Violence is not an isolated incident; it cuts across genders, ages, and identities, often shaped by inequality and power dynamics.
It is a system sustained by silence, enabled by weak accountability, and reinforced by communities that have not yet been given the tools to respond effectively. In rural Kakamega, survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence face a compounding reality: the violence itself, the stigma that follows, the absence of trusted people to turn to, and a justice system too distant, too unfamiliar, and too often too late.
Step Up for Justice exists to disrupt this system and to stand on the side of every survivor it has failed.
Our Interventions
The Divas Room
A safe community space where survivors access social-emotional learning, individual and group counseling, rights education, and direct referrals. It is a space where a survivor is believed, supported, and reminded of her worth.
Haki Mashinani
Translating to “Justice at the Grassroots” – places trained paralegals and Community Health Promoters directly inside communities. They are the first point of contact for survivors.
Mobile Legal Aid Clinics
Take justice into the wards that formal systems have never reached. Free legal advice, case documentation, procedural guidance, and direct linkage to Law Courts. A survivor should not need bus fare to access justice.
Community Outreach
Intergenerational forums address the norms that make violence possible. We engage men as allies. We support communities to distinguish between cultures worth carrying forward and practices worth leaving behind.