How Women's Rights Defenders Make A Difference In Kenya

In Kilifi County, one of the poorest counties of Kenya, prospects for women and girls often look dire. Aside from the impoverished conditions, they face further marginalisation due to the belief that a woman’s role is in the home.Local citizen Dama, for example, knew so little about her rights that she regularly missed school then became pregnant and dropped out altogether at the age of 15. The next two years she spent in an abusive relationship with the father of her child, looking after