Women for Change
Safari Doctors has engaged 58 representatives from 138 indigenous women’s groups in our Indigenous Voices civic education programme. The programme, which was supported by Ford Foundation, builds women’s capacity to engage in County health budget processes, inform policy, and advocate for improved health service delivery.
“We have gained knowledge that we did not have before on how to effectively address the problems that our community faces. Now we feel empowered to tackle issues and to ask for support.”
Munira Athman,
Women’s Representative from Tchundwa Village
“Now we know who to approach for specific issues, like the state of our roads, which impacts on access to services.”
Tima Abdulhamid,
Women’s Representative from Mkokoni Village
![“I’m thankful to Safari Doctors for helping us understand the roles and responsibilities of each local leader in our political system [...] now I feel I can raise complaints in the right way and encourage the MCA to better communicate with our commu…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a9f91ee8f7b6d6cf3658e/1605196593100-FS3Y1IKRPBRFPHQU6GNX/SAUDA+MADI+Siyu.jpg)
“I’m thankful to Safari Doctors for helping us understand the roles and responsibilities of each local leader in our political system [...] now I feel I can raise complaints in the right way and encourage the MCA to better communicate with our community and demonstrate their role through action.”
Sauda Madi,
Women’s Representative from Siyu Village
“Now we can all learn what function each local leader has, which makes it easier to tackle certain issues effectively. This experience has unified us as women of Lamu East, helping us understand the problems we all face and how to address them.”
Ummi Ahmed,
Women’s Representative from Kizingitini Village