The Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre has issued a global call to action for men, and male leaders, to speak out against gender-based violence in Kenya.
Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre WE-ACTx
Global Call to action for Men and Male leaders!
Speak out Against Gender Based Violence In Kenya!
Add your Voice Sign and Share this Pledge!
Men’s Pledge Against Gender Based Violence
Today, Kenya is experiencing an unprecedented wave of sexual violence that has been directed at thousands of Kenyan women, girls and a number of men and boys.
As men, we recognize that violence against women and the girl child affects men as well as women, those we care for, the family, you & me, the community and the nation.
We recognize that men and male leaders have an important role to play in stopping Gender-based violence, and acting as Role Models for other men.
Today, we are joining our voices to denounce gender-based violence in Kenya and to publicly commit ourselves to working in active solidarity with women and NGOs working to end ongoing gender-based violence in the conflict that has gripped Kenya.
As men, we call upon other men and male leaders to publicly speak out, and to join in this global call to protect Kenyan women and children, to demand that the government act to protect citizens against sexual assaults, and to stop sexual attacks that are linked to police and armed militias.
As men, we affirm that Positive Masculinity is about you and me and what we do to bring about Positive Change in Humanity.
By signing this pledge form you are committing yourself to be a role model for positive masculinity and to promote gender equality and equity beginning with your environment; family, work place and community.
Be Part of the Solution!
This petition pledge action is globally circulated and sent to Kenyan authorities and NGOs working on Gender-Based Violence. After adding your name, Please send it back to [email protected]
Yes, I am adding my name to the Global Pledge of Men Against Gender-Based Violence in Kenya:
1
Fidel RUTAYISIRE
Rwanda Men’s Resource Centre
2
Brian Finch
Canadian Treatment Action Council
3
TUMUSIME ALEX
Lecturer, Kigali Health Institute
4
BASHEIJA DAVID
Pysiotherapist, Rwanda
5
SAFARI Emmanuel
CLADHO, Rwanda
6
TUMUSIME David
Pysiotherapist, Rwanda
7
BYIRINGIRO Emmanuel
Specialist in Planning, RWANDA
8
BUTERA Jean Claude
Student
9
NDASHIMYE GEoffrey
Director of Planning, KHI, Rwanda
10
KAMONYO SIBOMANA Emmanuel
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Hralth
11
Georgina Tibinyane
World AIDS Campaign, KENYA
12
Tina Musuya,
Program Director CEDOVIP, Uganda
13
Steven Botkin
MRI, USA
14
Rabbuh Raletsemo,
EngenderHealth South Africa, Men As Partners Programme
15
IVAN Emil:
Registrar, Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda
16
Raoul R Swart,
One Man Can Provincial Coordinator, SONKE GENDER JUSTICE NETWORK, SOUTH AFRICA
17
Juliette Grimmett,
Rape Prevention Education Coordinator United States
18
Maphefo Mthombeni,
Freelancer, South Africa
19
Dean Peacock,
Sonke Gender Justice Network, South Africa
20
Bianca Marks
World AIDS Campaign
21
Ira Horowitz
Social Justice Educator, United States
22
GATWAZA Charles
President, ARDHO and Judge at the Hight court of the Republic of Rwanda
23
Juan Carlos Areán
Family Violence Prevention Fund, USA
24
GAHUTU Emmanuel
President, LIPRODHOR-RWANDA
25
NDANDALIKA STANSLAS PHIRI,
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR AND CO FOUNDER OF ZAMBIA MENS RESOURCE CENTRE
26
NGAMIJE Guido
Avocat à la Cour, Rwanda
27
KAYIGI LEON
Ministry of Finance, Rwanda
28
Aimable KAYIGI
Rwanda Revenue Authority
29
MWANAFUNZI WILLY
Executive Secretary, Faith Victory Association
30
MUNYESHEMA NAPOLEON
BARRISTER, RWANDA
31
Prof NJUNWA KATO
Dean, Faculty of Community Health Development, KHI Rwanda
32
KARANGWA Frederic
Legal Adviser, Commission Rwandaise des Droits de l`Homme
33
BISENGIMANA PETER
RWAMREC
34
INGABIRE EGIDE
Director of Finance and Administration, High consil of the Press, RWANDA
35
NTAGWABIRA Egide
Lecturer, Kgali Health Instite
36
RUKUNDO DAVID
Internal Auditor, KHI-Rwanda
37
Aimé BOKANGA
Independent Lawyer, Kigali
38
MUNYAKABERA Felix
Ministry of Health Rwanda
39
HARELIMANA Ali
Director of Administration and Finance, Inspection du travail- Rwanda
40
SEMITARI ALEXIS
Executive Secretary, Nyarugenge Sector, Kigali Rwanda
41
Aloys MAHWA
Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale
Yaoundé-Cameroun.
42
Joseph Désiré Havyarimana
Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale
Yaoundé-Cameroun.
