Project Goals: Kenya-Georgia Collaboration, Women of the Maasai
The goal of the project is to empower Kenyan women with the individual skills and organizational capacity to be more active and informed participants in local political processes. Additionally, participants from both Kenya and Georgia develop new cross-cultural understanding, dialogue, and professional connections, as well as confidence to actively participate in civic life and to improve their own lives and that of their communities.
Activities in Georgia
Fourteen women from Kenya participated in a three-week study/networking program in Georgia in spring 2008. They attended workshops and participated in action planning and discussions with female community and state leaders. A second group of 10 visited Georgia in July 2009. Among the topics covered in meetings and discussions were core political and community leadership skills, mentoring and role-modeling skills, and cultivating leaders, among others.
Activities in Kenya
In Kenya, activities are planned in and around Nairobi city and the Kajiado and Narok districts of Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. The Kenya experience aims to help Georgia women gain an understanding about women’s issues from a multicultural perspective, projects addressing gender imbalances, governance issues in Kenya, and African women in a global economy, among other issues.
