Blogs - Badili Africa

29 Apr 26

A Political Ecosystem Designed to Exclude Young Women in Kenya.

For years, donors and partners have invested heavily in training women to run for office. Yet young women still account for less than 1% of Kenya’s elected leaders – unchanged […]

23 Apr 26

Charge for Change: Participatory Action Research Report

A Participatory Action Research Report for Chama Women in Mathare, Kangemi, and Kawangware The “Charge for Change” is a Participatory Action Research (PAR) report published in December 2025, commissioned by […]

19 Mar 26

Ordinary Spaces. Extraordinary Change.

The Chama Women Profile 2025 documents the stories of eight women’s self-help groups across Nairobi, chamas that began with merry-go-rounds and table banking and grew into powerful forces for community […]

16 Jan 26

The Democracy We Miss

Most of us have grown up seeing civic conversations happen in conference halls and workshops. But here is what we have been learning at Badili Africa:Some of the most honest, […]

02 Dec 25

Young Women Engagement on Digital Platforms

Research continues to show that online harassment is driving girls and young women, mainly between theage of 15-25 years out of online platforms, even at a time when COVID-19 has […]

10 Nov 25

My Article 43 Challenge Journey

By Jeremiah Muuo I did not fully know about Article 43 until Badili Africa announced the challenge during one of their convening. That moment changed everything. Sure, I had heard […]

08 Oct 25

Co-Creating the Future of Political Spas

We recently gathered, not for a typical Political Spa session, but to reimagine one. Makeup artists, young women leaders, aspiring politicians, and content creators came together to co-create a toolkit […]

16 Apr 25

Kenya’s Femicide Epidemic: When Will the Killings Stop?

The loud silence: A Crisis Ignored The year 2024 recorded the highest number of femicide cases in Kenya’s history, with at least 160 women reported murdered across the country. This […]

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