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In secondary school, 51.6% of enrolled students are male and 48.4% are female. UNICEF reports that the greatest gender disparity exists among the poorest quintile group of Kenya, with attendance rates being 33.1% and 25% for males and females respectively. [5] What is very clear is that there is a distinct difference in rates of enrollment for ...
Phoebe Asiyo (born September 12, 1932) is a former parliamentarian of Kenya, ambassador to the United Nations Development Fund for Women ( UNIFEM ), mother, and grandmother. She was UNIFEM's ambassador from 1988 to 1992. [1] She was the first woman elevated to the position of Luo elder for her efforts to promote education for girls, women's ...
Catherine Nakhabi Omanyo (born 7 July 1978) is a Kenyan politician, education activist, and the county woman representative in National Assembly (Kenya) for Busia County. She is known for her human rights activism, especially her work advocating for the rights of women in Kenya and providing access to education for poor and orphaned children.
Nice Nailantei Leng'ete. Nice Nailantei Leng'ete (born 1991) is a Kenyan human rights activist, advocating for alternative rite of passage (ARP) for girls in Africa and campaigning to stop female genital mutilation (FGM). In her work with Amref Health Africa, Leng'ete has saved an estimated 15,000 girls from undergoing genital mutilation and ...
Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology, often referred to as KWUST, is a non-state funded secular women's university in Nairobi, Kenya. It was started in 2002. [1] Its aim is to empower women in sciences. Kiriri Women's University is the only women's university in east and southern Africa. Its main campus is located in Mwihoko ...
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai ( / wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2] [3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.
The Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research (WISER) International is a non-profit organization providing high-quality girls' education, holistic health resources, and community-oriented support in Muhuru Bay, Kenya.
Children. Four. Ida Betty Odinga [1] (born Ida Anyango Oyoo on 24 August 1950 [2]) [3] is a Kenyan businesswoman, activist and educator. She is the wife of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, [3] [4] [5] and the leader of National Super Alliance (NASA). [6] In 2010, The Standard named Odinga, who was one of the first women to head ...