Storytelling For Change

Kisumu County in Kenya is predominantly settled by the Luo Community, one of the African Communities whose culture place a woman in the role of family maker, a culture that holds the preposition that a woman’s place is kitchen and that has no freedom to put her opinion across in times of decision making. The Kenyan Government has set policies and practices seeking to increase the representation of women under the Two-Thirds Gender Principle which aims at giving women voice to champion for issues affecting them. These policies are still stuck in the National Assembly as the Legislature is still reluctant to pass it so as it becomes a law.
Gender Based Violence is still at large in parts of Kisumu and the world. Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Early Marriages, Wife Inheritance and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) - These HORRIFIC issues are still in practice in Kisumu, and we want to cast a light on them in relation with SDGs: SDG 5 - Sustainable Development Goal 5 concerns gender equality - "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls and SDG 10 - "Reduce inequality within and among countries" It’s time that women be appreciated and treated equally. Especially during the pandemic, domestic violence against women has increased manifold worldwide.
With our project, Storytelling For Change "Stories of Kisumu “we envision to foster effective collaborations in building a platform for creative Change Makers across Kisumu to find an authentic platform of creating their own unique voice. Using tools such as Diversity, Creativity and storytelling for change to especially highlight the voices of vulnerable women through performances in spoken word and theater to create dialogue with the communities and duty bearers to enact laws on women and girls empowerment in achieving the said SDGS.