How we work
Through community dialogues with various stakeholders including traditional leadership, WST community clusters addressing socio-economic issues by advocating for gender-conscious cultural values that include women participation at all levels norms for women’s inclusion in development. Community-based focal persons coordinate the programmes and conduct needs assessments to ensure programmes are responsive to the community’s needs. Information exchange programmes among the target communities are a meaningful way of replicating best practices and identifying what works in different settings.
Milestones
Building on the legacy of the documented and written word, WomenSpace Trust boasts of vast experience in documentation, conducting action research, enhancing writing and communication skills and mentorship of community leaders and advocates. In their varied capacities, team members of WST have experience with documenting first hand narratives of female prisoners, women’s experiences with HIV and AIDS, mothers and guardians of children with disabilities, and writing for various local and regional journals. Through its multi-faceted Mentorship Programme, WomenSpace has walked personal journeys with various members in enhancing their articulation skills using various forms of media, including Digital Story Telling which inspired the broad notion of community engagement and dialogues at different levels by women.
