Tunaweza Empowerment Organization

📌 NTIMARU-KENYA.

Through partners like Wallace Global Fund ,we equip community-based surveillance volunteers with much needed skills to aid in detection and reporting suspected situations ensuring that the right help is provided, in the right place and at the right time to safeguard the rights and dignity of girls and women.

In our commitment towards ensuring the protection and safety of girls and young women in Migori County against FGM/C, we have embarked on activation of community surveillance mechanisms to aid in preventing and reporting suspected cases of FGM during and after December 2024 school holiday with support from our partners as Wallace Global Fund .

Strengthening prevention, reporting and action mechanisms contributes greatly in accelerating efforts towards abandonment of Female Ge***al Mutilation.

✨ DAY 2

We focused on coming up with an accelerated work-plan that will be implemented ahead of december 2024 till January 2025 including heightening and igniting surveillance mechanisms by both stakeholders from Tanzania 🇹🇿 and Kenya 🇰🇪 along the Motemorabu border post.

We were joined by a team from Anti FGM Board-Kenya led by Mr. Nyerere Kutwa - Director of Programmes, Anti-FGM Board Kenya who is in the region for a rapid assessment in Migori County.

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✨ DAY 1

Chaired by the Deputy County commissioner for Mabera Sub-county Mr. Mbiso in Migori County, Kenya, conducted a strategic cross border round-table engagement with duty bearers in Motemorabu village in Mabera Sub-county and a fractions of state actors from Kwigenge, Nyamonda and Bitere in Tanzania reflecting on implementation of the FGM laws, coordination, response and prevention of FGM in Kenya and Tanzania this December holiday.

The engagement dived into how to beef up innovative strategies and collaborations between the two countries (Kenya and Tanzania) can be strengthened to address cases of cross boarder FGM along Kenya/Tanzania boarder in Mara region ahead of the suspected December 2024 cutting.

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Wishing all 2024 candidates success as they start the practical and oral exams today for elective subjects before the common papers for all candidates begin on November 4.
From Tunaweza Empowerment Organization we say "believe in yourself and do your best."

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We are super proud that one of our Board of Trustees member at Tunaweza Empowerment Organization Dr. Dr Aruna Varsani founder of Together for Better has received recognition by the Kenyan head of state as a National Heroine under the Human Rights category during this year’s Mashujaa Day 2024 celebration!

Her tireless dedication for sustainable period and ending period poverty in Kenya is unmatched.

As we celebrate this , we want to honour the courage and dedication of all community champions who have made our society what it is today.

We look forward to a free, just, progressive and transformed society; where everyone can lead and thrive ✨

Power to You(th) project continues to empower adolescent girls, boys, young women and men increase agency, claim their rights, Ending Female Ge***al Mutilation/Cutting, challenge gender norms and advocating for inclusive decision-making.

📌 St. Agnes Getongoroma mixed secondary school was lit 🔥

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📌 Gibarori primary school end of term sensitization.

The session focused on trees growing with learners and shared tips on how to safeguard themselves and their peers during the school holiday from FGM and other forms of harmful practices in Kuria, Kenya.

We acknowledge the strong and progressive growth and partnership we are witnessing from Gibarori Primary school for the last four years of our school in-reach session under the "Elimu Talk" initiative.

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📌At Kolwal Mixed Secondary school in Uriri - , we conducted a pivotal sensitization together with adolescents girls and boys on safeguarding their health and wellbeing before, during and after the upcoming school holiday in Kenya 🇰🇪

The long holiday calls for parents, guardians and caregivers to exercise vigilance; monitor activities of their children and guide appropriately.

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Across the hills, on the mountains, over the valleys and above the plains we are determined to leave no one behind in the pursuit of and .

We held a successful male engagement forum in Kwihemba village in Migori County to demystify myths that continues to perpetuate continuation of Female Ge***al Mutilation/Cut and other harmful practices.

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There is a critical role of engaging youth from FGM-affected communities as in Migori County in tackling Female Ge***al Mutilation.

With support from the Power to Youth Kenya project we conducted dialogue with young men and women using the human rights principles demistying myths and misconceptions sounding harmful practices in the area.

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Highlights of the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl child in Migori County in Sakuri graced by the County Gender Director and Children officer.

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This 11th day of October 2024 as we commemorate the , Tunaweza Empowerment Organization is grateful 💖 for the powerful girls’ voices we’ve amplified and the barriers we’ve shattered.
Together, we’re creating a world where all girls learn, rise and thrive.

🌟 Join us at 📌 Maranatha Faith Assembly Church - Sakuri (Migori County-Kenya) as we share light moments with girls from Sakuri Secondary School reaffirming our shared and collaborative commitments in building a brighter and safer future for every girl.

At Tunaweza Empowerment Organization we also empower adolescent and young people to lead initiatives in growing trees🌱, joining clean-ups🗑️ and cutting back on waste🚮, not just for ourselves but also for the generations to come.

As we celebrate , let's protect and preserve the environment.

Are you looking for a platform that nurtures, grows, and equips most vulnerable girls, young women and young men to lead sustainable change in their communities? Then you are at the right place.

Tunaweza Empowerment Organization (TEO) is offering an opportunity (on voluntary basis for the first six months) in the capacity Human Resources (HR) Management officer to assist in overseeing allaspects of human resources practices and processes. The HR Officer will plan, lead, develop, and coordinate the policies, HR activities for TEO, ensuring legal compliance and implementation alignedwith the organization’s mission, talent strategy and vision. HR Officer Duties will involve managing activities such as job design, recruitment, employee relations, performance management, training & development, and talent management.

Location: Migori County, Kuria West Sub-County. (Strictly applicants in this location).
Deadline: 28th October 2024 2:00PM EAT

If you're interested or know someone who might be, please share this post and apply here:https://tinyurl.com/HRtunaweza

Last month selected representatives from our board of trustees and staff were engaged in a bi-annual review and reflection meeting in evaluating our project's process, outcomes, and overall impact to understand what worked, what didn't and how things can be improved in future.

Our common purpose is to catalyze the power of the most vulnerable girls, young women and young men to create the future they imagine - for themselves, for their society and the world.

📢 This we affirm our collective commitment to empowering adolescent and youth through education and information to make informed choices towards driving change for sustainable future.

"A Choice for All. Freedom to Plan, Power to Choose".

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