Sisters Rise Together Foundation promotes the participation of women in Peace & Security, and provides sustainable women empowerment projects in Northern Kenya.
In Moyale today to see some of the displaced persons from Ethiopia. Happy to see two beyond zero vans supporting with medical outreach services. Congratulations H.E @FirstLadyKenya
Malkagufu town residents participated in the "Wajir Women for Peace" workshop organised by @SistersRise. The community pointed out the importance of social and economic justice to have an effective peacebuilding process.#SistersRiseTogether#women4peace#WomensDay
Late into the night: engaging dinner conversation with civil society leaders in #Wajir. Devolution, civil society space, accountability vs service delivery, coordination, role of donors & more on the menu.. @DFID_UK values & respects what you do for the people of Wajir... ๐
Day two of the #WajirwomenForPeace workshop. We conducted awareness campaigns & civic education on the role of women in peace building, conflict prevention and https://t.co/jAjJDR7sGw partnership with @JetwaysAirlines @WajirCountyKE @TakafulAfrica @fcb_interact @StarFM_Kenya
For a community to get sustainable peace there has to be an all-inclusive community owned peace building process.This cannot be achieved if the women are not given a seat at the table of peace negotiations. #WajirwomenForPeace @WajirCountyKE @TakafulAfrica@JetwaysAirlines
Sisters Rise Together Foundation has come up with this initiative to find lasting solution to this recurring clan conflict in the county of Wajir. We are targeting women and stakeholders within the larger Wajir county residents to bring about sustainable peace and cohesion.#Peace
Key 21stC challenges - climate change, burgeoning youth bulge & unemployment, immigration, cyber crime & others - have key implications for curriculum & education system
She left her country to find work.
Once her job ended, she was sold to someone else.
When she refused to do housework, she got punished.
After she escaped, Saleema started working to empower women migrants: https://t.co/vtM3oX1KAT
Visited Mzee Yussuf Omar who is being detained at the Aga Khan Hospital with a hospital bill of over 8M and rising after undergoing a surgery. His wife Fartun is distraught. Please help the with all you can. The paybill number is on the poster. #HelpMamaFartun please.
We had a very productive meeting earlier today with the secretary general of @KenyaRedCross. Dr Abbas Gullet shared with us some great ideas on peacebuilding and reconciliation strategies, and we the team of @SistersRise are fully committed to implement them #peacebuilding https://t.co/2n9BympdJh