Dada Digital Initiative
Core Values
Our Cross cutting issues
DADA Health
Women have poor health outcomes due to sociocultural factors that prevent them from accessing quality health services. Some of these factors include unequal power relationships between men and women, social norms that decrease women’s access to education and paid employment opportunities and gender based violence. Poverty also has a higher effect on women’s health as they are more exposed to malnutrition especially those who are expectant or breastfeeding. Women also suffer from respiratory illnesses due to their exposure to unsafe cooking fuels .
DADA Legal
To achieve sustainable development, countries need to set up policies and legal frameworks that promote women’s participation. Laws that promote women’s ability to engage in gainful employment, access resources and opportunities, receive quality health care help achieve gender equality. Through a partnership with BintiSports, a news channel that exclusively focuses on women in sports, Dada Digital Initiative aims to empower women legally by providing information on laws that protect them, highlighting discriminatory laws and providing information that can assist those that lack finances to pursue justice.
Gender-Based Violence
Violence is a daily reality for women and girls across Kenya. According to the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 45% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical violence and 14 percent have experienced sexual violence. Between January and December 2020, a total of 5009 cases were recorded through the National GBV toll-free helpline 1195, showing an increase of 1,411 (36%) reported from the previous year. According to the National Crime Research Centre, the number of GBV cases recorded between January and June, 2020 had an increase of 92% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the same period in 2019.