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KYPW Programmes & Events

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Restoring Menstrual Dignity: Menstrual Hygiene Day at Lang'ata Women's Prison

On 30 May 2026, the Kenya Youth Parliament of Water (KYPW) delivered its Menstrual Hygiene Day outreach at Lang'ata Women's Maximum Security Prison, Nairobi, under the theme Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld. The half-day programme reached 40 incarcerated women with structured menstrual health education, hygiene product distribution, and dignified engagement. 13 KYPW team members and volunteers were present on the day, alongside partner organisations Binti, Quercus Group, Project Faraja/KGS, and the Sanitation Research Institute at MUST. All six programme sessions were delivered as planned: - Opening ceremony with National Anthem, welcome remarks, and keynote address - Educational presentations on menstrual hygiene management (MHM), correct product use, and safe disposal - Structured sessions on the health, social, and human dignity dimensions of menstrual health - Formal donation: sanitary towels and hygiene supplies handed over to prison officials and distributed individually - Closing ceremony with call to action The event addressed compounded barriers facing incarcerated women: limited access to sanitary products, inadequate sanitation facilities, and pervasive stigma. This initiative is part of KYPW's ongoing WASH equity mandate - ensuring no Kenyan woman is left behind in access to menstrual health and dignified sanitation. Media coverage by citizen.digital highlighted advocate calls for policy reform and institutional commitment alongside product donations.

30 May 2026

Lang'ata Women's Prison, Nairobi

12 participants

WebinarCompleted

Unpacking the Role of Youth in Kenya Water Compact 2026-2030

On 25 May 2026, the Kenya Youth Parliament of Water (KYPW), in partnership with the Africa Water Ambassadors, hosted a Zoom webinar titled 'From Compact to Implementation: The Role of Youth in Kenya's Water Compact (2026-2030)'. The session brought together youth water advocates, engineers, policy experts, and government representatives to unpack Kenya's newly signed Water Compact under the global Water Forward Initiative - a national commitment to achieve universal water and sanitation access, expand irrigation, and mobilise close to US$10 billion over five years. Programme Overview (3:00 - 5:15 PM EAT): - Session 1: Governance Reforms in the Water Compact - facilitated by Danielle Kamtie, Co-Founder, African Youth Parliament for Water, moderated by Njeri Ngugi - Session 2: Kenya's Water Compact - Overview and Relevance to Youth - presented by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation (MoWSI) - Session 3: Policy Dialogue - From Compact to Implementation - multi-stakeholder panel moderated by Roy Okola - Q&A and Open Discussion - Closing Remarks and Call to Action by Stella Wanjiru Panel for Session 3: - Victoria Adwet - Founder, Kisumu Youth WASH Parliament - Richard Muraya - Executive Director, The Demography Project - Judith Mwangi - Water Engineer, SDSN Fellow, WOMATE Champion - Clavine Keiza - Civil and Environmental Engineer, African Union Scholar The session addressed three core pillars: Youth in Governance and Policy, Advocacy and Accountability, and Practical Engagement Pathways - equipping youth with clear entry points for engaging with Kenya's water sector transformation. The Kenya Water Compact (2026-2030) represents the most comprehensive water sector programme in Kenya's history, committing to universal safe water access, eliminating open defecation, reducing non-revenue water losses from 45% to 25%, and doubling irrigated land from 760,000 to 1.5 million acres by 2030.

25 May 2026

Online - Zoom Webinar

5 participants