In Kenya, women traditionally do not own land and comprise under ten percent of conservancy membership. The social norms, practices, and beliefs that lead to women’s marginalization within conservancies are both perpetuated by and contribute to gender-based violence. This factsheets provides an snapshot on the impact of the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) project addressing gender-based violence preventing women’s engagement in conservancies under USAID Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge.
Factsheet
Factsheet: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Kenyan Conservancies
- 2023
Author:
- RISE grants challenge
Organization:
- Kenya Wildlife Conservations Association (KWCA)
Citation:
- KWCA. (2023). Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Kenyan Conservancies. USAID: Washington, D.C.
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Synopsis
Classifications
Accessing and Controlling Natural Resources, Addressing Gender-Based Violence, Addressing Traditional Barriers, Advancing Women’s Participation and Leadership, Building Gender Knowledge and Capacities, Civil Society, Community-Based Organisations, Conservation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Decision Making, Documents and resources, Engaging Men and Boys, English, Entrepreneurship and Business Skills, Environmental Issues Themes, Environmental Sectors, External, Food Security, Gender Equality, Global Policy, Kenya, Language, Life on Land, Male Engagement Strategies, No Poverty, Origin, Partnerships to achieve the Goal, Protected Areas, Rangers, Reduced Inequality, Regions, Report, Resource Type, Social Inclusion and Intersectionality, Stakeholder, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Unlocking Women’s Economic Empowerment, Wildlife, Zero Hunger
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