Bridges Not Barriers: Malindi Alliance Lights Path for GBV Survivors

The Commission, through its Malindi office, held strategic talks with Malindi Nest Organisation, a grassroots NGO with a longstanding track record in child protection and women’s rights. The dialogue, while unassuming at first glance, marked a pivotal moment in strengthening Kenya’s national response to GBV. At the heart of these discussions lay a simple but urgent ambition: to build a robust referral pathway that ensures survivors of GBV are not only heard—but healed.

The initiative aligns closely with NGEC’s constitutional mandate under Article 27 and Article 43 of the Kenyan Constitution—to ensure freedom from discrimination and the right to the highest attainable standard of health, respectively. It also reinforces NGEC’s strategic vision to mainstream issues affecting Special Interest Groups—including women, children, persons with disabilities, the youth, and older members of society—into national development frameworks.

The Commission’s emphasis on psychosocial support is timely and essential, especially in the wake of rising reports of intimate partner violence post-COVID-19 and during socioeconomic downturns.

The Malindi Nest Organisation, long known for its grassroots work with vulnerable women and children, brings lived experience and local knowledge to the table. Together with NGEC, they will create safe spaces where survivors can seek help without fear of stigma or retaliation.

“This is not just a partnership. It’s a promise to ensure no survivor walks alone,” said Aisha Juma, a programme coordinator at Malindi Nest.

The Malindi Office held strategic talks with Malindi Nest Organisation, reaffirming their joint commitment to strengthening referral pathways and providing psychosocial support for GBV survivors.