure the overall coordination of the programme. Particular care will be taken to tailor the peace-building curriculum to the profile of youth at-risk found in each target district. Importantly, UNDP will also develop an appropriate case management system to define criteria for continuous participation of individual youth in the programme, monitor attendance and compliance with these criteria, and offer a mentoring system for beneficiaries. Scope of work

Report on a comparative study on women and violence:

Working closely with the research officer and data analyst of the Somali Observatory of Conflict and Violence Prevention, drafting a comparative study on women and violence should harness the following source of information and data: •Statistical data gathered in 2010 as part of the Crime and Victimisation Survey (CVS) in Burao, Las Anod, Bossaso, Galkayo and Mogadishu, •Qualitative information gathered from focus groups also in 2010, •Where needed, additional interviews with key informants (individuals or agencies, both local and international), •Desk review of previous gender assessments over the last 5 years.

The comparative study will take a closer look at the type of victimization examined in the CVS, including assault, homicide and sexual violence, analyzing regional differences. It will also explore in further details the causes and risk factors of violence against women, discussing in particular whether these also follow regional patterns. One section will examine gender perspectives on the justice and security sector, again drawing on CVS data and further qualitative data. Finally, recommendations will be included for police, justice, local authorities (at district and regional level), ministries, and the international community.

The final product will then be published by the Observatory of Conflict and Violence Prevention.

Detailed concept note for a training to be developed by a Somali Women NGO:

Detailed concept note for a training to be developed by a Somali Women NGO on gender based on key aspect and recommendation as identified in the report. The training is targeted to the District Council and the Community. Its main objectives should target the following: •Strengthen the role of women in peace-building and prevent their actions supporting conflict, •Raise awareness on women’s rights and gender-based violence •For district authorities: introduce concrete tools and policies to prevent and reduce gender-based violence, such as Women Safety Audits

Update the gender strategy for the DDR/AVR project

In line with UNDP corporate policy and UNDP Somalia’s gender strategy, update the gender strategy for the DDR/AVR project including a special component on women and violence/conflict as part of the next programme cycle.

Monitoring and Progress controls

The consultants will work under the overall supervision of the DDR/AVR Project Manager. A work plan for the consultancy will be developed and agreed to no later than two days after the start of the assignment. Evaluation of the IC contract will be made against the benchmarks and deliverables set for the assignment of the consultant at the end of the contract duration.

Final product/deliverable

1.Report on a comparative study on women and violence. Endorsed and ready for printing (70 %) 2.Detailed concept note for a training to be developed by a Somali Women NGO (20 %) 3.Update the gender strategy for the DDR/AVR project including a special component on women and violence/conflict as part of the next programme cycle (10%) VI: Review/approval time

The performance of the contractor will be reviewed on a monthly basis to approve outputs prior to authorization of payments.

Qualifications

Education: Master’s Degree in Social Science, Gender or Women’s Studies

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in recovery and development, with special focus on addressing the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment in crisis and post-conflict countries; Relevant research and published material an asset; Experience in Muslim world and in dealing with traditional legal systems an advantage; Previous experience with UNDP or UN Women (ex-UNIFEM) preferred and good knowledge of UNDP rules and procedures is desirable; Strong diplomatic skills in handling counterpart relations; Knowledge of Somalia context is an asset.

Language: Strong written and spoken English.

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit electronic application by visiting http://jobs.undp.org/. The closing date for receipt of applications is 27th September 2011

Applicants are required to fill and sign a P11 Form and submit it together with Curriculum Vitae on the online application.

The P11 Form can be obtained from the link below: http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc

Women & Somali Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply

UNDP will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

This vacancy announcement is also available on the Relief Web site (http://www.reliefweb.int/)

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Gender Equity and Human Rights Officer

The Officer will be based in Kakuma Refugee Camp and shall be responsible for coordinating and implementing the approved annual operational plans for the Gender and Human Rights Unit.

He/she will supervise unit staff and oversee the operations and management of the social, protection and development interventions by the unit.

Duties and Responsibilities:

LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies.

Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.”

Please email your application letter and attach updated CV with contact emails and phone numbers of 3 professional referees, preferably your current or immediate former employer addressed to;

The Human Resources Officer,
Lutheran World Federation Kenya-Djibouti,
P.O Box, 40870 -00100, Nairobi

or email:hr@lwfkenya.org

Closing date: 9th September 2011

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

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About FSD in Kakamega, Kenya FSD and its partner organizations in Kenya work to supply training, education, microfinance, health care, and other resources for women and their families. Currently, women in Kenya do the vast majority of agricultural work and produce/market the majority of food. Yet they earn only a fraction of the income generated and own a nominal percentage of assets. Only 29 percent of those earning a formal wage throughout the country are women, leaving a huge percentage of women to work in the informal sector without any federal support. The effect is severe—nearly 40 percent of households are run solely by women and, because of a lack of fair income, nearly all these homes suffer from poverty or extreme poverty. Additionally, they suffer from grave women’s rights infringements beyond the gender inequities faced in education, healthcare, and property ownership—cultural practices such as ritual cleansing and wife inheritance that maintain low self-esteem for women while completely ignoring the threats to their well-being.
To help address these issues, FSD’s programs promote collaboration to enhance the capacity of individuals and organizations to address these pressing health issues.

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About FSD in Mombasa, Kenya FSD and its partner organizations in Kenya work to supply training, education, microfinance, health care, and other resources for women and their families. Currently, women in Kenya do the vast majority of agricultural work and produce/market the majority of food. Yet they earn only a fraction of the income generated and own a nominal percentage of assets. Only 29 percent of those earning a formal wage throughout the country are women, leaving a huge percentage of women to work in the informal sector without any federal support. The effect is severe—nearly 40 percent of households are run solely by women and, because of a lack of fair income, nearly all these homes suffer from poverty or extreme poverty. Additionally, they suffer from grave women’s rights infringements beyond the gender inequities faced in education, healthcare, and property ownership—cultural practices such as ritual cleansing and wife inheritance that maintain low self-esteem for women while completely ignoring the threats to their well-being.
To help address these issues, FSD’s programs promote collaboration to enhance the capacity of individuals and organizations to address these pressing health issues.

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