Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and femicide remain urgent human rights, public health, and governance concerns requiring coordinated action, stronger accountability, and survivor-centered responses. Despite progressive national policies and legal frameworks, survivors continue to face barriers to justice, limited access to support services, weak accountability mechanisms, and harmful practices that undermine their rights.
Through support from Urgent Action Fund-Africa, Access to Medicines Platform (AtMP) is implementing a targeted advocacy initiative to strengthen county-level accountability and accelerate action to address GBV in Kakamega and Vihiga Counties.
The project seeks to bridge the gap between national commitments and local action by translating evidence from the National Technical Working Group (TWG) Report on GBV Including Femicide into practical county-level policies, commitments, and accountability mechanisms.
The initiative is designed as a rapid-response advocacy intervention that brings together county duty bearers, security actors, civil society organizations, media, and community voices to strengthen prevention, response, and accountability systems for GBV.
Recognizing that lasting change requires more than policies on paper, the project focuses on ensuring that national GBV recommendations are localized into specific county actions, measurable commitments, and strengthened systems that protect survivors and prevent violence.
The project is being implemented in:
The project aims to:
By engaging county leadership, security actors, and key stakeholders to identify gaps, agree on priorities, and develop practical accountability actions.
Through localized policy briefs that support county-level advocacy, including motions and administrative actions that strengthen survivor protection and justice.
By using strategic media engagement to bring GBV discussions closer to communities through local-language radio programming and public dialogue.
The project is developing and disseminating county-specific policy briefs that translate national GBV findings and recommendations into actionable county priorities.
The briefs focus on key accountability issues including:
Through high-level county dialogues, stakeholders will identify priority actions and develop 90-day accountability plans to accelerate implementation.
Recognizing the power of information and public dialogue in shifting norms and influencing accountability, the project is conducting localized radio engagements in:
The radio discussions bring together GBV coordinators, women human rights defenders, paralegals, and community actors to:
The project supports collaboration among civil society organizations working on GBV prevention and response in Western Kenya.
Through the formation and strengthening of a Western Kenya GBV Accountability Coalition, partners will:
By the end of the project, the initiative aims to contribute to:
✔ Increased awareness of GBV trends, survivor rights, and available support mechanisms
✔ Stronger engagement between county leadership, security actors, civil society, and communities
✔ County-specific accountability plans with clear actions, responsible actors, and timelines
✔ Improved advocacy for policies and practices that protect survivors and strengthen justice systems
✔ Stronger coordination among actors working to prevent and respond to GBV
AtMP’s approach is rooted in:
Evidence → Advocacy → Accountability → Action
We believe that addressing GBV requires moving beyond commitments to measurable action. By supporting county-level actors to use evidence, strengthen systems, and listen to survivor and community voices, this project contributes to safer communities where women and girls can live free from violence.
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