WCC

Giving a collective voice to and advocating the rights of women and girls with disabilities in Kenya

[WCC @WCCKenya]

On this #internationlalbinismawarenessday reminds us to promote inclusion,equality, and respect for people with albinism. It is a day to raise awareness, challenge myths and discrimination, and celebrate achievements of people with albinism.
#ProudInMySkin
#LeaveNoOneBehind

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

The ocean reminds us that people are bound together.

It shapes the climate, sustains ecosystems & economies, and feeds billions of people around the world.

The ocean can no longer be treated as limitless. We all have to do our part to #SaveOurOcean.

#WorldOceansDay2026

[WCC @WCCKenya]

#NowForClimate

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Warning signals are everywhere. The past 11 years have been the 11 hottest on record. 

In his #WorldEnvironmentDay message, @UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres calls for action #NowForClimate to cut emissions, protect nature, support vulnerable communities and speed transition to renewable energy.

[WCC @WCCKenya]

As we work towards a cleaner and healthier environment, it is important to ensure that women with disabilities are included in climate action, decision-making, and environmental solutions. Together, we can build a sustainable future that leaves no one behind.

[WCC @WCCKenya]

On this World Environment Day, we recognize that climate change and environmental challenges affect everyone, but women and girls with disabilities are often impacted the most.
#Nowforclimate
#Climatejustice

[WCC @WCCKenya]

Empowering women and girls with disabilities through training on inclusivity and meaningful public participation and strengthening their voice in decision-making processes. #Inclusion #PublicParticipation

[Womankind Worldwide @woman_kind]

Feminist Futures, Unstoppable Movements! ✊🏾✨

Happy #AfricaDay! Today, and all week long, Womankind Worldwide is celebrating the immense power, joy, and resilience of our brilliant partners across the continent.

From Kenya and Uganda to Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, African feminist movements are on the frontlines, navigating crises, building community safety, and driving radical, lasting change from the grassroots up.

All this week, we are handing over the mic to highlight the powerful, lived experiences of the women leading these movements. You don't want to miss them.

➡️ Dive into their journeys, celebrate their victories, and read their incredible stories today: https://t.co/8uT3B582op

#AfricaDay2026 #FeministMovements #TrustTheMovement #FlexibleFunding #WomenLeadingChange #FeministFutures

[Crystal Asige @CrystalAsige]

#Madaraka means freedom. But freedom is incomplete when women still live in fear and families are still searching for missing loved ones.

Today, we took to the streets to speak on femicide, gender-based violence and missing children.

We cannot celebrate freedom while women continue to lose their lives and families are left without answers.

Freedom must mean safety. It must mean justice. It must mean that every person can live without fear.

#VIP
#EndFemicideKE #EndPedicideKE

[MSC (MicroSave Consulting) @MicroSave]

53% of Rwanda’s digitally excluded adults say they are willing to learn new technology. The real barriers include unaffordable phones, inaccessible platforms & products that fail irregular earners.​

Read how system design shapes exclusion: https://t.co/LG3o4nE2Pt

#FinancialInclusion ​#WomenAndFinance​ #DigitalFinance #MobileMoney​ #MicroInsurance

@MastercardFdn @LuxDevHQ @BankersRwanda
@statisticsRW @RwandaFinance @RwandaICT

[WCC @WCCKenya]

At the national level,@UDPKenya has done tremendous work to ensure that policies and laws are inclusive of all persons with disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities.
#ratifyADP

[WCC @WCCKenya]

Statement from the Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities and Women Challenged to Challenge
As women with disabilities, we wish to acknowledge the important role played by persons with disabilities and their representative organizations.
#bajulgambia
#ACHPR87OS

[WCC @WCCKenya]

While women in general have access to these opportunities, significant gaps remain for women with disabilities, including the low implementation of existing laws and policies.
We also recognize the efforts and advocacy work undertaken by Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

[WCC @WCCKenya]

These legal frameworks guarantee the right to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), education, access to justice, economic empowerment, decent work, participation, and representation for all.

[WCC @WCCKenya]

The report highlighted five key issues while also recognizing the efforts made by the Government of Kenya in putting in place policies, laws, and programmes aimed at promoting gender equality.

[WCC @WCCKenya]

To draw attention to these issues during the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities and Women Challenged to Challenge submitted an alternative report to the Commission.

[WCC @WCCKenya]

Although women with disabilities have increasingly occupied development spaces, they are still far from realizing their full potential and fully enjoying their fundamental rights as provided for in various legal instruments.

[African Disability Forum (ADF) @ADFSecretariat]

Strategic engagement continues ahead of Monday's Kenya review!
A bilateral was held with Kenya's Country Rapporteur Hon. Commissioner Solomon Dersso to spotlight 5 priorities.

#ACHPR87OS  #AfricaHumanRights #RatifyADP

[UDPK @UDPKenya]

From our previous input-gathering session, where we also created awareness on the different regional laws including the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, this week, we have a delegation of organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) attending the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul.

We, together with the Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities, amongst other delegates, held a bilateral meeting with Hon. Commissioner Marie Abomo (the Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa) and Hon. Commissioner Solomon Dersso (Kenya's Rapporteur), ahead of Kenya's review by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

The engagement centred around the following themes:
1. Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act No. 4 of 2025

2. Participation and representation of persons with disabilities in governance and political spaces

3. Rights of women and girls with disabilities

4. Inclusive education

5. Social protection

This engagement is critical to strengthening Kenya's report and shaping recommendations to be raised during the constructive dialogue with Kenya's delegation at the 87th Ordinary Session.

@IDA_CRPD_Forum @ADFSecretariat @ICJ_org @WCCKenya @Kwwdnetwork

[African Disability Forum (ADF) @ADFSecretariat]

Happening Now!

Kenya’s human rights review has officially started at the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission.

Follow the live constructive dialogue here:

https://t.co/tvuBzu2unG

#ACHPR87OS #AfricaHumanRights #RatifyADP

[African Disability Forum (ADF) @ADFSecretariat]

OPDs are strongly represented by @UDPKenya @WCCKenya , and @Kwwdnetwork in the ongoing review of Kenya by the @achpr_cadhp

This high-level engagement is made possible through ADF's Official Observer Status.

#ACHPR87OS #AfricaHumanRights #RatifyADP
@giz_gmbh @IDA_CRPD_Forum