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The African Women Studies Centre recognizes that the experiences of African women have not been part of mainstream knowledge development and have often not been a source of public and “legitimate knowledge” that guides development on our continent. These experiences and knowledge have not been utilized to shape, order, and name our world. Our focus is, therefore, to bring African women’s knowledge to visibility, through academic and policy debates in our academic institutions and other fora at the national and regional levels. In addition, we take cognizance of the critical linkage between women of Africa and those of African descent but living in other parts of the world. The Centre also recognizes that, in our region, we continue to refer to and use theories and frameworks whose basic assumptions do not include African women’s worldview. Theories of power, political and other, need to be interrogated from the African women’s experiences point-of-view.
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Pathways to African Feminism & Development [3]
An international Journal published twice a year by the African Women Studies Centre (AWSC). It is an open access journal with a focus on all aspects of theories and practice in African women studies, both on the continent ...
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Gender Aware Policy Analysis Guideline
(Women's Economic Empowerment Hub (WEE-Hub), University of Nairobi, 2023)Mainstreaming women in policies and programmes have been guided by different frameworks that have been developed over time. Such include: Gender Planning in the third world: Meeting Practical and Strategic Gender Needs ... -
WEE Hub Newsletter (Vol.1, Issue 01, Jan 2023)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2023-01)Welcome to the Inaugural Issue of the, UON WEE HUB NEWSLETTER. This quarterly publication by the University of Nairobi Women’s Economic Empowerment (UoN WEE) Hub will bring to you updates on the research activities, ... -
Regulations & Syllabus for the Women's Business Incubation Program - Women's Economic Empowerment
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2022-08)The focus on women’s economic empowerment is currently a global priority. Women’s economic empowerment is the process of achieving women’s equal access to and control of economic resources and being able to make decisions ... -
Communication Strategy - Women's Economic Empowerment Hub
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Pathways to African Feminism & Development - Women's Economic Empowerment (Special Issue 2022)
(African Women Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, 2022)Welcome to the 2022 special issue of Pathways to African Feminism and Development. This is an international open access journal with a focus on all aspects of theories and practice in African women studies, both on the ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 16)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 34minutes 11seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Lydia Kimani was born and educated in Embu. Her father was a District Officer and later a Provincial Commissioner while her mother was a member of the Maendeleo ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 15)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 36minutes 48seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Lady Justice Effie Owour was born in a family where her father was an educationist and the mother was a midwife at King George, now Kenyatta National ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 14)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 47minutes 56seconds – long video was recorded in June 2017. Salome started observing discrimination against girls and women from an early age. As a girl with a disability, she was never conscious of social gender ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 13)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 23minutes 44seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Mwamburi was born in Voi, Taita Taveta Division and married in Busia and settled in Nakuru. After completing her secondary and A-levels she joined Kenya ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 12)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 52minutes 57seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Ochola was the ninth child in her family. Her father was a teacher and the mother used to teach women about agriculture, food security and making money ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 11)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 29minutes 57seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Kanyi notes that her growing up in the Catholic Church and studying at Ngandu Girls High School where she was involved in the care and support of the vulnerable ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 10)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 34minutes 18seconds–long video, was recorded in June 2017. She was born and raised in Marakwet where most girl children marry off early and drop out of school. After completing primary school, she was called to Alliance ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 9)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 42minutes 29seconds – long video, was recorded in June 2017. Prof. Kabira’s interest in women’s struggles was aroused by research she conducted on women’s economic empowerment in Kiambu in 1983 in preparation ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 8)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 40minutes 57seconds-long video was recorded in June 2017. Kamla Sikand is a descendant of a doctor who was brought to Kenya during the construction of the Kenya – Uganda railway by the British colonialist. She studied ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 7)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 2hours-long video was recorded in June 2017. Mrs. Odinga is the wife of Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister. She was the sole provider of her family when her husband was in detention for more than ten ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 6)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 17minutes 27seconds-long video was recorded in 2018. Prof. Eddah Gachukia is a senior citizen who was born in 1936. She underscores the significance of a head start in education for children to succeed in ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 5)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 44minutes 25seconds-long video was recorded in 2018. Justice Dr. Nancy Baraza was influential in addressing women’s concerns in the legal and constitutional reforms. In 1990, she was involved in the democratization ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 4)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 34minutes 27seconds-long video was recorded in 2018 and features Hon. Martha Karua. Hon. Karua was born and raised in Kirinyaga. Upon completing primary school, she joined Nairobi Girls Secondary and later the University ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 3)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 21minutes 15seconds-long video was recorded in 2018. Ms Mbogo was born in Eldama Ravine where her father worked at a farm. She started schooling in Nyanza after her family moved there. In primary school, she was ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 2)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 2hours 17minutes 48seconds-long video was recorded in 2018. Hon. Julia Ojiambo was born in Samia to an Anglican Missionary father. Her mother was a social worker. Both parents were educationists. Upon completing primary ...
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