{"id":16574,"date":"2026-07-20T09:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awra-group.org\/en\/?p=16574"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:14:20","slug":"julia-cheprowas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awra-group.org\/en\/julia-cheprowas\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Cheprowas\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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JULIA CHEPORWAS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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Julia Cheprowas is a survivor, community advocate, and grassroots leader working across Laikipia <\/span>County and Pokot community to protect women and girls from FGM, child marriage, and gender-based <\/span>violence. Through her work with Ripote Initiative CBO and alongside networks such as Sister to Sister <\/span>Initiative and the Indigenous Women Council, she continues to create spaces where women and girls <\/span>can find safety, healing, and hope. <\/span>Her advocacy is deeply personal. As a survivor herself, Julia understands the pain, silence, and fear many <\/span>girls experience, and she has transformed that experience into a source of strength and leadership. <\/span>within her community. Guided by compassion and persistence, she works closely with women, girls, <\/span>elders, local leaders, and survivors to challenge harmful practices while building understanding and <\/span>collective responsibility for change.<\/span><\/p>



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Beyond her advocacy work, Julia is also a farmer, an opinion leader, and a leader of twelve women\u2019s <\/span>groups that together reach hundreds of women across her community. Through mentorship programs, <\/span>community dialogues, and awareness forums, she helps women and girls gain confidence, knowledge, <\/span>and the courage to speak for themselves. Her work creates safe spaces where survivors can share their <\/span>stories openly and where communities can begin difficult but necessary conversations about dignity, <\/span>protection, and equality. <\/span>One of the moments that continues to shape Julia\u2019s journey was helping rescue a young girl who was <\/span>about to undergo FGM. Through patient dialogue with the family and community elders, the girl was <\/span>protected and able to return to school. Today, she is safe and hopeful about her future. For Julia, <\/span>moments like these are reminders that this work is not only about awareness, but about restoring hope <\/span>and protecting futures that might otherwise be lost.<\/span><\/p>



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What makes Julia\u2019s approach unique is her commitment to community led change. Rather than <\/span>confronting communities from the outside, she works alongside them, respecting cultural identity while <\/span>challenging practices that harm women and girls. By combining mentorship, rescue, advocacy, and long <\/span>term follow up support, she helps communities take ownership of transformation from within. Her <\/span>vision is rooted in a future where girls remain in school, women live free from violence, and <\/span>communities choose dignity, equality, and protection over harmful traditions. Through Sister to Sister <\/span>Initiative, Julia hopes to strengthen collaboration, expand opportunities for grassroots women leaders, <\/span>and build stronger systems of support that allow local organizations like Ripote Initiative CBO to reach <\/span>even more girls and families. Driven by resilience, courage, and compassion, Julia continues to stand as <\/span>both a voice for survivors and a bridge toward healing and lasting community change.<\/span><\/p>



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