AMKA VISION
A just society governed by integrity
A just society governed by integrity
To ensure empowerment and gender equity for women and youth in society as encapsulated in the constitution
AMKA conducts various programmes that are in line with our mission and vision and that are geared towards the empowerment of women, youth, girls and PLWDs
One of AMKA'S main objectives is documenting and facilitating publications of creative works by budding women writers. For over 12 years and ongoing AMKA in partnership with Goethe Institut have conducted monthly reading forums every last Saturday of the month. The forums have so far culminated in two anthologies: Fresh Paint Vol I- Literary Vignettes by Kenyan women and Fresh Paint Vol II- Telling our stories into the 21st Century. In collaboration with ABANTU in 2004 we also published " The Other Side of Prison" The books below are available in local bookshops and at the AMKA office at a cost of 500/=
The book documents the experiences of women in the fight for the second liberation of Kenya during the 1980s and 1990s. It also highlights women's leadership roles in defending their rights, those of their children and of their spouses.
A collection of short stories and poems by and about Kenyan women. The texts in the anthology question both literally and literary the stereotypes about women and women's writing in Kenya and in extension Africa.
The second anthology of poems and short stories done by Kenyan women
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish
Through the urgent aid funding, AMKA was able to create awareness on the increase of teenage pregnancies in the informal settlement of Mukuru.
Among the core thematic areas of AMKA Space for Women’s Creativity’s work are: Economic Empowerment, Gender and Governance and Creative Expression.
The Anasoma project was a pilot project conducted by Worldreader, in partnership with AMKA-Space for Women’s Creativity, a NGO operating in Kenya.
This project was carried out in 2001 and it aimed to highlight the engendered nature of poverty and creating space for women to engage policy makers.
The publication of The other side of prison in partnership with ABANTU for development was accomplished in 2004 with funds from Heinrich Ball Foundation.
The themes the program focused on included; good governance, human rights, economic empowerment and health.
This program funded by URAIA aimed at creating a vibrant political culture where citizens are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
The programme responded to the needs of the internally displaced people following the post election violence of 2007-2008 in Kenya.
