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Directorate of Gender Inclusivity, Culture and Social Services

This directorate is dedicated to the development and implementation of policies and programs that promote gender inclusivity and promoting positive cultural practices.

Constraints in achieving Gender Equality

  • Inequality in access to rights, resources and opportunities
  • Lack of economic, political and socio-cultural empowerment
  • High poverty levels
  • Climate change disrupts livelihoods
  • Lack of rehabilitation/rescue centres
  • Low levels of coordination amongst partners

Opportunities in promoting Gender Equality

  • Presence of coordinating structures like the Intergovernmental relations technical committee
  • Gender Sector Working Group
  • Existing and rollout of Sexual Gender Based Violence Policy
  • Affirmative action and AGPO
  • Existing of community health volunteers
  • Mainstreaming Gender in programs like Agricultural Value Chain Development Program in World Bank

Cultural and Heritage conservation

This sector deals with promotion and coordination of cultural activities, documentation and preservation of indigenous knowledge and other elements of intangible cultural heritage.

Our general objective is to promote, preserve and showcase Migori’s cultural and arts heritage; through the formation and implementation of policies, programs and projects for the improved livelihood and holistic development of the people of Migori County, as citizens of Kenya.

Our Functions

  1. Coordination, management and supervision of general administrative functions in the department
  2. Gender mainstreaming
  3. Disability mainstreaming and affirmative action
  4. Promote and manage programmes for children, adolescent, women, persons living with disability
  5. Designing and facilitating programmes/projects that promote gender equality in the county through a multisectoral approach;
  6. Promotion of partnership with stakeholders on gender related matters;
  7. Gender based awareness and prevention
  8. Sensitization of stakeholders within and from outside Migori County on gender related issues;
  9. Assessments, planning and Coordination of programmes for elimination of incidences of FGM and SGBV in Migori County;
  10. Development and maintenance of gender disaggregated data and management information systems;
  11. Developing, reviewing, interpreting, implementation and monitoring of gender policies in the County;
  12. Community mobilization on gender issues.

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Vision

A society free from gender inequality, while embracing gender inclusivity, Socio-Cultural and economic development for sustainable growth in Migori County.

Mission

To promote, gender equality and freedom from all harmful practices, preserve and co-ordinate diverse cultural, issues for all in Migori County.

Leadership Team

Lilian Okomo - Director - Youth & Sports
Lilian Okomo
Director -Gender Inclusivity, Culture and Social Services

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