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Sensitization forum for women in Nakuru County on the County Socio Economic Recovery Strategy. The meeting that was held at Christ the King Cathedral Church hall brought on board County Gender teams and 100 women leaders including women with disability.
Women note that GBV cases and teenage pregnancies had increased in @NakuruCountyGov Other unique issues as identified by the women include;
The ongoing pandemic and the resulting closure of schools has created the perfect conditions for carrying out FGM and early marriages
The ongoing pandemic and the resulting closure of schools has created the perfect conditions for carrying out FGM and early marriages
Drug abuse among the youth increased during the pandemic and this could be attributed to the closure of schools. Loss of assets among women due to defaulting loan repayments after loss of jobs.
Recommendations made by the women include;
@NakuruCountyGov should support women through incentives such as paying a % of the interests on loans accessed by women entrepreneurs.
@NakuruCountyGov should support women through incentives such as paying a % of the interests on loans accessed by women entrepreneurs.
There is need for capacity building on entrepreneurship and access to markets to enable them recover from the impact that COVID-19 and regulations that came with it has had on their businesses
The County should have counsellors stationed in every health centre and even chief’s offices to mitigate the effects of high levels of stress and anxiety brought about by the pandemic.
