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Accelerating Action for Widows’ Rights: A New Dawn for Siaya County

Accelerating Action for Widows’ Rights: A New Dawn for Siaya County

As the world marks International Women’s Day 2025, we reflect on progress and the work still needed. Kenya has made ...
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Siaya Widows Bill: A Path Towards Justice and Dignity.

Siaya Widows Bill: A Path Towards Justice and Dignity.

Siaya, like all the 47 counties in Kenya, have failed to address the plight of widows even with the devolution ...
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Healthcare: A Case Study of Rona Foundation

Healthcare: A Case Study of Rona Foundation

Remote and underserved areas face many healthcare problems, mainly because it is hard for people in these areas to access ...
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From Garden to Community: Brian Onyango's Journey of Transformative Climate Leadership in Siaya County!

From Garden to Community: Brian Onyango’s Journey of Transformative Climate Leadership in Siaya County!

Like his peers, Brian Onyango, a young man living with a disability in South Sakwa, found himself in a community ...
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Climate Change: Hope for Women and Concerns around Mining Safety in Siaya County

Climate Change: Hope for Women and Concerns around Mining Safety in Siaya County

Through the Ministry of Mining, the government of Kenya suspended mining activities due to the heavy rainfall and flooding. Their ...
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Wichlam-Fish-Market

Wichlum’s Progress in Sanitation and Economic Renewal through the Voice to Action Project

The Voice to Action project supported by Forumciv has emerged as a powerful force for climate change transformation in Wichlum ...
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Empowering Widows and Protecting Nature: Rona Foundation's Reforestation Efforts at Mbaga Hill

Empowering Widows and Protecting Nature: Rona Foundation’s Reforestation Efforts at Mbaga Hill

The Tulinde Misitu project, an initiative by the Rona Foundation, embodies a holistic approach towards reforestation and environmental conservation, focusing ...
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Count-on-Me Campaign

Count On Me Campaign: Empowering Widows in Siaya through Advocacy and Policy Reform

The Count On Me campaign is an inspiring advocacy initiative within Rona Foundation’s Nina Haki Project supported by African Women ...
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Fr. Alois, of Legio Maria Church

Indigenous African Churches: Leading Climate Change Actions and Creating Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Siaya County

As Voice to Action project moves forward, it is crucial for all climate change actors, county government and church leadership, ...
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Mbaga Forest

Crisis in Mbaga Forest: Deforestation, Pollution, and Health Risks Loom in Bondo (Siaya)

Mbaga Forest, located in Siaya, Kenya, is facing severe environmental challenges such as deforestation, charcoal burning, open defecation, and a ...
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The Pitch video outlines Rona Foundation's vision for climate change programs with widows as change makers restoring ecosystems in Siaya County, Kenya!

The Pitch video outlines Rona Foundation's vision for climate change programs with widows as change makers restoring ecosystems in Siaya County, Kenya!

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Roseline's Pitch Video on Rona's Climate Change Programs (Siaya)

The Pitch Video outlines Roseline Orwa's vision for our healthcare programs at the Rona Centre, and her dreams of publishing a memoir to ensure widows are see, heard and empowered.

The Pitch Video outlines Roseline Orwa's vision for our healthcare programs at the Rona Centre, and her dreams of publishing a memoir to ensure widows are see, heard and empowered.

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Roseline's Pitch Video to O'Shaughnessy Fellowship (2 Minutes)

Antony Omollo serves as a technical policy expert, and he plays a vital role in the legislative process concerning the widow's protection bill. His primary responsibility is to clearly explain the bill's provisions, ensuring that its content is comprehensible to everyone. He breaks down technical language into simpler terms, organizing informational session and answering questions from the stakeholders and widows, this helps to foster a better understanding of the bill's objective.

Antony Omollo serves as a technical policy expert, and he plays a vital role in the legislative process concerning the widow's protection bill. His primary responsibility is to clearly explain the bill's provisions, ensuring that its content is comprehensible to everyone. He breaks down technical language into simpler terms, organizing informational session and answering questions from the stakeholders and widows, this helps to foster a better understanding of the bill's objective.

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Widows Bill! Policy Expert review the contested Areas!

Our founder and Executive Director Roseline Orwa was among the 30 human rights defenders, who were awarded the gender champion award during the International Women's Day (IWD2025) by ForumCivESA,in recognition of her unwavering commitment to building the widows movement and advocating for their rights and dignity. As a widow herself she envisions a society where widows of all ages live a life free from violence

Our founder and Executive Director Roseline Orwa was among the 30 human rights defenders, who were awarded the gender champion award during the International Women's Day (IWD2025) by ForumCivESA,in recognition of her unwavering commitment to building the widows movement and advocating for their rights and dignity.
As a widow herself she envisions a society where widows of all ages live a life free from violence

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International Women's Day 2025, Gender Award Champion.

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