In this episode, Evelyn Samba, Executive Director of Youth for a Sustainable World (YSW), discusses the challenges facing young people in Kenya, including barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights, unemployment, online gender-based violence, and shrinking civic space. This conversation is a powerful reminder that building a just and sustainable future means centering young people in the decisions that affect their lives, protecting their rights, and holding institutions accountable for delivering on their promises.#YouthVoices #GenderEquality #YouthLeadership #SwaibaPodcast #CGHRD #DANIDA The Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration between the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

In this episode, Nancy Nteere of 100% for the Children unpacks the urgent child protection crisis in Kenya—from missing children and online exploitation to the impact of poverty on families and communities. She challenges us to look beyond individual cases and confront the systemic gaps that leave children vulnerable.The conversation also explores why lasting change requires child-led advocacy, stronger community action, safer spaces for children, and meaningful investment in education and protection systems. Because protecting children isn't just a government responsibility—it's a collective one.#ChildProtectionKenya #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #SafeguardingChildRights #SwaibaPodcast #CGHRD #DANIDA The Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration between the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

What does it take to defend human rights—and who protects the people doing that work? In this episode, human rights defender and lawyer Gloria Madegwa reflects on the evolution of Kenya's human rights movement, the unique challenges facing women human rights defenders, and the urgent need for stronger protections, accountability, and sustained support for those who speak truth to power.From the fight against femicide and election-related violence to the importance of wellness, solidarity, and self-care, this conversation reminds us that protecting human rights also means protecting the people who defend them.#WomenHumanRightsDefenders #GenderJustice #EndFemicide #Kenya #HumanRightsDefenders #SwaibaPodcast #CGHRD #DANIDA The Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration between the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

As Kenya approaches another election cycle, peacebuilding practitioner Elizabeth Atieno explores how conflict is evolving beyond traditional hotspots, driven by digital misinformation, youth unemployment, and deepening inequality. She examines the barriers to women's political participation and argues that lasting peace requires investing in communities before violence erupts through proactive peacebuilding, gender-responsive security, and inclusive leadership.#Peacebuilding #peaceandsecurity #womeninleadership The Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration between the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

What happens when young people are actually given a seat at the table, not as tokens, but as decision-makers?In this episode, our host Rachael Mwikali turns the mic around. She and Joe Kimani from the Embassy of Denmark explore the Danish Youth Sounding Board: what it is, how it works, and how young Kenyans have genuinely shaped Denmark's development priorities and diplomatic engagements.This is a conversation about what meaningful youth participation looks like in practice — and why it matters that the next generation helps build the world they'll inherit.#MeaningfulYouthParticipation #DANIDA #CGHRDThe Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

Kenya has signed the commitments. Made the promises. Passed some of the laws. But are women and girls actually safer?Following the alarming rise in femicide and gender-based violence, we sit down with Mary Wanjiru of UN Women Kenya to take an honest look at the gap between commitment and reality. Mary speaks to what's working, what's stalling, and what a truly survivor-centred system needs — from government action to community accountability.#endgbv #EndFemicideKE #danida #CGHRDThe Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

Lydia Iregi, the President of the Cerebral Palsy Sports Federation of Kenya, challenges our thinking about inclusion, leadership, and what it truly means to belong. Disability rights are not a checkbox. They are a justice issue.In this episode with host Rachael Mwikali, Lydia reflects on navigating leadership as a woman in sports, the barriers that shut women and girls with disabilities out of public life, and how sport can shift narratives, build dignity, and demand visibility.#DisabilityRights #GenderEqualityKE #SportsForChange #DANIDA #CGHRDThe Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

In this third episode, we speak with Augustus Wambua, also known as Msanii, a grassroots human rights activist, artist, and organiser from Yatta Subcounty, Machakos County, on what it takes to confront gender-based violence from the ground up. Rooted in his personal journey and activism in the Lower Eastern region, Augustus reflects on how lived experience shapes his commitment to GBV prevention, accountability, and feminist solidarity. He highlights how change starts with and from the community.#GrassrootsHRDs #EndFemicideKE #EndGBV #DANIDA #CGHRDThe Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

Kenya has some of the best health policies on paper. So why are so many women and girls still not getting the care they need? Dr. Margaret Njenga, CEO of Population Services Kenya, doesn't sugarcoat it. In this episode, Dr. Njenga addresses the gap between policy and practice, who actually receives access to healthcare, who is left out, and why power dynamics influence everything. We dig into sexual and reproductive health, GBV response, family planning, and what it really means to build health systems that put people and not bureaucracy first. #RightsCentredHealth #DANIDA #CGHRDThe Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.

Alberta Wambua, the Executive Director of the Gender Recovery Centre at Nairobi Women’s Hospital, has spent years on the frontlines of GBV response in Kenya. In this episode, Alberta gets real about what it takes to stand with survivors every single day: the emotional weight, the invisible labour, the resilience it demands. We talk about why women and girls turn to and trust organisations like GVRC, how economic hardship and political instability fuel violence, and what genuine prevention looks like in homes, schools, workplaces, and with men and boys in the room.Drop a comment, share it, and let us know what you think!#EndGBV #GBVResponse #DANIDA #CGHRDThe Gender Equality and Human Rights Podcast Series is a collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi, the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, and Swaiba Podcast.