Gender and governance in Kenya still reflect inequality and inequity and its effects continue to undermine governance.

There is still a continued marginalization of women in governance and political processes, even with an increased awareness and understanding of gender issues in the wider society through the levels of national engagement on gender issues during for example, the constitutional reform debates, a growing focus on political empowerment of women and hard won but still limited, gender equality supportive legal, institutional and administrative instruments and frameworks.

The overall goal of the GGP is to transform leadership and governance at all levels in Kenya... More

Read the GGP II Strategic Plan

There are currently 29 organisations being supported under the GGP phase II. The organisations are drawn from across the country and covering 131 constituencies out of a total number of 210 constituencies.

Federation of Women Groups | Mothers Rural Care for orphans | Young Women Leadership Institute | African Centre for Empowerment Gender and Advocacy (ACEGA) | Tunda na Roho Women Centre | League of Kenya Women Voters | Centre for Rights Education & Awareness (CREAW) | The Caucus for Women's Leadership | Young Women Christian Association | Bridge Africa | Family Support Institute | ABANTU for Development | Womankind Kenya | Siaya Women and Youth Network | Women Shadow Parliament | Community Aid International | COVAW | Education Centre for Women in Democracy (ECWD) | Christian Partners Development Agency | Rural Community Development Agency | Youth Agenda | ECODEV | Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development + WPA-K | Gender and Development Centre | Centre for Multi Party Democracy |

The Media Consortium

African Centre for Women & ICT | Development Through Media | African Woman and Child Feature Services | Association of Media Women in Kenya

The Programme Financial and Management Agency (PFMA) supports the GGP through the strengthening of transfer of knowledge to implementing partners, strengthening of programme support, including financial, monitoring and evaluation and ensure non-partisanship in view of the 2007 General Elections.

UNIFEM is the current PFMA of the GGP and under the overall policy direction of the UNIFEM Regional Programme Director, with management provided by key officers with skills on gender, governance, human rights, communications, M & E and financial management.

Website: www.unifem.org/