Current Projects Archives - Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW)

Action for Paid Childcare Sector Transformation(ACT)

Posted on: Sat, Nov 22, 2025 | 2:46 pm

The Action for Paid Childcare Sector Transformation (ACT) project is a four-year collaborative initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented in Kenya and Malawi with World University Services of Canada as the lead partner. The project aims to transform paid childcare work from a job of last resort into a vocation of choice, a dignified, fairly compensated, and recognized profession.

End FGM Network Africa

Posted on: Fri, Nov 21, 2025 | 2:44 pm

End FGM/C Network Africa (The African Network) is an African-led coalition launched on October 10, 2023, during the African Union’s 2nd International Conference on FGM in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Network aims to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) across the continent.

Komesha FGM Sasa! Project

Posted on: Wed, Nov 19, 2025 | 2:36 pm

Komesha FGM Sasa! is a three year programme led by UNFPA Kenya and funded by the European Union. In Kenya, the project focuses on strengthening community-led mechanisms for FGM prevention and response, increasing access to locally based support services, and enhancing the skills of frontline actors to advocate, manage cases, and drive social change.

Weaving a Safer Future for Older Women in Narok County

Posted on: Tue, Nov 18, 2025 | 2:41 pm

With support from Christian Aid Kenya, COVAW is implementing a project titled “Weaving a Safer Future for Older Women in Narok County.” Through this initiative, COVAW is working closely with national and county governments and the civil society to: Challenge and transform harmful social norms that perpetuate Sexual & Gender Based Violence (SGBV) against older women; Strengthen community accountability structures towards SGBV prevention and response and promote access to justice for survivors of SGBV.

Making All Spaces Safe (MASS)

Posted on: Sat, Nov 15, 2025 | 2:49 pm

In an effort to address the rising cases of TFGBV, COVAW is implementing the Making All Spaces Safe (MASS) Project, a UNFPA-supported initiative designed to prevent and respond to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). The project seeks to strengthen national prevention and response mechanisms through multi-sectoral engagement, capacity-building of service providers, and the development of policy and operational guidelines that integrate TFGBV into existing case management and referral systems.

Inclusive and Empowered Feminist Movements in Africa

Posted on: Thu, Oct 16, 2025 | 12:48 pm

Movements led by women with disabilities have often been excluded from mainstream and feminist movements, resulting in their advocacy efforts being seen solely as disability issues rather than being included in the broader women’s and feminist movements.

UAF- Building a Safer Muselele

Posted on: Tue, Oct 14, 2025 | 3:06 pm

COVAW, in partnership with Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa), is implementing a community-driven project to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Muselele, Kitui County. The project prioritizes community-driven approaches, integrating local cultural contexts with practical solutions to tackle the root causes of violence and to support survivors of SGBV.