Anu Ala-Rantala
@anualarantala
Development, Equality and Democratic Governance. HoC, Counsellor @FinnishEmbNBO @Ulkoministerio #FIinHRC. Tweets are my own.
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🎉 Excited for our Bi-Annual National Gender Sector Working Group (#NGSWG) meeting that will be held tomorrow, 31st May. 🎉 Discussions on the national gender sector priorities will take center stage led by our CS and Chair Aisha Jumwa Katana, E.G.H. #InvestintheGenderAgenda #GenderEquality
Minister Ville Tavio will visit Ethiopia and Kenya on 10–14 June. 🇪🇹🇰🇪 Finland in Ethiopia & AU Finland in Kenya Press release ⬇️ um.fi/current-affair…
Steering Committee of 🇰🇪 🇫🇮 Bilateral Programme on ending Gender-Based Violence met in Samburu this week. Discussions with Morans and Elders revealed great transformation in position on Female Genital Mutilation. Morans ready to marry uncut women. #EndFGM State Department For Gender and Affirmative Action Anti-FGM Board Kenya
Led by Anna Mutavati we are in #Kwale engaging on challenges & opportunities on #GenderEquality alongside: 🔹Governor for Kwale County -Hon. Fatuma Achani 🔸Finland in Kenya Ambassador - Pirkka Tapiola 🔹Finland in Kenya Head of Cooperation, Anu Ala-Rantala ✨#Finland funding 🇫🇮
📣"Devolution is working! For the first time, a woman is Governor in #Kwale. 🌟 Empowering women means opening spaces for their voices to be heard. We are dedicated to training women, youth, & men in business, providing platforms to speak & learn." - Governor Kwale County 🇫🇮🇰🇪
✨We met the Deputy County Commissioner to promote peace and security efforts in #Kwale. Through our partnership with Human Rights Agenda, we are advancing women's inclusion in peacebuilding & protecting women & girls from violence. #WomenPeaceSecurity #GenderEquality #EndViolence 🇰🇪 🇫🇮
Thank you Human Rights Agenda and UN Women Kenya for excellent job on engaging women in peace and security work and good collaboration with local actors in Kwale.
Minister Ville Tavio met with UN Women Kenya to discuss results of Finland’s long term partnership to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and advancing #WomenLeadership and #WomenPeaceSecurity in Kenya. He noted the potential of tech and innovation to advance gender equality. 🇫🇮🇰🇪
"With support from Finland in Kenya, 🇫🇮 we are building a more informed population through civic education and advancing #genderequality in Kenya." Anna Mutavati More 👉 africa.unwomen.org/en/where-we-ar… 🇰🇪
🇰🇪🇫🇮 is proud to be working with the Anti-FGM Board Kenya to #endfgm in Mount Elgon. #tutembeepamoja Finland in Kenya State Department For Gender and Affirmative Action Bungoma County Ke
Today in Nandi county with Rural Women Peace Link monitoring the good work on localising the Women, Peace and Security agenda with our Fund for Local Cooperation. Happy to meet many champions - also gender champions! #UNSCR1325 Finland in Kenya
Monitoring 🇫🇮 funded Kenya Red Cross project on GBV prevention and awareness in Magarini, Kilifi county. Results seen in empowered communities, increased reporting by survivors and committed duty bearers. 🙌💪 #EndGBV Kilifi County Government State Department For Gender and Affirmative Action Finland in Kenya
In Magarini, Kilifi County, we are actively working to prevent and raise awareness about Gender-Based Violence (GBV). With support from the Finland in Kenya, we have reached 217,390 people through GBV prevention campaigns, trained local leaders to prevent and respond to cases, and
Ongoing 📢 #GenerationEquality 🇰🇪 Commitment Makers' and Partners' meeting to scale up efforts on all Actions re GBV, Tech and Innovation, Climate Justice, Economic Rights, SRHR and Feminist Leadership. Great insights and pdates on progress and gaps. UN Women Africa