Purity Kagwiria
Early life and Background
Purity Kagwiria was born in 1982 in Meru county, Kenya.
She is passionate about mobilizing resources for the activism of young women, documenting oral herstories, photography, art, reading and cooking.[1]
Education
Purity has a degree in Gender and Development from the University of Nairobi.[2] She has a diploma in journalism from the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.[2]She is currently pursuing her Masters at the Africa Leadership University School of Business.
Career
Purity has been advocating for the rights of women since the year 2004. She is an active member of the feminist and women's rights movement.[2] She is an Advisory Committee Member of FRIDA, The Young Feminist Fund.[3] She is also a 2013 HOW FUND fellow[4] which is a participating supporter of the East African Girl's Leadership Summit(EAGLS).[5] Purity has advocated for the empowerment of young women to reduce the cases of gender-based violence.[6]
Purity interned at the Coalition On Violence Against Women, COVAW, where she worked with the then Executive Director Anne Gathumbi who helped her gain exposure on gender issues. At COVAW, she collected over 10,000 signatures to postulate the Government of Kenya to sign the Maputo Protocol which was ratified in 2010.[5] Based on this experience, she was able to lay foundation for her activism.[5]
Purity has worked with Pencils for Africa as an executive Board Member.[7] She has also worked with Girl Smart Africa[8] She worked as the Local Programme Coordinator and Consultant at the Resource Center for black women, Zurich, Switzerland where she helped build the skills of young women on reproductive health and self awareness. Purity worked for the African Youth Trust between 2009-2011 as the Project Officer. She worked to build the capacity of women and other stakeholders on Human Rights Law and the dispensation of the 2010 constitution.
Akili Dada
Purity is the Executive Director of Akili Dada, an international award winning leadership incubator nurturing a generation of girls and young women from underserved backgrounds whose commitment will transform their communities.[9] Akili Dada was founded in 2005 to address the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles.[10] Akili Dada partners with MATCH International Women's Fund,[11]Ford Foundation, Forum SYD, Hivos People Unlimited, Segal Family Foundation[12], Women and Girls Lead Global, The Global Fund for Children, Millicom Foundation, JJP Family Foundation, Oracle, Mize Family Foundation, Global Fund for Women, American Jewish World Service, Present Purpose, One World Children's Fund,[13] and pencils for Africa among others.
Awards and Recognitions
Purity was an international guest speaker at the Northern California Grantmakers in 2014.[14]She was among the 18 phenomenal African feminists to know and celebrate.[15]She was listed among the 8 Most Influential African Feminists[16]
References
- ↑ "Purity Kagwiria - FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund". FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Purity Kagwiria". equalrights4womenworldwide.blogspot.co.ke. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "FRIDA".
- ↑ "HowFund | Home". www.howfund.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 McLarnon, Courtney. "Our Interview of the Month with Purity Kagwiria". makeeverywomancount.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Empowering young women decreases cases of GBV". Kenyan Woman. 2016-05-31. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "http://pencilsforafrica.com/executive-board/". pencilsforafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Shannon". 10ceo.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "https://support.oneworldchildrensfund.org/campaign/akili-dada-kenya/c78373". support.oneworldchildrensfund.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Nairobi". www.theeducationalist.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Meet Our Partners - MATCH International Women's Fund". matchinternational.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Building a Community of Creative Collaborators". www.segalfamilyfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "Home". OWCF. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "All the Way from Nairobi: International Guest Speaker Purity Kagwiria". Northern California Grantmakers. 2014-11-02. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "18 Phenomenal African Feminists to Know and Celebrate". For Harriet | Celebrating the Fullness of Black Womanhood. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Famous Feminists: 8 Most Influential African Feminists". Hungryng. 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07.[permanent dead link]
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