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What happens when you bring together two powerful women, a common cause, and a Facebook page? In this episode, we discuss a Kenyan social movement and community-based organisation called 'Usikimye', which in Swahili means 'do not be silent'. Stella Busolo Khachina is an international aid practitioner who, together with her co-founder Njeri Migwi, decided something needed to be done to humanise the rising number of femicide cases in Kenya. They started with a Facebook page, and things took off from there. Shownotes: full notes to this episode available at https://bridgingpeoples.com/podcasts/7-usikimye-and-addressing-gender-based-violence-in-kenya/. Donate to Usikimye via https://www.givengain.com/cc/help-1-in-5-kenyan-women-stay-safe-from-violence/. Usikimye Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/usikimye. Usikimye website: https://usikimye.org/. Njeri Migwi interview with BBC News Africa: https://youtu.be/8pwWiz8jJfY
By Deborah CumminsWhat happens when you bring together two powerful women, a common cause, and a Facebook page? In this episode, we discuss a Kenyan social movement and community-based organisation called 'Usikimye', which in Swahili means 'do not be silent'. Stella Busolo Khachina is an international aid practitioner who, together with her co-founder Njeri Migwi, decided something needed to be done to humanise the rising number of femicide cases in Kenya. They started with a Facebook page, and things took off from there. Shownotes: full notes to this episode available at https://bridgingpeoples.com/podcasts/7-usikimye-and-addressing-gender-based-violence-in-kenya/. Donate to Usikimye via https://www.givengain.com/cc/help-1-in-5-kenyan-women-stay-safe-from-violence/. Usikimye Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/usikimye. Usikimye website: https://usikimye.org/. Njeri Migwi interview with BBC News Africa: https://youtu.be/8pwWiz8jJfY