The role of women in conflict management and peace building
Ms. Phibia E. Kamaan, Advisor Partnerships, Gender and Children Affairs, Turkana County Government outlined the experiences of working in the Turkana-South Omo corridor. Her talk, summarised below, demonstrates an important link between culture, peace and development....
Propagating positive cultural norms and values to shape policy framework on gender
“When I was young, in my community, gender-based violence was the order of the day, and somehow it appeared like a normalised practice. No one was bothered about it. As time went by, I realised that culture was harshly blamed because of these practice,” said Ms. Betty...
Closing the Gender Gap on Land in the IGAD region
“We found out that there are high levels of gender inequalities on land, and women tend to be more marginalised,” said Ms. Joselyn Bigirwa, Gender and Land Expert, IGAD Land Governance Programme, as she started her talk, which covered gender gaps and the...