Project Report
| Oct 16, 2024
LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND
By JANE ANYANGO | FOUNDER
GEF commitments discussions with administrators.
Polycom in her efforts to make sure that everyone can access information and opportunities have launched the use of Comic Books and chats to make the information simple for the locals. While working closely and directly with young women and girls of Kibera, Polycom has given the young people and opportunity to develop the relevant inclusive messages which have been received so well by the community.
Thsi quarter, Polycom used the opportunity to diseminate the comic book through school clubs and community circle group. More people continue to call us to discuss the Mestrual Stigma comic book and the 12 critical areas of the Generational Equality commitments.
We appreciate the opportunity for flexible funding which has really shaped and propelled our work.
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Jun 19, 2024
TALKING BOXES TO THE WORLD
By JANE ANYANGO | FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Celebrating the Award with other partners
30th May 2024 was a significant day for Polycom Girls at the JF Kennedy Centre in USA when our Founder Jane Anyango received a Global Leadership Award - the Collective Action category on behalf of Safecity Partners in 11 countries. This was through Vital Voices Global Partnership, a non profit started by Secretary Hillary Clinton during her time as the first lady. The organization has grown with more Talking Boxes was singled a unique initiative which enabled through without smart phones to collect data in Kibera Slums, other 3 counties in Kenya and in other countries.
Polycom is grateful for your support which enabled this local initiative to take shape. Many local innovations never make it to implementation level because donors only concentrate on established initiative.
This is all made possible by your generous support, the Talking Boxes is a community generate innovation which can only be made possible with unrestricted funds. We are happy that we are going to the next level with the project. We still need your support to print and share reports that would support policy advocacy and SDG 11.
Support Polycom Girls to connect research to reality.
Feb 9, 2024
STOP KILLING US - OUR GIRLS JOINS THE DEMAND
By JANE ANYANGO | FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Media Session to condemn Femicide
20 year old Rita Waeni was found dead and her body dismembered, her social media conversation with the alleged purpetrator indicated that she was innocently lured into the trap, at some point she asked the alleged perpetrator if he wanted to kill her, she later died. 5 other young women had been killed within 2 months and Kenyan women were very angry.
Polycom was among the organizations which came together to organize the big March calling upon the Kenyan authorities to protect women and the government to declare femicide a disaster.
Polycom used our unrestricted fund from GlobalGiving to factilitate 200 young women and 50 young men to participate in the march.
We also supported 4 girls to get back to school in January, we are keen on ensuring that the girls do not lack their toiletries as they go to school. This is the only unrestircted source of funding supporting out girls, their famillies and the entire community in unplanned emergencies.
Male engagement in ending femicide
The March
One of them in school
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