The Social Justice Movement Intensifies Its Campaigns against GBV to Commemorate 16 Days of Activism against The Vice

The Social Justice Movement has intensified its campaigns against Gender Based Violence to mark the 16 days of activism against GBV that has been running from November 25th to 10th December.

The on-going Campaigns against GBV have been scheduled to be conducted within all the urban informal settlements within Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa with additional selected rural counties where various forms GBV cases seem to be on the rise like Kajiado, Baringo, Kwale and a number of counties in the western region of Kenya.

Through the Community dialogues forums, the Social Justice Movement intends to raise awareness against GBV and rally the local communities against normalization of GBV.

The community dialogues are targeting to engage various stakeholders in the referral pathway of handling Sexual and Gender Based Violence cases ranging from but not limed to: the Community Health Workers, the police, representatives from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, court users committee, religious leaders and local leaders with an aim of reaffirming their commitment in fighting and curbing the rise of GBV.

Speaking during one of the community dialogue that was held in Umoja III at the half London basketball court, the Convener of the social Justice Movement, Wilfred Olal, condemned all forms of cultural practices that deprive women of their dignity and subjecting them to violence. The convener retaliated that the constitution remains the supreme law of the land and we should strive to protect it by upholding human rights values.

The timely dialogues have come barely a year after the Social Justice Movement with the help of the Norwegian embassy in Kenya established Genders Desks within 46 Social Justice Centres at trained at least to gender desk officers to help with the monitoring and documentation of GBV cases.

Members of the public are urged to alternatively report any case of GBV to the nearest Justice Centre.

In Nairobi the dialogues targets the following areas: Mathare, Huruma, Kiamaiko, Kiambiu, Komarocks, Kibera, Dagorretti, Eastleigh, Majengo, Mukuru, Makadara, Kayole, Kariobangi, Korogocho Kasarani and Dandora.

These dialogues are supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Kenya through the Haki Mtaani Project.

Edited By:

Social Justice Movement

Communications team