Author: By Sheila Odhiambo

Across the country, women-led organisations and community groups remain the backbone of local mobilization, particularly in driving change around nutrition and resilience especially in the wake of climate shocks, entrenched poverty, rising food prices and widening gender inequalities.  Often, women shoulder the responsibility of food production, household nutrition, and childcare, yet restrictive social norms and structural barriers limit their ability to make decisions that directly affect family diets and well-being. However, systemic barriers such as limited access to land, credit, and cooperatives continue to silence their influence. These and other challenges constrain their potential to influence both household practices and…

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