Kenya Archives – Page 6 of 6

Kenya School Shelters Girls from Forced Marriages

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Arts & Culture ● October 28, 2003

For many students, the African Inland Church Girls Primary School is just a regular boarding school. But for some Masai girls, it’s a refuge from family plans to marry them off despite Kenyan law.

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Teen Girls Flooding Kenya’s New No-Cost Schools

By Nicole Leistikow ● Uncategorized ● September 7, 2003

Kenya’s recent introduction of free primary education helps girls forced out of school by poverty to regain lost ground. The girls, however, still face many challenges, from the humiliation of worn-out uniforms to views favoring boys’ education.

Kenya’s Female Runners Race for the Spotlight

By Fredrick Nzwili ● Uncategorized ● August 28, 2003

Long-distance running in Kenya has long been associated with men, but in the past few years, women have started to make strides.

Kenyan Women To Sue British Army for Alleged Rapes

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Uncategorized ● August 3, 2003

A group of women in northern Kenya are preparing to file a class action against the British military, alleging that they were raped over a period of 30 years by soldiers conducting exercises in the region.

New Ritual Replaces Female Genital Mutilation

By Fredrick Nzwili ● Crime & Law ● April 8, 2003

Female genital mutilation rites are beginning to be replaced by an alternative rite of passage in Kenya known as “Cutting Through Words.” The new ritual includes a week of seclusion and lessons on adult life.

Kenyan Breast Cancer Survivor Fights Stigma, Shame

By Henry Neondo ● Uncategorized ● March 25, 2003

Kenyan women in their home country or in the United States face an added burden of stigma when they are diagnosed with breast cancer. A new organization looks to ease the fear and shame. Also, Zambian women gain right to own land.

Kenya Takes Steps to Develop Women Scientists

By David Karanja ● Uncategorized ● February 11, 2003

In a Kenya, few women are enrolled in colleges or universities in any academic field, and science and technology is no exception. But experts are concentrating on closing the gender gap in this important arena.

Women’s Soccer Teams Skyrocket in Kenya

By Fredrick Nzwili ● Uncategorized ● January 31, 2003

Once a sport restricted to men, soccer is slowly picking up among young women in Kenya. When the country’s soccer federation launched a women’s league, it quickly attracted a dozen teams.

Women Candidates in Kenya Assaulted, Under-Funded

By Fredrick Nzwili ● Uncategorized ● December 27, 2002

Kenyan women running for Parliament hope today’s general elections will prove more positive than the campaign season itself, which has been marked by beatings of female candidates, power plays and a lack of funds for women politicians.

Rape Is Prominent Issue in Kenya Elections

By Regan Good ● Uncategorized ● April 1, 2002

As Kenya gears up for presidential and legislative elections this year, women’s rights activists bring rape and violence against women to the forefront of political discussions.