Joan Nandiri, Kenya

I am a lawyer and human rights (especially women's rights) defender working to realize the targets of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5-Gender Equality. I passionately work in areas human rights legal framework in integrating Human Rights Based Approaches (HRBA), Gender Analysis and Human Rights Education(HRE). I am highly skilled in Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR), Human Rights programming, access to justice and women property/land rights. I am particularly keen on socio-economically empowering women through an EPPA(Education, Policies, Projects and Advocacy) program; recently launched through KHOLA Dream Initiative based in Western Kenya.

My initiative is anchored upon Sustainable Development Goal 5 that is on Gender Equality. Women continue to suffer disproportionately in communities that are rooted in patriarchy. With a goal to promote gender equality, I am working to curb widow land/property disinheritance that is a big issue in my community.