Sanitary towels in the county budget
Advocacy contributed to the Mombasa County Assembly approving a motion asking the County Executive to allocate funds in the FY 2023–2024 budget for sanitary towels for young women and girls.
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Advocacy contributed to the Mombasa County Assembly approving a motion asking the County Executive to allocate funds in the FY 2023–2024 budget for sanitary towels for young women and girls.
The Department of Public Service, Youth, Gender, Social Services and Sports allocated KES 5,000,000 for sanitary pads in the Mombasa County Integrated Development Plan 2023–2027, and KES 1,000,000 in the Annual Development Plan for FY 2023–2024.
The Department of Finance and the Appropriation Committee allocated KES 14,000,000 to establish six small-business development centres across Mombasa County.
With UNDP and Kituo cha Sheria, SYO helped women entrepreneurs file four claims. One woman has already won her case.
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