43
Adolphe NIYONZIMA
CLADHO RWANDA
44
NZABONIMANA VENANT
VICE PRESIDENT, RWAMREC
45
KEDMON SMITH
NATIONAL University of Rwanda
46
TWAGIRAMUNGU AUGUSTIN
Mllenium Development Project- Rwanda
47
Dr Agolor Cathbert
Uganda
48
GASANA ERIC
Social Security Fund-Rwanda
49
Gilbert GAHUNDE
National Tender Board-Rwanda
50
Jacques GASANA SANGANO
UN
51
Leonard LENGEMA
King Faisal Hospital
52
KARANGWA Fidèle
Ministry of Health-Rwanda
53
FURAHA VINCENT
KHI RWANDA
54
NIYIMPAYE Jeanne
Ministry of Rwanda
55
NIYONIZEYE JEAN NOEL
ARDHO-RWANDA
56
BUTERA DISMASS
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-ARDHO-RWANDA
57
RWAMIRINDI MICHEL
CDC-RWANDA
58
GATERA RAYMOND
LEGAL ADVISER-MINISTRY OF JUSTICE-RWANDA
59
Dr Richard MUHUMUZA
Dental Surgeon- UGANDA
60
SEMINEGA EUGENE
KHI-RWANDA
61
George Harding
Executive Director,Northern John Howard Society of B.C.
62
Rosemary Mbaluka
CARE Kenya
63
GASPARD HABARUREMA
CNLS-RWANDA
64
KARUTA SUDI
65
NZARAMBA Emmanuel
Ministry of Education, RWANDA
66
ELIAS GIKUNDI
DEPUTY EXECTIVE DIRECTOR- KAPC- KENYA
67
NIZEYIMANA THEOPHILE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH- RWANDA
68
GAPHIZI JOHN BOSCO
PASTOR, NPC- KENYA
69
DUSHIME JEAN PAUL
Pan Africa Christian University, Department of Counselin, Nairobi Kenya
70
ABAYISENGA BONAVENTURE
RWAMREC
71
TUYISENGE BONAVENTURE
RWANDA
72
BAREKE ERIC
PhD Student, Université de Namur, Bruxelles
73
NIYOMUFASHA Jean Claude
Counsellor- KHI-RWANDA
74
UDUMA AGWU
EBONYI MEN`S RESOURCE CENTRE-NIGERIA
75
BIGIRIMANA ZACHARY
UGANDA
76
TUGUME BERNARD
DEAN, KHI RWANDA
77
Prof Firmard SABIMANA
Université du BURUNDI
78
RUKUNDO KANYENKOLE
Vice Dean, Nyamishaba Campus, Rwanda
79
GASOVYA Augustin
PhD Student, UNISA, South Africa
80
KANAMUGIRE GAUDENS
SONARWA, KIGALI
81
HABIMANA AIME
RED CROSS-RWANDA
82
RUGAMBAGE Emmanuel
RWANDA
83
NTASI STEVEN
RWANDA
84
HUBERT MUVUNYI
RWANDA
85
STEVEN PAPY
RWANDA
86
NGENZI JOSEPH
RWANDA
87
MURINDANGWE ADELITE
RWANDA
88
NSHIMIYIMANA ALEXIS
RWANDA
89
Allain MUSONI
RAFIKI Company, SOUTH AFRICA
90
SIMON MIGABO
RWAMREC, RWANDA
91
CHRIS MUSONI
SOUTH AFRICA
92
GATUNGE THEOGENE
OFFICE OF THE OMBUSMAN, RWANDA
93
KABAGAMBE EMMANUEL
NISR-RWANDA
94
MUTEBUTSA Bénone
BANQUE DE KIGALI-RWANDA
95
NKUBITO Emmanuel
PROSECUTOR- KARONGI DISTRICT-RWANDA
96
NDEKEZI Philippe
PASTOR-ADPR-BUGARAMA-RWANDA
97
NGOGA Pascal
ECOLE INTERNATIONALE DE KIGALI
98
KAJANGWE Joseph
JUDGE, KAMEMBE COURT-RWANDA
99
JEAN KEMITARE, Program Officer
Program Officer, Gender-based Violence Prevention Network, UGANDA
100
LORI MICHAU
Co-Director, Raising Voices, UGANDA
101
NJIRA MTONGA
KENYA
102
Simon Ntare
Country Coordinator- WE-ACTx, Rwanda
103
Jean Bosco Ndayamba
WE-ACTx, Rwanda
104
Bertin Shambo
WE-ACTx, Rwanda
105
Joseph Mafurebo
WE-ACTx, Rwanda
Fidel Rutayisire
Chairman, Rwanda Men`s Resource Centre
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About Shailja Patel
Shailja Patel is a Kenyan poet, writer and theatre artist who has performed at venues from New York's Lincoln Center to the Zanzibar International Film Festival. Patel's first full-length show, Migritude, premiered in the San Francisco Bay Area, and toured Kenya to critical acclaim in 2007. The show was selected as the subject of the 2007 season premiere of SPARK! – KQED TV's award-winning arts programme .Patel's work has received awards from, among others, the Ford Foundation, the National Performance Network, and Indian American Women Empowered. Most recently, she is a founding member of Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice, a coalition of Kenyan citizens and legal, governance, and human rights organizations, working towards a viable peace in the Kenya Crisis stemming from the December 2007 elections.