About Us
Lamu Women Alliance (LAWA) is a legally registered Kenyan women-led not-for-profit organization which is a consortium of 11 local women organizations in Lamu that was formed to empower women on their rights.
The movement was registered in the year (2021) as Lamu Women Alliance (LAWA) after working for many years under the umbrella of Save Lamu Organization. This was necessitated by the need to maintain sharp focus on issues affecting women in Lamu such as sexual and Gender based Violence, access to education, lack of economic empowerment, minimal involvement of women in advocating for environmental justice among others something that has for long made women vulnerable.
Spreading Hope
Since 2016 the organization has worked under the umbrella of Save Lamu organization as a Save Lamu women movement to engage community and stakeholders especially women in decision making, promote sustainable and responsible development and preserve the environmental, social and cultural integrity of Lamu County.
The movement has been registered this year (2021) as Lamu Women Alliance (LAWA) after working for many years under Save Lamu and realizing the gaps and challenges in working with Save Lamu in that we were not able to focus on other women issues affecting Lamu women such as Gender based Violence, women economic empowerment among others. The other concern was that Save Lamu is a men-led organization and decision is made by men. These are the reasons for us to form the Lamu Women Alliance which is also a consortium of 11 locally women organizations in Lamu.
Vision
The Sovereign Woman!
Mission
To create and provide safe spaces and facilitate socio-economic well-being for vulnerable women and girls in Lamu County, through leveraging available resources, and forging true partnerships and collaborations to yield impactful actions that enable them achieve resilience and thrive
Values
• Commitment • Respect • Service Oriented • Transparency • Positivity • Sincerity • Creative risk-taking
Objectives
a) Raise awareness on resource rights to communities to enable control over their natural resources and foster their sustainable use
b) To support Girl child education, increase access, encourage enrollment and full transition to basic primary / secondary school
c) Make quality maternal and reproductive health services accessible
d) Preserve the cultural and social identity e.g., women, minority community, youth and people with disabilities of the marginalized indigenous communities in Lamu.
e) To support economic empowerment of women.
f) To promote and advocate for Gender and Human rights.
Our Activities
Women for Climate Justice Project – Voice for Climate Action
Currently, LAWA is implementing a 5 year project called Women for Climate Justice
through the support of Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMWA) under the auspices of Voices
for Climate Action (VCA- Project – a lobby and advocacy programme being
implemented by WWF Netherlands, South South North(SSN) Slum Dwellers
International (SDI) and HIVOS .
Power of voices – The Program aims to ensure that by 2025 , local civil society and
underrepresented groups will have taken a central role as creators ,facilitators and
advocates of innovative and inclusive climate solutions is conducting the awareness
raising sessions and trainings in Lamu targeting grassroots women including youth from
villages highly affected by climate change to inform them on the development projects
in Lamu which includes LAPSSET, coal power plant and oil gas projects their impacts
to the environment and natural resources they depend on. The communities are also
trained on natural resource rights, how to advocate for climate justice and the rights and
roles of women in climate action.
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OUR TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raya Famau
Executive Director
Bachelor of Science in Development Studies
Khadija Abdilahi
Vice Chair Person
Bachelor of Human Resource Management
Khadija Shekuwe
Secretary
Masters in Environmetal Sciences
Alwiya Ahmed
Treasurer
Masters in Finance
Fatma Hassan
Director
Khadija Juma
Board Member
Journalist media representative
Degree in Journalism and media studies
Khadija Said Ali
Board Member
Bachelor of counseling psychology
Suheila Abdul Faraj
Legal Representative
Bachelor of Law
Board Member
Kauthar Famau
Board Member
Diploma in Procurement and Materials Management
WORKING STAFF
Fardia Feiswal
Finance Officer
Aisha Said Abubakar.
Finance officer
Jacinta Omuyoma
Programmes Officer
Ummu Aweso
Accountant
Ahmed Famau
Field Officer
Nasra Mohamed
Field Officer
Wahida Abdallah
volunteer
Purity kadzo Elisha
Communication officer
Bachelor of kiswahili & journalism
Ahmed Famau
Field Officer
Fatma Farah
Bachelor of Law
Project officer
Fathiyya Ahmad
Development studies
Internship
Nana Abdillahi Abubakar
Diploma in social work and community development
Internship