CWID
Kenya
Coast Women In Development -  Investing in Women and Children
badilika project maySexual Gender Based VIOLENCE - SGBV Training at Borstal InstitutionE 
The training brought together the Pwani GBV network, the media, police officers and Badilika members of sexual offenders that have come up to be ambassadors of change within the prison and outside after their jail terms. The main objective of the training was to Stimulate individuals to take action to prevent violence against women. The training was focused on inspiring everyday activists who will be able to use their power to create positive changes in the families, work place and communities....more 		CWID
counts on the support of generous and caring people.
People like you to achieve the dream of bringing about the kind of change we want for the vulnerable women and children.
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Donations to      TRANSNATIONAL BANK MOMBASA
account name   COAST WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
account no.        32445 001
swiftcode            TNBLKENA
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edutainmentSEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH –SRH ISSUES AMONG MOMBASA YOUTHS
The edutainment activity took place at gurdian grounds in Mshomoroni. Blue Angels and Junda Development Initiative Vision 2030- JUNDEV youth groups presented skits that had information about sexual reproductive healths and rights and the challenges that they encounter in accessing the services in hospitals.....more 		badilika projectNTRNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2012
It was indeed an International Women’s day as women from all corners of Coast Province gathered at the Tononoka Grounds to mark a day that is very significant to them. In Kenya the day was used to celebrate the success of the women’s impact on their respective communities especially in ensuring that girls’ issues were properly adressed. And as this year’s theme....more
badilika project16 DAYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
Every One, Every Day, Every Way, Prevent Violence against Women was the regional theme for Africa and indeed Civil society organizations, Shimo la tewa prison officers, Shimo la tewa prisoners and Borstal Institution entertainers, Badilika club members with their families together with the Pwani GBV network convened at the Shimo La Tewa Main Prison to launch this year’s 16 days campaign against GBV....more 		CWID
counts on the support of generous and caring people.
People like you to achieve the dream of bringing about the kind of change we want for the vulnerable women and children.
Contactaddress :


Donations to      TRANSNATIONAL BANK MOMBASA
account name   COAST WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
account no.        32445 001
swiftcode            TNBLKENA
We will send you an official receipt of payment

badilika projectBREAKFAST MEETING WITH THE MEDIA ON 24/11/2011
The meeting brought together members from other civil societies working on GBV, prison officer, the media and the Pwani GBV network members. It was convened b Coast Women In Development – CWID in collaboration with the Pwani GBV network. An introduction about the Pwani GBV network was made by CWID’s Programs coordinator Betty Sharon, she gave an overview about ....more 		badilika projectBADILIKA PROJECT - REPORTS FROM THE FACING VIOLENCE AND DARE TO SPEAK BOOKS
Nine members were present with two police officers and only CWID and KICODI were represented. There was an apology from Liz Aroka-ICRHK. One of the members opened the session with a word of prayer before we did am introduction. ....more
Badilika ProjectChina Africa Peoples Forum 29-30th August 2011
The two Days event brought together 100 participants from NG0`s and CSO`s from Kenya 30 from China and 50 from other African Countries, Senior Government officials and representatives of other networks. It was a continuation of a program that was started in 2008 to enhance partnership and promote friendship between China and Africa.....more 		BADILIKA PROJECT FORUM ON 6th OCTOBER 2011
He described masculinity as ‘Ubabe’ in Swahili. Each member present was asked to describe who a real man was and everyone came up with their own answers. He summed up and said that the description of mascuinity depends with the man’s age, the tasks he has in the family and society and how famous he is....more
Badilika ProjectBADILIKA PROJECT LAUNCH FOR THE MALE SEXUAL OFFENDERS AT THE PRISONS
Badilika (Change) is the name of the project that was decided on by the male sexual offenders at Shimo la Tewa Prison, now re-named the Rehabilitation Centre. The group of 19 male sexual offenders who met us on 20th June at Shimo la Tewa Rehabilitation Centre concurred that there is a need to involve the sexual offenders in the fight against .....more 		Distribution of Treated Mosquito Nets at Freetown Primary School
Appreciation for CWID and Rotary Club Mombasa for the kind gesture to the school, CWID has been like a mother to the school, providing with sanitary towels to the girls, contributing towards their trips to participate in co-curriculum activities.e.g Trip to music festivals in Kakamega 2010 and now mosquito nets to the parents. Freretown is a marginalized school in Kisauni considering that all schools bordering it  ...more
YOUTH-WAVE OF CHANGE
World Ocean Day 2011
Celebrations for World Ocean Day (WOD) on 8th of June have been taking place since 1992, when it was first proposed during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, although UN did not fully recognize it until the year 2008. One year later the Kenyan government also officially acknowledged it,thus teamed up the for the first time with Eco Ethics Int.-Kenya, which has been the focal point....more		 coast woman with her goatsTuinuane Project initiating meat goat-rearing Project
The Tuinuane Project is a project that was started by Coast Women in Development for the women at the grassroots level. The project started with a micro-credit program where women groups are given soft loans individually. The loans have improved the livelihoods of the participating women. Through these loans they are able to fend for their families, pay school fees for their children and boost their small businesses....more
Coast Women In Development and their key programs The vitengeni project is a program called women economical empowerment that CWID`s has been carrying out with the group wrapping microcredit and business education but now has to be taken to another level which will support women in Vitengeni to achieve the Millinium development goal 1 of Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger.....more

