May 29, 2022
Marking Menstrual Hygiene Day
According to the World Bank statistics, at least 500 million women and girls globally lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Every year on May 28, the work marks Menstrual Hygiene Day to help break the silence and build awareness about the fundamental role that good menstrual hygiene management…
June 8, 2021
Saying No to Period Poverty
By: Atieno Muyuyi Photo credit: Mufadhal Musa Having periods is still unaffordable in Kenya...we still have a big number of teenage girls and even married women who can’t access sanitary towels or afford to buy one! We still have areas that use traditional methods when it comes to menstruation! We…
May 9, 2021
Celebrating the Mothers of Uweza
Today we are celebrating some of the mothers of Uweza for all that they do and have been through that often goes unrecognized. Read below as we share their experiences, advice, and thoughts on motherhood.Photos and story by Mufadhal Musa and Cedrick Joseph "To be a mother is very important…
April 19, 2021
Program Participant Spotlight: Winny
Winny is an Uweza all-star who makes the most of every opportunity. She never misses a session of our girls' life skills club and has represented our taekwondo classes at a national tournament. She's always one of the first to arrive for our art classes and has already sold two…
October 11, 2020
My Voice, Our Equal Future: Girls of Uweza
Today is the International Day of the Girl! At Uweza, we believe deeply in providing equal opportunities for girls and women and prioritizing gender equality is woven into the design and implementation of all of our programs. Two of our programs, Golden Girls Power and Bright Futures, were created specifically…
March 4, 2020
Girls Club Arts and Crafts Class
In addition to life skills sessions, the members of our girls' empowerment program participate in arts and crafts activities such as beading and crochet. This gives them the opportunity to express themselves creatively and also learn valuable new skills that they can use to earn income in the future. A…
February 26, 2020
Taekwondo lessons are back
After a brief hiatus and in response to requests from members of our girls' empowerment club, our taekwondo lessons are back with a new teacher! He holds a black belt and has been a member of the national takewondo team. The lessons are being held two times a month after…
February 5, 2020
Jumping for Joy
Starting this month, we will be incorporating jump rope into our girls' empowerment club activities. Moving forward, they will spend two weeks a month participating in jump rope and two weeks a month on taekwondo after their life skills sessions. The girls were so excited to start this past Sunday…