Il'laramatak Community Concerns
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Il'laramatak Community Concerns Details
The name of the organisation 'Il'laramatak' is a Maasai word meaning "caregiver." The Maasai are the "caregivers" of the grazing land throughout Kenya. ICC is the caregiver of the pastoralist community's concerns regarding human rights, education, and land.Pastoral women and girls face double marginalization first being from retrogressive cultural practices that violate their basic human rights, demeaning their value as well as denying them opportunities to realize their full potential and worth. The second marginalization is from Government and leadership through policy gaps, access to leadership positions and unequal resource distribution.While we recognize the gains that the new Kenyan Constitution has brought to women, it is evident that much more efforts are still needed to make sure they enjoy these rights. Women and girls continue to survive practices like Female Genital Mutilation, early forced marriages, no right to own land and other economic resources, access to leadership positions; both political and non-political to mention but a few.ICC is aimed to tackle girls access, retention and transition from primary to secondary level education create opportunities for income generating projects for women, advocate for inclusion of women in leadership and decision-making positions, reduce the level of poverty and contribute to National development goals.
