Young Women for Awareness, Agency, Advocacy and Accountability
YWCA Kenya ensures conflict sensitivity to emerging issues on the ground. The strategic integration of positive masculinities in community FEMspaces, schools, and churches is intended to embed conflict sensitivity into the program’s objectives, strategies, and activities.
In Palestine, stories of resilience against early marriage are emerging. Ameerah Al-Assar, a 24-year-old mother, overcame societal norms through a leadership program, aspiring to shape a different future for her children. Aseel Sadiq, from the West Bank, advocates against child marriage post-divorce. The decline in child marriage rates, reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, reflects a positive shift.
In a roundtable discussion held at the recently ended Faith Change-makers 2023 Inter-religious Convention, held in South Africa, the World YWCA facilitated a thought-provoking discussion at the crossroads of faith and feminism.
Having undergone transformative leadership training through the YW4A initiative, Batool found herself at a decisive moment where her unique perspective collided with the conference note-taker’s discretion.
Caught between the civil war and the fight for equal opportunity and human rights, Chandiru challenged societal norms from a young age. She supported the prosecution of the first child marriage case in South Sudan and influenced the country’s line ministries to ratify the Maputo Protocol.