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Women in post-conflict peacebuilding: A case study of Mount Elgon District, Bungoma County 1992-2011

Ichani, Francis X (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)

'Women in Post-Conflict Peace-building' is a study on the commitment of women to bring sustainable peace, social justice, reconciliation and economic development in Mt. Elgon district. The premise of this study is that ...

Women in post-secondary educational administration in Kenya

Mwangi -Chemjor, C (University of Nairobi,, 1995)

This study is an exploration of the issues which face women in post secondary education administration in Kenya. Women dominate the primary level administration and secondary level adminstration in the girls' schools. At ...

Women in the public space: a study of Achieng Abura's music

Ochoti, Fred O (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)

This study examines women and the public space, an arena more often dominated by men in a patriarchal society. Looking at musician Achieng' Abura as a representative of women in the public space, and indeed the music ...

Women Involvement in Cattle Rustling Between the Marakwet and the Pokot Communities of North-western Kenya

Kimaiyo, David M (University of Nairobi, 2016)

Cattle rustling between the Nilotic communities of north western Kenya has been a problem of concern to development for long and has also defined inter-ethnic relations. There is plenty of literature on cattle rustling; ...

Women Journalists and Their Contribution to the Journalism Profession in Kenya : the Case of Veteran Women Journalists in Nairobi

Nyabate, Judy M (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)

Women have been confronted by a legacy of structures of inequality, reinforced by misperception that retards the pace of their own personal development (Konare, 2003). This is largely influenced by traditional notions of ...

Women ministry in the church at the grassroots level: a case study of the Anglican Church of Kenya in Ngiriambu Archdeaconry of the Diocese of Kirinyaga

Mwangi, Magdaline N (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)

This study focuses on the ministry of women in the Anglican Church of Kenya in Ngiriambu archdeaconry of the diocese of Kirinyaga. It informs that women's contribution and participation in the life of the church at the ...

Women participation and empowerment in the context of constituency development funds. A case of Kitutu Masaba constituency, Nyanza province.

Motari,Beatrice M (University of Nairobi,, 2009)

Women Participation in Conflict Management and Peace Building in Baragoi Samburu County

Katee, Ruth J (University of Nairobi.,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2013-11)

This study was concerned with investigating women participation in conflict management and peace building in Baragoi Samburu County. The study was carried out in Baragoi Samburu County. The study objectives were; To ...

Women participation in elective parliamentary politics in Nyamira county, 1992-2013

Maeri, Nyandigisi J (University of Nairobi, 2014)

This study sought to establish the factors that inhibit women from participating in competitive elective parliamentary politics in Nyamira County. The study focused on the role that economic, educational and socio-cultural ...

Women Participation in Residential Solid Waste Management: a Case Study of Malindi Town, Kenya.

Ngugi, E.F (University of Nairobi, 2017)

Urban solid waste menace in the developing countries has reached alarming proportions as the municipal authorities are always overwhelmed by the amount of waste generated each day. In most cultures of these countries, ...

Women Participation in the Clothing Industry Through E-commerce

Simani, Makena M (University of Nairobi, 2015)

The project presents the findings of a study on women participation in the clothing industry through E-Commerce in Nairobi City County. The study was carried out in Nairobi city County. The study aimed at examining the ...

Women participation in the management of natural resources: a case study of forest in Nkubu division, Meru central district

Matae, K Salome (University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 2008)

This study sought to solve the central problem of how to involve women in forest resource management. The study was undertaken at Nkubu Division, Meru District, where there are many conservation agencies, development agencies ...

Women participation in the management of natural resources: the case of land in Keumbu division, Kisii central district

Araka, Jane N (University of Nairobi.Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 2008)

This study set out to examine the gender perspectives of land use and management in Keumbu Division of Kisii District, Kenya. It specifically investigated into the interplay between male-female relations and land ownership, ...

Women Representation in the Highest Courts: the Impelementation of the Constitutional Gender Quota in the Supreme Court of Kenya

Murungi, Annerita G (University of Nairobi, 2018)

Women rights as human rights: a critical analysis of the implementation of CEDAW in Kenya 1991-2002

Mogeni, Jacqueline A A (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)

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Women Self-Help Groups As Vehicles To Women Empowerment In Kenya

Kyuvi, Stellamaries N (University of Nairobi, 2017)

The purpose of the study was to examine women self-help groups as vehicles to women empowerment. The main objective of the study was to examine the contributions of self-help women groups. Three theoretical frameworks ...

Women Self-help Projects and Their Contribution to the Family Welfare: a Case Study of Gichugu Division, Kirinyaga District

Mwai, Duncan K (University of Nairobi,Institute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, 1993)

Self-help is an important aspect of development in Kenya. This is because the success of any ~community depends largely on the community members willingness to co-operate. This study attempted to establish the~-contr ...