Sponsor: Ashoka Innovators for the Public (nominal)
Project Information
Project duration: Ongoing
Project's area of focus: The project seeks to create a vehicle for establishing new norms that respect women.
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In Kenya, over 48% of women have experienced some form of violence in their lifetime, 25% of 12-24 year olds lost their virginity by force while over 60% of victims did not report to anyone. The project will strengthen gender violence victims' resolve to break the silence, offer medicolegal care and trauma counseling. It will tap talents, resources and skills of community gatekeepers and increase their collective power in dismantling cultural attitudes that subject women to violence.
Activities
We will offer medicolegal and counseling care to victims, rebuild their self-esteem and build their individual capacity to intervene in identifying workable solutions. Creating space for discussion will ensure men are involved in abolishing the norm
Expected Outcomes
The project will incorporate the support of community gatekeepers in addressing the denial surrounding violence by creating access points within the community that enhance members' ability to find help and connect to social networks.
Project Message
"Dad said it was OK to beat a girl. My peers sided with him. I changed my mind when my baby sister was gang raped and left for dead. She is now HIV+. I believe this project will change how men think."
- Sebastian Okere, Beneficiary of a "Man2Man Empowerment" training
Project Contact
Stella Amojong,
Program Coordinator
Cherangany Road, Opp. NCPB, Moi's Bridge P.O BOX 1439 ELDORET, RIFT VALLEY, 30100
Kenya
+254-720-846605
Cherangany Road, Opp.NCPB, Moi's Bridge P.O Box 1439 ELDORETRIFT VALLEY PROVINCE30100 Kenya
+254-720-8446605
Organization's Mission
GEMINI seeks to empower and build the capacity of marginalized communities through information-sharing, skills-building and training to enable them make informed choices.
Organization's Programs
Know Your Status: Encourages clients to test for HIV, access treatment and social support through mobile VCT, counseling and education to encourage behavior change. Breaking the Cycle of Violence empowers leaders with information, skills and training to enable them support grassroots-based advocacy against gender-based violence. Your Life, Your Choice taps the creativity and energy of youth in addressing reproductive health through outreach, mobilization, edutainment and outdoor sports.
Organization's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
Uplifting Teen Mothers in Kenya
Breaking the cycle of gender violence
Equipping poor families with HIV/AIDS life skills
Organization Statistics
STELLA AMOJONG OMUNGA,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Founded in 2002
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 25
Personnel Overview
STELLA AMOJONG OMUNGA - Executive Director
Graduated in IT; Diploma in Social Work, Gender Development & Project Management; Certificate in HIV Counseling. Instrumental in the formation of groups that tackle poverty, development and education issues. Has inspired the return to school of over 100 teen mothers in just three years; has been a key player in the formation of school-based initiatives that engage youth in preventive programs.
JOE MUNGUTI - COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
A graduate in Mass Communication; holds Diplomas in Project Management, Journalism & Computer Science as well as Certificates in Graphic Design and Public Relations. Been a journalist for over ten years and has worked extensively with local communities in carrying out needs assessments, implementing projects, tapping local resources and developing communication strategies.
BEATRICE CHEPCHIRCHIR - TRAINING MANAGER
Holds a Degree in Sociology; Diploma in Management & Certificate in Business Entrepreneurship. She has worked with women group for six years and assisted in the formation of over 30 women business groups. Has strong links with grassroots organizations and plays key role in networking and collaboration.
