In Kenya, we are registered as the Wounded Healers Foundation. Our work is focused in Kiambu and Muranga counties in central Kenya.
Our Mission is to disrupt and transform cultures of sexual violence through preventative education, holistic support for survivors, and empowering African women and girls to break the cycles of violence within their families and communities.
The City of Peace Women Center is an emergency shelter for victims of forced marriages, domestic servitude, and trafficking. We offer a warm and peaceful environment, allowing them to heal, create stability, and be empowered through various services, legal assistance, case management, and educational opportunities.
The center is a hub for young people to learn new skills and interact with each other. We offer workshops and training programs to develop professional and technical skills such as interview preparation, computer skills, and tailoring, helping youth access job opportunities and improve their quality of life.
We partner with school and community organizations to form clubs that provide youth with ready-to-use tools, resources, and structure to encourage forming peer groups to address the problem of sexual harassment and assault in their community. Our approach encourages dialogue and offers a supportive environment for survivors of sexual violence.
The project delivers a comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed approach to prevent violence by changing cultural and social norms that support violence.
Our Self-Help Groups (SHG) work on changing women's attitudes towards self-worth and empowering them to take steps towards personal development.
We create small groups for women to gather and share their experiences regularly. Through this, we hope to empower them and build their individual and collective assets. The Self Help Groups are designed to bring back those excluded from society and help them thrive.
The program provides essential empowerment training for adolescent girls as a stepping stone to leadership. We encourage rural girls to stay and succeed in school, address girls’ health and well-being, and foster girls’ agency and confidence to help them pursue their dreams.
Advocacy at the grassroots level is crucial in pushing for change in structures, protocols, and policies that impede women and girls' access to their rights. This involves working closely with local government officials, street leaders, and Nyumba Kumi (informal community policing), as well as men and boys, who are often the first line of response in violence against women.
This initiative uses soccer to engage men and boys to support the broader movement for Gender Equality and educate soccer fans about men's responsibility to end violence against women and combat gender stereotypes.
Our weekly soccer sessions are delivered by trained coaches and peer educators who prepare the team for annual tournaments. These teams are provided with balls and other soccer equipment and the repair of some of the football pitches used in the project.
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WOUNDED HEALERS INTERNATIONAL
Mailing Address: PO BOX 2162 South Portland 04116 ME
USA +1(207) 536 0684 / KENYA +254-79-2381316
Wounded Healers International Is a non-profit 501 (c) 3, and all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. EIN 86-3187355
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We acknowledge that putting an end to violence against women, youth, and children will necessitate the cooperation, encouragement, and dedication of various sectors in the community.
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