Kenya Archives

She Builds Peace in Kenya

COEC launched the She Builds Peace campaign with a conference that brought together government officials, religious clergy, members of peace committees, and women peacebuilders for a discussion on the role of women peacebuilders in Kenya.

Innovative Peace Story: Kenya’s COEC

The Coast Education Centre (COEC) is a Kenyan non-governmental organization that focuses on enhancing youth, women, and other marginalized social groups’ participation in community development.

Sureya Roble is Bringing Women to the Table to Fight Extremism in Kenya

Originally published as part of the Peace Heroes series on Ms Magazine Photos of dark skinned men, sometimes even boys, in military uniform holding big guns repeatedly emerge in the media. It is a sad fact, but communities in Kenya have been radicalized. The...