The Executive Order No.2 of 2018, bestows the State Department for Gender Affairs with the functions of gender policy management, special programmes for women’s empowerment, and gender mainstreaming in MCDAs, domestication of international treaties and conventions on gender, and policy and programmes on gender- based violence. To deliver on its mandate, the Department designed a…
This report provides a detailed and comprehensive Gender Assessment study of Kenya’s Oil and Gas sector to determine the impacts of the growth of the sector, and to make recommendations on how to mainstream gender into the project and sector. The report identifies gaps, risks, and mitigating factors that present a threat or challenge as…
The United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on women, peace, and security recognizes the importance of women’s contributions to conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding. It seeks to ensure that women’s inclusion is valued and their contributions are appreciated in peace and conflict management processes. The resolution is essential for leveraging strategic actions…
The development of this report on the Status of Equality and Inclusion, coincided with an important international event – the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ushering in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which offer new global benchmarks for fostering the development agenda. The report was produced at the end of the five years…
This is a standard Training Manual on Gender Mainstreaming developed in June, 2008. It is informed by the findings of a Training Needs Assessment and consultations with various stakeholders engaged in development activities. These cut across all the three sectors of society including the Public Sector, Government Ministries and State Corporations; Civil Society Organizations (NGOs,…