In Kenya high levels of violence against women and girls is an ongoing problem that further increased especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. While official data records may be incomplete, there is a clear trend of increased violence against women and girls.

According to data from the national gender-based violence hotline 1195 run by Healthcare Assistance Kenya—an NGO that works with survivors of GBV in Kenya—in partnership with the Ministry of Public Service and Gender, there was a staggering 301 percent increase in calls reporting violence against women and girls in the first two weeks of the lockdown between March and April 2020.

PAWA INITIATIVE as an organization is interested in the advancement and safeguarding of Human Rights including Women in Kenya primarily because respect for human rights lays the foundation for good governance-what PAWA seek to achieve for Kenya and the region. To further this noble aim, PAWA partners primarily with artistes and other partners to advocate for the advancement of human rights while at the same time mobilizing support to push back repressive laws and hold the Government to account for violations of treaties, laws and statutes relating to Human Rights in Kenya.

Listen to Marion Ngayi who Hosts Wambui Okello on our first episode of The PAWAPOD, 16 Days of Activism series.
This year's theme focuses on advocating against Gender-Based Violence against women and girls.



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