As Trump politicizes human rights support, we’re taking cues from Kenya
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A place to breathe again: How an AJWS partner in Kenya restores hope to young mothers
As I stepped into one of the safe spaces created by Lean on Me Foundation for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kisumu, Kenya, I was instantly wrapped in warmth – not just from the sun streaming through the windows and the smiles of beautiful babies, but the strength and resilience that the young mothers …
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The Stakes are High in the Pan-African Fight for Safe Abortions
In Kenya, just talking openly about abortion can be dangerous. But for the activists with AJWS grantee partner Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH), the risk is necessary. TICAH ensures that women and girls have the knowledge and resources they need to make informed choices about their reproductive health, which also involves advocating for …
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Indigenous Kenyan activists successfully fend off evictions from their ancestral lands
The Embobut forest in Kenya is misty during the rainy season, filled with fresh, sweet air and chirping birds, rich biodiversity and flowing rivers — a gorgeous, lush landscape. It’s also the ancestral home of the Indigenous Sengwer people, who have lived throughout the forest for generations, stewarding and safeguarding its natural resources — until …
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What “accompaniment” really means: A letter from our climate justice expert in Kenya
For more than a decade, I have been working in Kenya as one of AJWS’s in-country human rights experts. In many ways, this position feels like the culmination of my life’s work defending fundamental freedoms in pursuit of justice for all. Allow me to share a bit of my story — and how impactful your …
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Ha’azinu
“It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” ~William Carlos Williams (from “Asphodel, That Greeny Flower”) The Pentateuch’s penultimate portion, Parshat Ha’azinu, memorializes the “Song of Moses,” canted by the great leader on the day of his death. An epic poem …
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