"Crises on the scale of #COVID19 bring devastation, but they can also provide a platform for radical social change and the chance to “build back better.” https://t.co/c30BEYEZvi
#Raceto2030
Kenya today marks 57 years of independence in the backdrop of the #COVID19 pandemic. This #MadarakaDay we stand with all women and girls and pledge our continued commitment to #GenderEquality to overcoming the gender barriers.
"A new improved world to me looks like one where we have true equality for everybody in society. Real equality. That we stop having these side conversations about women's issues or saying they’re soft issues." ~ @melindagates via @Forbes.
Remember this…
Women are capable.
Women are deserving.
Covid-19 doesn’t diminish those facts. Take care to remember that no circumstance allows a woman to rightfully be belittled.
According to the World Bank, at least 500 million women and girls lack proper access to menstrual hygiene facilities unfortunately. This lack of access leads these girls and women to have heightened difficulty with their menstrual cycles. #NormalizePeriodPositivity#NewNormal
"Leaving no one behind means leaving no one offline." - @antonioguterres reminds us that int'l cooperation on #tech4Dev is key to help defeat #COVID19 and achieve the #SDGs on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day ➡️ https://t.co/YwJh8MpxgC
How is your experience #WorkingFromHome?
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@unwomenkenya Nyambura Ngugi shares on the challenges, and experiences of remote working responding to the gender needs of women and girls during the #Coronavirus pandemic
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For many girls globally #shelterschools are the closest thing they know to safety. Closure of these schools due to #COVID19 is detrimental to vulnerable girls. I join @akilidada in calling on #goverments to reopen these schools for the protection and wellbeing of our girls.
Girls, women, & marginalized groups are least likely to have access to technology. This was already a dire disadvantage, and now, as the #COVID19 pandemic has moved so many aspects of daily life online, it has become even more alarming. https://t.co/mwiO8MnV6g via @devex.
In a year's time these women will be joining the labor market and during their time at the universities, they joined our program #EmergingLeaders to strengthen their leadership and careers in order to transition to workplaces with the much-needed skills.
In her piece on "Realizing Women’s and Girls’ Rights during COVID-19," Abigael urges us to work together to address all forms of violence during the #COVID19Lockdown; "let us work together to address all forms of violence against women and girls!" https://t.co/vBKuSIBDJt #wcw
By learning from the past, and listening to girls now, we can help protect them as #COVID19 escalates.
Read more about what we must to do to protect #GirlsinCrisis in @PlanGlobal's latest report. https://t.co/DyBrUylwQ8
" If we are to fight discrimination and injustice against women we must start from the home for if a woman cannot be safe in her own house then she cannot be expected to feel safe anywhere." Aysha Taryam
Small steps can go a long way to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in our homes and communities if we all play our part during this #COVID19 pandemic and beyond. DO NOT keep quite. Speak up. Reach us on our toll free number 0800720501 #WithHer#EndGBV
Ethiopia has fast tracked domestic violence cases in their court systems and France has turned hotels into emergency shelters for women and children fleeing violent homes during #COVID19.
Do you think that these best practices can be replicated in Kenya?
#HerWord#WithHer
"Women's access to safe, voluntary #familyplanning services is likely to worsen. #COVID19 has already brought practical concerns of contraceptive supply shortages." https://t.co/c30BEYEZvi