Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Climate Change
Indigenous Peoples
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Millennium Development Goals
Violence against women
Women in power and decision-making
NEPAD:
Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Kenya
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2009 |
| Organizational structure: |
The highest management organ of SWT is the General Assembly of members that brings indigenous women from across its areas of operation in arid and semi-arid (ASALs) counties, members of the Indigenous Women Council (IWC) and strategic partners from Kenya and beyond. It convenes at least every two years to highlight concerns and issues they want to be prioritized by the organization. Members provide advice on local needs and context, advice on practical operational approaches to programming and are ambassadors of the organization in the community. The Board of Trustees shall provide an update on the implementation of the organization's Strategic Plan at the General Assembly.
The Board of Trustees currently consists of three members with plans to expand membership to between 5 and 7 to accommodate professional quality, passion, and ownership by indigenous women. The Board of Trustees shall incorporate professionals and members drawn from the diverse indigenous women and professionals’ community to inform policy development, oversight and broad program ownership. The General Assembly will renew the mandate of the Board of Trustees. The former advisory council structure made up of volunteer indigenous women shall be disbanded.
SWT board meet every quarter to offer strategic guidance, and oversight, review organization health, assess compliance with statutory and funders' obligations and assess implementation process is on course towards meeting the overall vision and mission of the organization. Decisions taken at the board level are communicated to staff, who implement them accordingly. The link between the staff and the Board is the executive director, who sits as an ex-official member and the secretary to the Board in all meetings. |
| Number and type of members: |
Samburu Women Trust (SWT) is an indigenous Women-led, an umbrella network of IPs women and girls advancing collective rights in pastoralists, hunter gatherers, fisher folks, women living with disabilities and adolescent girls in twenty-three (23) arid and semi-arid counties of Kenya. It’s also the Convener/secretariat of the Indigenous Women Council, a national women movement that draw 80 representative from pastoralists, hunter gatherers, fisher folks, adolescent girls and women living with disabilities constituency with an aim to amplify women collective voices, influence policies and strengthen their capacity at the national, regional and international platforms as well as a member of ASAL humanitarian Network, that brings more than 30 representation from ASAL counties work on humanitarian response. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
IWC www.indigenouswomencouncil.org, IPACC, PASTORALIST DEVELOPMENT NETWORK OF KENYA |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Other sources
Foreign and international grants
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