INTERNATINAL DAYS FOR ACTION ON WOMEN'S HEALTH 2011
Maternal mortality, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Gender Based Violence are major setbacks to the health of Women in the Kenyan Coast specifically Mombasa County today. Pwani GBV network and Coast Health Action Campaign Network have been dealing with the issues since 2008.This year, the two networks expected to prompt an initiative of Health Action Campaign to ensure that every woman in Kenya gets what is rightfully hers......more

Report of Dissemination of Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey
The Participants were taken through the chapters 4, 5, 6 and 10 of the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey report 2007, the impact of the awareness between 2003 and 2007, key findings, figures and the gaps. Although the study has 15chapters we had opted on the four chapters because of time and funds so if we get more funds we will have to do dissemination of the remaining chapters to the participants to assist them in there work on HIV matters.....more
 16 Days of Activism 2010
With women the world over facing the fear of falling victim to violent crime on a daily basis, the 16 days of Activism begins with a call for action. Over 1000 people attended the launch of 16 Days of Activism at Kadongo grounds, Mishomoroni. The purpose was to create awareness to the society on the need for prevention against Gender Based Violence.This 16-day period also highlights other significant dates, including Iernational Women Human Rights Defenders Day, World AIDS Day, International Disables Day and the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.......more
Investing in grassroots women
Since empowering rural women economically is one CWID’s core objectives, on 30 April 2010, CWID’s Communications officer Lorine Awuor and CWID’s Intern Gillian Stoddard Leatherberry traveled to the Vitengeni ward in rural Kenya to visit one of the groups we work with and who have received the CWID’s micro credit loans about how the loans have helped improve their lives. ....more		 International WOMEN'S DAY
IWD 2010
As we sat at the event with my colleague, we pondered over the theme; Equal rights, Equal opportunities. Progress for all and thought about that woman who could not afford to make it to the event. As the other women danced and celebrated together despite their religion, race and cultures....more
CREATING AWARENESS TO THE GRASSROOT WOMEN ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE 54TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
“When I think about climate change, I think about lives, and how they have been destroyed and shattered….” Said Menuri Pango, a grassroot woman in Waa Location, South Coast.....more		 16 DAYS CAMPAIGN 2009
Once again 25th November was here again, another 16 days campaign against Gender Based Violence, women at Mishomoroni , Kisauni Location had all the reasons to smile as they matched in one  voice in a one kilometer procession distributing materials to the public and carrying the banner with the message ‘COMMITT ACT DEMAND, WE CAN END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.....more
International
women's day
The day was graced with traditional dances from Maridadi dancers, plays from Ndambale group, songs and poems all with a message geared towards the welfare and the rights of a girl child. Grace Education Centre moved the crowd with their moving poems on girl child education, HIV/AIDS and girl child protection from gender based violence.....more		 Hunger in Kenya
Having declared the food crisis as a National disaster, the president left the citizens with no option but to find something for their stomachs, it did not matter how or where the food was supposed to come from, citizens searched for food anywhere they could stumble on. While some Kenyan women sold their bodies for as less as Ksh. 20 just to access food.....more
Introduction
This was one of CWID’s 16 Days activism programme, the activity was held at Kadongo grounds in Mishomoroni Slums, the venue was significant because it is one of the places in Coast Province where women and girls still need to be sensitized to recognize their rights. Fortunately, a large crowd was that of the residents and it was our delight because they were our target group....more

