WAKILI.SHA PODCAST

Special episode:Join us for a poignant and inspiring special episode as we celebrate the Day of the African Child 2024. This episode features a powerful speech delivered by our Founder and CEO, Elizabeth Njambi, at the 2023 One Young World Summit in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In her short but powerful address, our CEO delves into fighting inequality through education. Listen as she shares personal anecdotes, compelling data, and visionary strategies aimed at leveling the educational playing for all children, including children in conflict with the law. She emphasizes the transformative power of education in breaking the cycles of poverty and discrimination, highlighting some of Wakili.sha's successes. Notably, Elizabeth was introduced on to the stage by another trailblazing woman, Jessica Gladstone - Partner at Clifford Chance LLP.This episode is not just a speech; it’s a call to action for everyone invested in the future of Africa's children. Tune in to be inspired, informed, and motivated to join the fight against inequality through the power of education.#accesstoeducation #podcast #accesstojustice #oneyoungworld #dayoftheafricanchild

Welcome to the last episode of our 3-episode ‘Access to Justice and the Rule of Law miniseries’ ⚖️ We focused on lived experiences and practical solutions speaking with experts, guardians and a former child in conflict with the law. 🎙️In this episode, Brian Bright speaks with Ruth Juliet Gachanja and Patricia Mundia. Ruth Juliet is a Child Rights Expert, Anti- Human Trafficking Specialist and Lecturer at Kabarak University. Patricia is a Child Justice Defender; Family Lawyer & Managing Partner at PWM & Co. Advocates. Bright is Communications Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative, Co-Host at Wakili.sha Podcast, a lawyer by training and an interculturalist in the making. The conversation delves into the salient features of the Children’s Act 2022 and the Child Justice Strategy. We discuss what goes into policy making, the stories made so far and what remains to be done. Importantly, this episode highlights the link between access to justice and access to education. “Children only have so long to be children” and it is imperative that we protect their rights. From scholarly and practical perspectives, tune in as we discuss what we must do, to marry legislation and “vitu kwa ground”! Do share your insights as well.While these conversations are important, they are also quite heavy. To decompress, as always, we play a game!😃 Embarrassing stories loading… Watch/listen till the end! Be sure to catch up on the other episodes if you haven’t already: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqQVH8rW_bq6rZkN_4YWZg4XjWDGTSA4X&si=eTibsIIzoPXd8nVC 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast to get notified once new seasons are out. 🗣️ Please rate the podcast and share with your colleagues, family and friends. Finally: 🔗Follow and tag us on our socials - @wakili.sha on all platforms and @wakili_sha on X/Twitter. https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha This miniseries discusses Access to Justice and the Rule of Law as pertains to children in conflict with the law. It is made for educational and advocacy purposes, therefore does not constitute legal advice. The miniseries is made possible by support from CMS. However, the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Wakili.sha or CMS. #Wakilisha #AccesstoJustice #AccesstoEducationThis miniseries discusses Access to Justice and the Rule of Law as pertains to children in conflict with the law. It is made for educational and advocacy purposes, therefore does not constitute legal advice. The miniseries is made possible by support from CMS. However, the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Wakili.sha or CMS. #Wakilisha #AccesstoJustice #AccesstoEducation

Welcome back! 😃 This 3-episode ‘Access to Justice and the Rule of Law miniseries’ ⚖️ focuses on lived experiences and practical solutions. We speak with experts, guardians and a former child in conflict with the law. 🎙️Wakili.sha Podcast is Wakili.sha Initiative’s advocacy tool. Wakili.sha Initiative promotes access to justice and education for children in conflict with the law through free legal representation; mentorship, talent & skills development; and public awareness & advocacy.In this episode, Elizabeth Njambi speaks with Jecinta Agunja and James. Jecinta is a parent and a human rights defender at the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders Kenya (CGHRD-Ke), based in Mathare, Kenya. James is a former child in conflict with the law from Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya. Elizabeth Njambi is the Founder and CEO of Wakili.sha Initiative; as well as Wakili.sha Podcast Co-host and Lead Strategist.James shares his experience going through the child justice system: what he went through, what he learned and what he hopes for other children in conflict with the law. Jecinta shares her experience protecting her own children and those in her community. We ask both of them what justice means to them; and what should be done to realize access to justice for all. While these conversations are important, they are also quite heavy. To decompress, as always, we play a game!😃 If Liz, James and Jecinta had to be one item of clothing, what would they each be? Watch/listen till the end to find out! NB: Since the recording of this episode, James, Jecinta and their communities in Kayole and Mathare have been greatly affected by the heavy rains that wreaked havoc and caused floods in Nairobi in the months of April. Please reach out for details on how to offer support.Catch up on episode 1 if you haven’t already (📺💻YouTube: https://youtu.be/TUmPNBpO_k4 🎧Audio-only: https://pod.fo/e/231e4a ) Stay tuned for episode 3 of the miniseries. 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast to get notified once new episodes are out. 🗣️ Please rate the podcast and share with your colleagues, family and friends. 🔗Follow and tag us on our socials - @wakili.sha on all platforms and @wakili_sha on X/Twitter. https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha This miniseries discusses Access to Justice and the Rule of Law as pertains to children in conflict with the law. It is made for educational and advocacy purposes, therefore does not constitute legal advice. The miniseries is made possible by support from CMS. However, the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Wakili.sha or CMS. #Wakilisha #AccesstoJustice #AccesstoEducation

