Impact & Milestones
Impact & Milestones
Over the past seven years, the Hijabi Mentorship Program (THMP) has driven measurable change across communities, institutions, and policy spaces in Kwale County and beyond. Our impact spans grassroots empowerment, systems strengthening, and legislative reform — grounded in community trust and survivor-centered practice.
We measure impact not only by numbers reached, but by shifts in access, safety, leadership, and accountability.
COMMUNITY REACH & EMPOWERMENT
These engagements have strengthened community understanding of rights, improved health-seeking behaviour, and reduced stigma around SRHR and GBV.
HEALTH, SRHR & SURVIVOR SUPPORT
Through direct service delivery, partnerships, and innovation, THMP has expanded access to essential health and survivor support services:
Conducted groundbreaking research on SRHR and GBV in underserved communities with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, contributing evidence for regional advocacy and program design
In partnership with Addis Clinic:
• Supported five rescue centres, strengthening access to critical care for vulnerable girls and women
These efforts have expanded access to timely, confidential, and dignified care for women and girls facing systemic barriers to health services.
LEADERSHIP & MOVEMENT BUILDING
Established the first Gender Champions Training Academy in Kwale County, equipping 20 young women and men with feminist leadership skills through support from CREAW Kenya
Co-founded the Coast Women Rights Movement, alongside FIDA and 20 civil society organisations, strengthening collective advocacy on GBV, human rights, and economic justice across six coastal counties
This work has strengthened local leadership, collective action, and feminist organising at county and regional levels.
POLICY & SYSTEMS CHANGE
• Played a key role in supporting the review, advocacy, and passage of the Kwale County Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Act (2023) — a landmark legal framework strengthening county-level GBV prevention and response
Actively participated in the review and assessment of:
• The Kenya National Action Plan (2020–2024) on UNSCR 1325: Women, Peace and Security
• The Kwale County Action Plan (2022–2024) on Women, Peace and Security
These engagements have strengthened accountability, women’s participation in peace and security processes, and alignment between policy and lived realities.
INSTITUTIONAL & FRONTLINE CAPACITY STRENGTHENING
To improve survivor response and service delivery, THMP has trained 160 frontline actors, including:
This capacity strengthening has improved confidential reporting, ethical media coverage, and coordinated response to SRHR and GBV cases.
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT & SOCIAL CHANGE
• Launched the first-ever soccer league for older women in Matuga Sub-County, empowering 66 older women from three villages through sport, leadership, and community visibility
• Expanded the Nikumbuke Soccer Initiative to include 66 young mothers, bringing total direct beneficiaries to 132 women
The initiative uses sport as an entry point for confidence-building, leadership, economic inclusion, and collective action.