Girl child education

Since most girls in Kinango are subjected to early marriage by their parents especially fathers, chances of them completing their studies are so slim. Their tradition too does not create room for the girl child to have enough time to prepare and concentrate on their studies. ...more

THE WORLD INTERNATIONAL NON-VIOLENCE DAY
The event was organized by Coast Women In Development (CWID) in conjunction with Humanist Resource Network,  the activity which was held at St David’s Primary School Grounds in Mishomoroni, Kisauni and well attended by the nearby residents and invited guests
POVERTY IS VIOLENCE ..more 

CLIMAT CHANGE
CWID's Programme Coordinator with
Kenya's Prime Minister
Hon. Raila Odinga
Impacts of climate change in Africa are mostly associated with water, droughts, floods and this changes affects agriculture, infrastructure, health and energy thus the challenge of climate proofing requires improving the ways in which water is managed and used, these investments are costly but can create jobs and enable communities to secure livelihoods......more
CWID donates books to students at Barani Secondary in Malindi District

CWID takes care of children's education by donating text books to schools in the poverty stricken rural areas

 click to enlargeGiving sanitary towels to women prisoners shimolatewa womens prison mombasa

CWID supports prisons reforms programs by the Kenyan Government and other Non governmental organisations, in 2006 International Women's Day they joined the celebrations with Shimo La Tewa Women inmates by donating to the sanitary towels which are difficult to find in prisons
click to enlargeFeeding the children on DAY OF AFRICAN CHILD

CWID feeding the school children who participated in the Day Of The African Child 2006 in Mombasa District where they were the host together with Mombasa Children District Office

 

 click to enlargeGiving clothing and bedings to children born in prison

CWID beleives that children born in prisons are inocent and deserve a better care, on this occasion we visited the infants born in Shimo La Tewa prison and donated to them clothings and beddings for warmth
Click to enlargeVisiting the poor chldren

CWID supports children in the orphanages and poor children in the slums by donating foodstuff and clothings

 click to enlargeGiving mosquito nets to pregnant women and children

One of the deadly killer disease in Kenya is Malaria, CWID has a program of donating mosquito nets to pregnat women and children under five years, this we do in the slums and the poverty stricken rural areas. On this occasion we were in the slums of Mshomoroni
click to enlargeWon a case in court of an infant who was abducted by a rogue father

CWID advocates for the rights of children and women, on this occasion we won a case against a man who had abducted an infant of ten days from his woman. CWID beleives that mothers are supposed to take care of their infants when they are alive no matter their financial status

 CWID
counts on the support of generous and caring people.
People like you to achieve the dream of bringing about the kind of change we want for the vulnerable women and children.
Contactaddress :


Donations to      TRANSNATIONAL BANK MOMBASA
account name   COAST WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
account no.        32445 001
swiftcode            TNBLKENA
We will send you an official receipt of payment