Defenders Coalition conducted a capacity enhancement for WHRDs from different counties: Nairobi, Lamu, Vihiga, Wajir and Elgeyo Marakwet in between july 27 -30 on gendered monitoring, documentation and reporting of human rights violations.

The training was supported by an ongoing partnership with the Embassy of Norway in Kenya under a project dubbed Ni Mama. 

Through the project, the Defenders Coalition seeks to support WHRDs through solidarity networks, women specific protection support that include support to families of WHRDs, skills building in the management of physical and digital security as well as monitoring and documentation, wellness and visibility of their role in the promotion and protection of human rights. 

Being the second year of implementation of the project, the Defenders Coalition is positive that the partnership has contributed to the reclaiming the space for WHRDs to promote human rights, protest injustices and demand good governance in a safe and secure environment through; undertaking collective safety and security approaches that localize existing national level protection practices through established and upcoming community based human rights defenders’ networks and justice centres; enhancing local urgent protection fund to WHRDs and human rights organizations championing women’s rights and aligning and coordinating strategies of various advocacy groups in Kenya for the protection of women human rights defenders and an enabling environment for civic engagement. 

Further, the visibility to WHRDs and their work at county and national level has been enhanced.