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Our approach is community-driven, intergenerational, and movement-building, rooted in mentorship, storytelling, safe spaces, advocacy, and youth-led organizing.
Husika Trust Approach

About Us

We believe sustainability depends on community ownership, systemic change, and constant reinforcement

Husika Trust is a community rooted organization based in Kiambu County, Kenya, dedicated to promoting civic participation, gender equality, and the rights of women and girls. We work primarily with girls, women, and their communities, while also engaging men and boys to promote inclusive, sustainable, and rights-based change.

Our approach is community-driven, intergenerational, and movement-building, rooted in mentorship, storytelling, safe spaces, advocacy, and youth-led organizing. We believe sustainability depends on community ownership, systemic change, and constant reinforcement. We focus on shifting mindsets while strengthening structures that uphold gender equality, engaging communities, men and boys, healthcare providers, and institutions to embed new norms into daily life. Through this holistic and participatory approach, we aim to build inclusive, resilient communities where women and girls are not only protected, but seen, heard, and empowered to lead change.

OUR VISION

A just world where girls and women have the ability to make their own decisions.

OUR MISSION

To rally the collective power of women and girls to shape public discourse on issues affecting their well-being through sensitization, training, mentorship, networking, advocacy, storytelling, and dialogue.

Our Purpose

We exist to deconstruct the systemic barriers facing women and girls in rural and peri-urban settings including access to Sexual reproductive health education and services, high rates of gender -based violence (GBV), being excluded in governance and harmful social norms. Through organizing, training and advocacy we provide support for local leadership and grassroots solutions aimed at improving their wellbeing and promoting gender justice.

Our Commitment to Vulnerable and Marginalized Voices

We are deeply committed to elevating the voices of vulnerable and marginalized girls and young women, Recognizing the multiple layers of discrimination they face, we intentionally create platforms that center their experiences, promote their leadership, and ensure their meaningful participation in all decision-making spaces, particularly those related to their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Our goal is to ensure that no woman or girl is left behind, and that their rights, needs, and voices shape the policies and services that affect their lives.

Our Programs and Initiatives

At Husika Trust, we are committed to creating a world where gender equality is not just a principle, but a lived reality for all women and girls, regardless of their background, identity, or location. We actively work to disrupt harmful social norms, eliminate gender-based violence, and ensure that women and girls—especially adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)—have the power, voice, and freedom to make informed decisions about their lives, health, and futures.

Our History

Husika Trust was founded in 2002 by four Kenyan students who were inspired by governance and leadership training they received in Washington, D.C. They returned to Kenya committed to promoting effective citizen engagement and democratic participation.

In its early years, Husika focused on civic education and public participation, emphasizing good governance and rights awareness. A significant shift occurred in 2007 when Husika began supporting young women candidates for parliament in northeastern Kenya. This marked a strategic pivot towards gender-focused work, which has remained central to our mission.

Husika experienced a revitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. This period exposed deep inequalities affecting adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), including spikes in teen pregnancies, school dropouts, and limited access to sexual and reproductive health services. In response, Husika re-emerged with a renewed mission: to empower girls and young women with SRHR knowledge, digital literacy, and leadership opportunities. This marked the start of a new chapter focused on building community resilience, gender equality, and youth-led advocacy.

Today, Husika is a vibrant, community-driven organization built on the values of participation, solidarity, inclusiveness, and listening. We continue to grow, responding to community needs, developing local leadership, and challenging the structures that support gender inequalities.

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We work primarily with girls, women, and their communities, while also engaging men and boys to promote inclusive, sustainable, and rights-based change.

Contact Info

Best West House, Off Ngewa Githunguri Road, Githunguri, Kiambu, Kenya

Phone: +254 113 802076 | +254 701 965119

Email: info@husikatrust.org