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2022 Highlights
In September, we partnered with World VIsion for their end SGBV campaign launch
'Nothing about us without us' is a slogan used to communicate the idea that no policy should be decided by any representative without the full and direct participation of members of the group(s) affected by that policy With regard to that line of thought, the Boda Boda Association of Kenya and boda boda riders themselves were present for the SGBV campaign launch which speaks to the National Policy For Prevention and response to Gender-Based Violence policy, 2014
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One of the main reasons why the Boda Boda riders were targeted as key stakeholders in this campaign is because they are known to be perpetrators of SGBV
The Objectives of the end #SGBV campaign
Launch a campaign with Boda Boda riders on ending teenage pregnancy and HIV infections
Empower Boda Boda riders as change agents in the efforts to reduce sexual and gender-based violence and HIV infection
Joint mobilization, and sensitization among GBV stakeholders and County Government
In August, we had virtual launch of the Moving Barriers Report & the resource guide for public transport operators
The main objective of the launch was to widen the reach of the resource materials to the stakeholders who had not been physically engaged during the July in-person launch
During the launch, Elizabeth Njoki Kinuthia, who is a beneficiary of the Women In Transport Program by Flone Initiative, s highlighted the need for sign language training The National Council of Persons With Disabiliites (NCPWD) offered to train the public transport operators in Kenya Sign Language