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EDITAR OCHIENG, FOUNDER FEMINIST FOR PEACE RIGHTS AND JUSTICE CENTRE
Editar is a feminist activist , convenor and social justice champion in Kibera, Nairobi, which is one of the biggest slums in Africa.
She has continually advocated for the realization of Women’s and Girls’ Rights as well as addressing issues around gender-based violence and its prevention before and during Covid-19 pandemic.
She has championed the inclusion of women in peace and security plans that aim to promote peace in the once crime-ridden community by pushing for the implementation of UN Resolution 1325.
With Covid-19, Editar, volunteers, friends and members of her community-based organization have been mapping out vulnerable populations within her community to prioritize them for support when food and relief stuffs are distributed.
Editar and other young women in Kibera have continued to train community members on liquid soap-making, which has become a sustainable income generating activity for poor slum dwellers. They also distribute the soap for free to the vulnerable.
Editar also distributes sanitary ware to young girls within the community to promote access to menstrual hygiene and prevent young girls from exposure to sexual abuse including engaging in sex for money to purchase sanitary ware.
Editar has also been so creative in promoting access to education for pupils and students who no-longer attend school due to covid-19. She has made a mobile library dubbed Feminist Library, that is moved around the village for school-going children to access books to read. The library is accessible to residents of Kisumu Ndogo Village.
With other women and help of well-wishers, Editar has placed hand-washing stations in Kisumu Ndogo Village which they fill with clean water everyday to foster a hand washing culture among residents of the slum.
To promote wellness, she conducts self care sessions including dancing, with her group members. Right now as a community health volunteer, she continues with disaster management training and engaging young women to provide local solutions to local problems in Kibera.
Editar is a women LIBERATOR. She’s is a POWER house
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