WEL in Partnership with UK Aid  

In partnership with Trocaire, WEL has also successfully adapted the use innovative approaches such as the SASA model in the implementation of its projects against Gender Based Violence (GBV). The SASA model is based on an established best practice model that was developed by Raising Voices in Uganda, and reduced cases of domestic violence by 50 % in Uganda. WEL has strengthened capacity of the women Self Help groups (SHGs), community members and county governments of Nakuru, Kisumu, Mombasa, Embu, Nairobi, Bungoma and Baringo to spearhead efforts to prevent and respond to domestic violence using the SASA methodology.

Through the programme, WEL has managed to work and link over 600 women and youthful survivors of GBV to access financial and non-financial services to support their economic empowerment. Our trainings to the GBV survivors mainly focuses on the individual and groups financial education skills and on small business management skills