Happy World Children’s Day!!! The Wakili.sha Podcast is back! We are back with a series celebrating World Children’s Day 2023. This year, we celebrate under the theme, “Inclusion for Every Child.” Inclusion of their voices in decision-making processes, in access to education, access to justice, digital literacy and safety.  We are sharing the enlightening panel discussions we had during our Day of the African Child celebrations earlier this year. We brought together stakeholders in the justice and digital industries, discussing “Child justice in the Digital Environment”. We trained 20 children in conflict with the law and 20 at-risk children on digital literacy and safety. We also conducted media training with 15 media practitioners.On this episode, Panel 3 discusses “Creating a Safe and Accessible Digital Environment for Children in Conflict and Contact with the Law”. The Panel was moderated by Terry Muikamba, Radio Presenter at HOT96, Lawyer and Child Rights Champion. The Panel featured Athena Morgan, Lawyers Hub Fellow & Regional Project Manager for Africa at International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC); our own, Caren Wanjau, Legal Department Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative; and Elvis Cosmos, then Graduate Assistant at the Strathmore Law Clinic. We were also honoured to have Eunice Kilundo, Child Protection and Advocacy Manager at ChildFund Kenya, pre-record some answers as she could not make it in person.  Keeping up with tradition, we play a fun little game at the end!This marks the end of our short WCD x DAC series but be sure to look out for more episodes and follow our social media pages for the latest activities and ways to plug in.Do tune in, rate, review and subscribe! Please share your thoughts with us here and on social media.The report and links to our social media pages are available here: https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha 

Happy World Children’s Day!!! The Wakili.sha Podcast is back! We are back with a series celebrating World Children’s Day 2023. This year, we celebrate under the theme, “Inclusion for Every Child.” Inclusion of their voices in decision-making processes, in access to education, access to justice, digital literacy and safety.We are sharing the enlightening panel discussions we had during our Day of the African Child celebrations earlier this year. We brought together stakeholders in the justice and digital industries, discussing “Child justice in the Digital Environment”. We trained 20 children in conflict with the law and 20 at-risk children on digital literacy and safety. We also conducted media training with 15 media practitioners.On this episode, Panel 2 discusses “Children and Digitized Legal Systems”. The Panel was moderated by our own, Brian Bright. He is the Communications Co-Director and Podcast Co-Host at Wakili.sha Initiative. This panel was graced by Valentine Manyasi, Prosecution Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP); Nelson Nkari, Founder and CEO at Legal Tech Kenya, our own Joy Muthoni, Legal Department Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative; and Hon. Jackie Kibosia, Principal Magistrate at Milimani Law Courts. Keeping up with tradition, we play a fun little game at the end!  Do tune in, rate, review and subscribe! Please share your thoughts with us here and on social media.  The report and links to our social media pages are available here: https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha 

Happy World Children’s Day!!! The Wakili.sha Podcast is back! We are back with a series celebrating World Children’s Day 2023. This year, we celebrate under the theme, “Inclusion for Every Child.” Inclusion of their voices in decision-making processes, in access to education, access to justice, digital literacy and safety.We are sharing the enlightening panel discussions we had during our Day of the African Child celebrations earlier this year. We brought together stakeholders in the justice and digital industries, discussing “Child justice in the Digital Environment”. We trained 20 children in conflict with the law and 20 at-risk children on digital literacy and safety. We also conducted media training with 15 media practitioners.On this episode, Panel 1 discusses “Child Digital Literacy and Safety”. The Panel was moderated by Ruth Juliet Gachanja, Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist and Lecturer, Kabarak University. She is also Advisor to the Chief Justice on children matters. The panel was graced by Joachim Kamau, Program Officer at Childline Kenya; Ms. Margaret Njihia, renowned Child Psychologist, Director at Sterling Performance Africa; Eve Kilel, Founder at SheHacks Ke and Evelyn Apondi, Project Lawyer at Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW Kenya).Keeping up with tradition, we play a fun little game at the end!  Do tune in, rate, review and subscribe! Please share your thoughts with us here and on social media.   The report and links to our social media pages are available here: https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha  

Happy New Year!!We take a break from hiatus to bring you this very special episode! (aren't they all, though?) 2022 is going to be huge for many reasons, but as we all know, the General Elections are fast approaching and this means a lot to all Kenyans.We chat with afro-political feminist Wanjiru Nguhi about how you can be an active citizen and a part of the change you want to see! We also share our reflections (resolutions) for the new year.As always, we have loads of fun!See you in Season 2!Don’t forget to follow/subscribe, share, rate/review! Subscribe to Wanjiru’s podcast, Mine is a Comment and check out her organization, Mwafrika Mwenzangu.Follow us on social media (@wakili.sha on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and LinkedIn and @wakili_sha on Twitter. Wakilisha Initiative on YouTube). Learn more on our website!

It’s been a year since we started this journey. As we wrap up, we sit down to reflect on our first season of this podcast: what went well, what didn’t and lessons we’re carrying forward to Season Two. We have a lot of fun sharing our favourite episodes from this season, our not so favourites, and get to know each other a little more.Thank you for joining us on this journey – and see you in Season Two! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe, share, rate/review!Follow us on social media (@wakili.sha on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and LinkedIn and @wakili_sha on Twitter. Wakilisha Initiative on YouTube). Learn more on our website!