I'm at a stakeholders' meeting with women's rights, feminist, social justice organisations and resources partner by the Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities. I'm representing KICTANet as one of the mainstream organisations with disability advocacy in their programming. #DisabilityDisruptor

I am a #DisabilityDisruptor. Pushing for inclusion of Women and Girls with Disabilities in leadership and governance. Liz Ombati 💜 Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities Mildred Ngesa ,WCC Kenya

I am A #DisabilityDisruptor

Happening Now Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities FIDA-Kenya WCC stakeholders meeting on women rights, feminist, social justice, and disability inclusion in leadership spaces.

The Network through its partners Ford Foundation CREA has organized a 2 Day Stakeholders meeting Mildred Ngesa to explore how women rights,feminist,social justice organizations and resource partners can advance the inclusion of women with disabilities #DisabilityDisruptor

The Network launched a booklet on leadership stories of Kenyan women with disabilities from Kisumu,Kakamega, Mombasa and Nairobi City County.They are active changemakers influencing policy,empowering others and challenging norms for an inclusive society #WomenwithDisabilitiesLead

In #Kitui county, champions under our #WomenGainingGround initiative had sensitisation sessions geared towards addressing increasing #genderbasedviolence against women and girls with #disabilities as well as sharing information on sexual and reproductive health CREA

On our second day with stakeholders, we are still celebrating the launch of a booklet that documents 40 profiles of women with disabilities in leadership. "We must keep standing in our power as feminist disability disruptors," said Mildred. Read more: advocacynetwork.blogspot.com/2024/08/bookle…

Thank you to all stakeholders who joined us last week as we continue to dialogue and explore different ways to support meaningful participation and engagement of women with disabilities in leadership roles. Read more: advocacynetwork.blogspot.com/2024/08/bookle…

We still believe in the realization of an #InclusiveCabinet & the appointment of a woman with #disability to the cabinet. Remove #Barriers2Entry William Samoei Ruto, PhD State House Kenya H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH Dr. Isaac Mwaura CBS Kimani Ichung’wah KEWOPA Crystal Asige Millie Omino Nduta Sally Hon. Tim Wanyonyi

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 shines a light on #inclusion! 🌍 This is good progress but we must continue to collectively advocate for more & better #data on persons with #disabilities. Read Elizabeth Lockwood's blog: ow.ly/1uxE50T8Vi0

We call upon President Ruto to honor the #Kenya Constitutional requirements on representation of persons with disabilities in the Cabinet. To this end we demand that a woman with a disability is appointed in the new cabinet. #InclusiveCabinet advocacynetwork.blogspot.com/2024/08/kenyas…

Our members are taking part in the African Disability Forum (ADF) Conference, thank you International Disability Alliance (IDA) Sightsavers CBM Global Disability Inclusion for availing and supporting such forums to advance discussions by the disability movement #VoicesofAfrica #WomenwithDisabilities Kakamega County Disability Caucus Fatma

Congrats to honored US Department of State #ProFellows Outbound Awardees! Three US host mentors will travel to Fellows’ countries in East Africa to provide technical assistance on their inclusive civic engagement projects: buff.ly/3qzWP8p Educational & Cultural Affairs—U.S. Dept. of State Humanity & Inclusion_East Africa Region

This is a great honour. Always appreciative of the support I continue to receive during this period Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities #WomenwithDisabilitiesLead

Anderson Gitonga, our Inclusive Development Director, & David Bainbridge CBM Global, our Executive Director, spent time with our organisations of people with #disabilities partners from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Nigeria, & Burkina Faso. We value the lessons that our OPD partners bring!

On day 2 and 3 of the African Disability Forum (ADF) Conference Network members continued actively engaging in panels, speaking to different themes such as social protection and health equity for persons with disabilities with focus also on women with disabilities. #WomenwithDisabilitiesLead

Our members are taking part in the Pre-GDS Summit underway in #Nairobi. Elizabeth Mang'eni is part of the panel speaking to how the #GDS process has been a catalyst for the implementation of rights of persons with disabilities in Africa #VoicesOfAfrica #WomenWithDisabilitiesLead