Anu Ala-Rantala
@anualarantala
Development, Equality and Democratic Governance. HoC, Counsellor @FinnishEmbNBO @Ulkoministerio #FIinHRC. Tweets are my own.
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๐ Excited for our Bi-Annual National Gender Sector Working Group (#NGSWG) meeting that will be held tomorrow, 31st May. ๐ 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 10โ14 June. ๐ช๐น๐ฐ๐ช Finland in Ethiopia & AU Finland in Kenya Press release โฌ๏ธ um.fi/current-affairโฆ
Steering Committee of ๐ฐ๐ช ๐ซ๐ฎ 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: ๐นGovernor for Kwale County -Hon. Fatuma Achani ๐ธFinland in Kenya Ambassador - Pirkka Tapiola ๐นFinland in Kenya Head of Cooperation, Anu Ala-Rantala โจ#Finland funding ๐ซ๐ฎ
๐ฃ"Devolution is working! For the first time, a woman is Governor in #Kwale. ๐ 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 ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช
โจWe 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 ๐ฐ๐ช ๐ซ๐ฎ
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 Finlandโs long term partnership to #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and advancing #WomenLeadership and #WomenPeaceSecurity in Kenya. He noted the potential of tech and innovation to advance gender equality. ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช
We met with the finland Minister for Foreign Trade & Development Ville Tavio๐ซ๐ฎ Supported by the Government of finland we have implemented a four-year project focusing on: ๐น Women's Political Participation ๐ธEliminating Violence Against Women & Girls ๐นWomen, Peace & Security
"With support from Finland in Kenya, ๐ซ๐ฎ we are building a more informed population through civic education and advancing #genderequality in Kenya." Anna Mutavati More ๐ africa.unwomen.org/en/where-we-arโฆ ๐ฐ๐ช
๐ฐ๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ 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 ๐ซ๐ฎ 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. ๐๐ช #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 ๐ข #GenerationEquality ๐ฐ๐ช 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