The Young Women’s Leadership Institute (YWLI) is a feminist centre of excellence for young women’s leadership.  

·        We are the driving force that motivates and sets precedence to anchor transformative leadership in young women. 

·        We lead in creating spaces, through unconventional feminist platforms, to embrace and collaborate with embryonic groups. 

·        We are a centre of knowledge regarding the rights of young women in Africa and the Diaspora. 

We carry out our mission by:  

·        Equipping young women with feminist leadership skills; 

·        Creating spaces that facilitate young women to lead social change; 

·        Sharing information and resources on the status of young women. 

By Emma Mogaka

The Constitution of Kenya promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment in several ways including promoting the participation of women in political leadership and decision making. The “not more than two thirds” principle in Article 81 (b), which provides that not more than two thirds of public elected officials should be of one gender, anchors the gains that the new Constitution offers to the women of Kenya. Honourable Dennitah Ghati, Women Representative, Migori County speaks to YWLI about her journey…

By Emma Mogaka

The gender disparities that exist in Kenya are deeply rooted in patriarchal, socio-cultural, economic and political structures and ideologies. Under these conditions, Kenyan women have been often been excluded from participation in key leadership positions. Meet Edith Mwirigi, a fourth year student at the University of Nairobi pursuing Civil Engineering. Edith defied the norm to become the first female Secretary General of Student’s Organization of Nairobi University (SONU).