Advocacy Training for African Women Refugee Leaders in Nairobi
The Advocacy Training for African Women Refugee Leaders, organised by ARWNET with the support of Oxfam International.
From 28 April to 2 May 2025, BRIGHT took part in a five-day workshop to strengthen refugee women's leadership and to shape ARWNET's collective advocacy direction.
Sessions covered leadership and self-advocacy, legal and policy frameworks, advocacy in conflict settings, digital communication, dignified storytelling and systems change. Members selected five collective priorities:
- recognition of refugee women as leaders;
- access to menstrual and maternal health products and services;
- protection and psychosocial support;
- harmonisation of refugee documentation;
- stronger legal protections for refugee women.
The inclusion of women and girls with disabilities was emphasised throughout.
