Women's Economic Empowerment Hub

Kenyatta University Women's Economic Empowerment Hub

Kenyatta University received a Research Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Ref: INV-002289) to establish a hub whose purpose is to generate a body of evidence to advance Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Kenya. The evidence will be used by policy makers, practitioners, researchers, national and county governments, NGOs and development partners. The Hub works closely with its sister hub in India, the Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE), New Delhi.

The rationale for the Project is to address the weak nexus between WEE policies, programmes and gender data in Kenya. To bridge this gap, the KU-WEE Hub initiated twelve research studies, using mixed methods and one Randomised Control Trial (RCT) on childcare and women's market work in Tharaka Nithi County, and is building the capacity of researchers and stakeholders in WEE indicators, feminist research methodologies and programme evaluation.

The Hub communicates evidence to policy makers and advocates for its use through policy dialogues with policy makers, citizens, civil society and non-governmental organisations.

Championing women's participation in leadership and governance