What kinds of campaigns and activities is Kivulini currently working on?

We are currently focusing on a number of challenging issues through our Advocacy, Capacity Building and Community Mobilisation programs:

Rural Outreach  - Community Mobilisation

  • We are conducting at least 15 Legal Video Sessions a month in the rural areas of the Lake Victoria Region where awareness of women’s rights and domestic violence issues is very limited.
  • Community Dialogues - Community Mobilisation
    During large public events such as International Women’s Day, we facilitate Community Dialogues with citizens in villages and urban areas to promote critical reflection about long-held attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate domestic violence. Community leaders, religious leaders, key decision makers are invited to present a topic and discussion follows.

Tunaweza (We Can!) Campaign  - Advocacy 

  • Recruiting Change Makers for the Tunaweza (We Can!) Campaign
    The Tunaweza coalition in Tanzania currently consists of over 60 civil society organisations, activists, local government leaders and individuals. The campaign seeks to change social norms and attitudes which have set the boundaries of acceptability of VAW. 

    For more information about Tunaweza: http://www.wecanendvaw.org/global-we-can

Maternal Health - Advocacy, Community Mobilisation

  • Collaborating with partners such as The Women Dignity Project and Chemchemi, we are raising awareness about the connection between violence and maternal mortality, and advocating for improved maternal health

Local Government and Domestic Violence - Advocacy

  • Advocating for a larger local government role in the prevention of domestic violence 

Youth Network - Capacity Building, Community Mobilisation

  • We are building a movement of young people who advocate for their own rights and the rights of women and girls