Theme Three: Violence, Crises and women’s work

The study examined the livelihoods of women in Tharaka Nithi County. It was established that agriculture is the key livelihood activity, but there is a gap between inputs and returns. The gap is because women engage in rudimentary agriculture hence the low returns. The study recommended adoption of smart agricultural practices that needed to be

The Kenyatta University Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, in collaboration with The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC – EA), KU, and Nakuru County, held a consultative workshop, on 25th June 2024. The policy dialogue which took place in Nakuru, brought together Directors, Assistant Directors and other officials from Nakuru County, as well as

Prior to the 2021, Kenya had never conducted a time use survey at a national level. The survey contributes to SDG Indicator 5.4.1: Proportion of time spent on unpaid care and domestic work by sex, age and location. Key Findings: Women spend three hours 36 minutes more on unpaid care and domestic work than men.

The Hub is fully incorporated into the Gender Sector Working Group in the ministry of Gender Culture, the Arts and Heritage, a position that enhances its ability to advocate for the utilisation of gender data in Women’s Economic Empowerment programme and policy design and implementation. The hub is engaged in the Gender Based Violence (GBV)

The Hub’s findings on the Gendered impact of travel restriction’s government policy response to covid-19 pandemic on the tourism industry in Kenya were incorporated into key tourism policies, following targeted stakeholder engagement and advocacy by the researchers. This is in line with the Hub’s approach of advocacy and policy uptake that seeks to go beyond