Social Justice League-Kenya
Social Justice League is a women led, not for profit Community Based Organization founded in Ndhiwa-Homabay County- Kenya, registered under the Directorate of Social Protection Services housed by Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.
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About us
Social Justice League is a women led, not for profit Community Based Organization founded in Ndhiwa-Homabay County- Kenya
It was founded in 2022 by a group of young lawyers, SJL works with rural communities to promote Gender Democracy and Gender Equality advocating for the actualization and realization of fundamental human rights
We work with rural communities, county and national governments and other Non-Governmental organizations to address these challenges and leverage our partnerships to ensure positive and meaningful change.
Our Objectives
- To actualize, implement and measure existing policies and legislation on Gender Democracy to assess their gender responsiveness
- To conduct Civic Education on social and economic opportunities whilst identifying opportunities for persons living with disabilities, youth and women entrepreneurs with regard to regional trade in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- To undertake legal and other forms of research with the aim of identifying issues and gaps negatively affecting gender democracy and transform such issues in ways that promote gender equality
- To initiate policy and legislative changes in Gender Democracy through publications, capacity-building initiatives, stakeholder engagement and strategic litigation among other activities • To champion sexual and reproductive health rights of women and girls
- To promote the rights of persons living with disabilities by incorporating the gender perspective in any disability action through the implementation of gender and disability-sensitive laws and policies, among others
- To enhance partnerships, collaboration and linkages with other persons, groups or organizations for the benefit of the community.
Our Focus Areas
Policy and Legislative Advocacy
SJL seeks to create lasting change by influencing decisions, practices, policies, and resource allocation within political, economic, and other social systems.
Economic Empowerment
SJL seeks to support income-generating activities and access to financial services to uplift the economic status of community members.
Community-Based Action
SJL designs programs that support a participatory approach towards community-based action.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
SJL designs community-based interventions for strengthening adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
Research & Publications
SJL conducts research on thematic issues affecting rural communities and is directly linked to its objectives.
RUNNING CAMPAIGNS/ACTIVITIES
Young Women In Politics 50:50 Campaign
This campaign by the Social Justice League (SJL) aims to empower young women in Kenyan politics. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office through IFA (Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen)’s Zivik Funding Program, the project focuses on four counties: Homabay, Samburu, Kiambu, and Bomet.
SJL Pro Bono Legal Clinic in Homabay
The Social Justice League organized a Pro-bono legal aid clinic in Kwabwai Ward, Ndhiwa Sub-county- Homabay, where community members shared their legal challenges and received guidance from the team joined by Kitu Cha Sheria paralegals and lawyers from Clean Start Africa.
This is one of many legal aid clinics they hope to conduct in different wards in Homabay.