Envisioning a World Free of Violence

EmpowerVan Kenya

Context

In Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, gender-based violence is a daily reality for many women. Already at heightened risk due to displacement, they arrive in the camp with limited access to safety, healthcare and protection—conditions that make violence even more likely. While globally one in three women experience GBV, rates in humanitarian settings rise to around 70%.

In Kakuma, rape is the most frequently reported form of sexual assault, and the issue has become so common that many women no longer see it as a societal problem—just a part of life in the camp. Survival sex, as well as forced and early marriages, are also widespread coping mechanisms in a place where choices are scarce.

EmpowerVan’s work in Kakuma seeks to shift this reality by creating safe spaces, supporting healing and resilience, and helping women reclaim dignity in an environment where protection is urgently needed.

Programmatic Activities in Greece

  • A group of women at an indoor rock climbing gym listening to a woman in black explain something. The gym has climbing walls with holds in bright colors. The women stand on padded mats.

    Training of Trainer

    Empowerment Self-Defense Instructors

    Elaborate about educating 20 women from the host-community to become an ESD profesisonal…

  • Ten people standing outdoors facing a white wall, holding up wooden plaques, with trees and a streetlamp illuminating the scene in the background.

    Training of Trainers

    Male Agents of Change

    Elaborate about training 20 men from community blablablbala

  • Safe Space for Women & Girls

    Building Safe a Community Gym

    Creating safe environments.

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Kenya Project T

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  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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