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Sister to sister innitiative

Across Kenya, grassroots women are leading some of the most courageous and transformative efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM/C), child marriage, and gender-based violence. These women are not distant advocates; they are survivors, sisters, mothers, youth leaders, and trusted voices within their communities. They carry lived experience, cultural understanding, and community trust that no external actor can replicate. Yet, despite their immense contribution to social change, many continue to work in isolation under-resourced, under-recognized, and without the sustained solidarity needed to protect and strengthen their leadership.

 

The Sister-to-Sister Convening was created to respond to this reality. Designed as a healing-centred, feminist gathering, the convening brought together grassroots women leaders from Kenya’s FGM hotspot counties to build community, deepen solidarity, and co-create pathways for collective action. Rooted in shared experience and mutual support, the space enabled sisters to move from individual struggle to collective power, strengthening the movement through connection, political clarity, and care.

 

Building on the leadership of Domtila Chesang, the visibility created through Mtetezi: Daughters of Tomorrow, and the commitment of Firebird Foundation to re-imagine feminist resourcing, Sister-to-Sister represents a deliberate shift: placing recognition, voice, and decision-making power back into the hands of those on the frontlines. Over four days, sisters reflected, learned, healed, strategized, and articulated a shared vision for a stronger, survivor-led, and community-rooted movement to end FGM/C and all forms of violence against women and girls.

 

This report captures the journey of that convening,the stories shared, the insights generated, the commitments made, and the foundation laid for an ongoing Sister-to-Sister network. It reflects not only what was discussed, but what was felt: the power of sisterhood, the importance of healing, and the urgency of collective action in advancing gender justice across Kenya.

“Sister-to-Sister reminded us that our strength does not only come from what we fight against, but from how we hold each other through the journey. When women are given space to rest, reflect, and rise together, our movements become unbreakable.”

By any standards, the Sister to Sister Convening 2025 was a smashing success. The overwhelming takeaway from the sisters was that they left better informed, positive about the future of the movement and inspired to take action on their mental wellness as activists. The sisters felt that the conference put them on the right path as they continue on their path as activists against the violation of women and girls.

 

Driven by the broader objective to strengthen community-led movements and feminist organizing, the convening sought to nurture and amplify grassroots groups, survivor-led initiatives, and young feminist networks working to end FGM in Kenya. The gathering centers the power of collective voice and active civic engagement in influencing social norms, shifting harmful practices, and advancing gender justice.