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Mobilising young women and men to wage peace and promote social justice 
YWLI is a feminist organization that nurtures the leadership of young women and opens space for their engagement in policy processes. YWLI was "founded to create space for young women to express their views and visions on the women's rights agenda".
YWLI has the following main programmes:
YWLI also engages on issues emerging from contemporary social justice concerns such as what we call "The Aftermath".
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In my musings and crafting of citizenship rights for women in Kenya, I am reminded that the 'personal is political'. This feminist principle that came into being in the 1960s and 1970s has once again come alive in the current Kenyan consitutional debate and specifically on the issue of citizenship. A few days ago, I visited the Immigration Department at Nyayo house to renew my passport. One of my brothers happened to be applying for his passport at the same time.
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I realized one might not need to have held a new born baby to know the joy of a mother on safely delivering a baby. I felt that joy. It was 5th day of August 2010, I was sitting in the coach following news closely despite a doctor’s advice to take rest, but this was not the time to miss the happenings in Kenya. I was wishing I can scream and shout aloud, WE HAVE A NEW CONSTITTION, but flu had put me down and I could only shout in my heart. I could not believe that it was finally here, the joy can not be described in words.
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Since the constitution debate started in earnest, the issue of abortion has been one of the so called contentious issues The debate on abortion is always emotive one, and one that many times seem to demonize women, may be its not a wonder that its men(religious pastors and priests mostly ) who are quite vocal in this debate in Kenya today.. Unfortunately they are not in a position to know what it is all about since they have never been pregnant.
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The Bible in the book of 1 Kings 3: 16-28 gives an account of two women who are roommates contesting over a baby before King Solomon. They both claimed to be mothers to the son in dispute. Upon impasse King Solomon asked for a sword and suggested cutting up the baby into two so that each would have a piece. One of the women supported the suggestion while one offered that the baby be kept alive and given to the woman, who wanted him split. This account shows how competing interests can be problematic yet capable of being solved in a redemptive manner.
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"It is said of any Constitution that “if it is appropriate for women, it is appropriate for the Nation”. I could not have put it better – And so, granted your cheerful endorsement, I now stand with you to say, that the draft Constitution “is appropriate and good for our Nation”.
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">Culture has different meanings that could be as diverse as the universe. Culture refers to different ways of life. Could be in terms of religion, language, dress code, societal beliefs, staple foods and so on. Depending on the culture that one comes from, he/she might think of the other culture as superior or inferior.
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yesterday kenya televison networ (ktn) aired an interesting story with regards to the morning after pills or emergency contraceptive pills. the intake of the pill has gone up such that people are using them as a method of contraceptive as opposed to emergency. interesting enough was that more young women are use the pill.
