WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION-(WAVE)

Women Against Violence and Exploitation (WAVE) Project is a two-year project funded by the Netherlands Embassy through Amkeni wa Kenya-UNDP. The project works to promote Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and reduce cases of gender-based violence among adolescent girls, youth, young women, and PWDs in Kakamega through awareness of existing legal frameworks relevant to SRHR and SGBV prevention. Our target group from the extractive communities of Lurambi, Khwisera, and Ikolomani Sub-counties will be supported and informed on existing legal frameworks on SRHR and SGB, enabling them to identify comprehensive GBV services and referral pathways. The project works with right holders to strengthen advocacy on county health and social protection budgets and engage service entry points to streamline survivors-centered services and trauma-informed approaches.

Key expected result areas for the Women Against Violence and Exploitation (WAVE) Project

• 1. Enhanced collaboration amongst service providers to actively support SRHR for all populations, including the vulnerable and marginalized group
  2. Increased knowledge of SRHR as a human right, particularly amongst marginalized groups.
  3. Increased number of individuals advocating for access to SRHR and SGBV prevention
  4. Strengthened survivor-centered and trauma-informed approaches along the service entry points of GBV Referral pathways.
  5. Strengthened multi-sector capacity and engagement (health, education, public institutions, private sector, etc.) for SRHR service delivery