The Advancing Grassroots GBV Prevention and Accountability initiative is an ongoing community-led governance and gender justice project implemented by the Hijabi Mentorship Program in Kwale County. The initiative is funded by the European Union through the KIOS Foundation under the Haki Ni Yetu (HnY) consortium.
The project was designed to strengthen grassroots participation, survivor-centered advocacy, legal literacy, and institutional accountability in the implementation of the Kwale County Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Act, 2023.
Implemented across Kwale County, the initiative addresses persistent gaps in GBV prevention and response, including low legal awareness, weak enforcement mechanisms, underfunded survivor services, and limited public participation in governance and accountability processes.
The project combines legal literacy, media advocacy, public participation, survivor-centered approaches, and institutional strengthening to bridge the gap between policy and lived realities for women and girls in underserved communities.
Strengthening community legal literacy on the Kwale County SGBV Act through:
Advancing survivor-centered and trauma-informed advocacy approaches that promote:
Strengthening the capacity of:
Implementing the Gender Equality Champions Academy (GECA) as a platform for training youth leaders, grassroots advocates, and community mobilizers on:
Facilitating multi-stakeholder policy dialogues bringing together:
Promoting public participation and budget advocacy to strengthen community engagement in:
Expanding media and digital advocacy through:
Strengthening THMP’s institutional systems through investments in:
Advancing disability-inclusive and intersectional advocacy approaches to ensure women, youth, survivors, and persons with disabilities are meaningfully included in governance and GBV response processes.
This initiative is contributing to stronger grassroots accountability systems in Kwale County by empowering communities to understand, monitor, and advocate for implementation of the Kwale County SGBV Act.
By combining legal literacy, survivor-centered support, public participation, and institutional engagement, the project seeks to strengthen long-term community ownership, improve policy enforcement, and advance more responsive and accountable GBV prevention systems.
The Hijabi Mentorship Program (THMP) is a community-rooted, women-led organisation advancing justice, dignity, and choice for girls and women in coastal Kenya and beyond.
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