What We Do

Cultural institutions of ethnic groups and clans where individuals belong wield a lot of power and influence, and in many ways, provide leadership that guides the people who belong to these institutions.  Against this backdrop, we work with clans and cultural institutions to influence their understanding of human rights in as far as protection of widows and orphans are concerned, and as well as other vulnerabilities such those created by female genital mutilation.

• We influence development of protocols by these social community-based structures for upholding the protection of widows, orphans and other vulnerable youth. 
• We document positive traditional mechanisms developed by the institutions we work with, for sharing, learning and replication.