Over 60% of urban residents live in slums and informal settlements in Kenya.

The cost of accessing health remains a nightmare, especially for people living in slums and informal communities. Many poor people end up using unsafe health methods.

The right to education encompasses access, quality, affordability, and availability.

About Us

Welcome to
The She Main Table

Who we are

The She Main Table is a feminist movement whose purpose is to elevate the agency of women in urban poor and Indigenous grassroot communities on economic, social and cultural rights.

Our Vision

A society where social, economic and cultural rights are enjoyed by all.

Our Mission

The She Main Table is dedicated to Community Organizing for power through mainstreaming the voices of women in marginalized urban poor and Indigenous communities through knowledge and skills enhancement.

Our Goal

Grassroot women influencing state’s compliance on economic, social and cultural rights.

Core Values

  • Committed to promoting gender equality and empowering women and removing any barriers that prevent full participation in social, public and political life.
  • Believe in full and inclusive participation by all and that all have the right and responsibility to contribute their talents, skills and resources to the work done for and with them.
  • Committed to promoting full and equal access to social services, education, legal and health-care services, economic opportunities and decent work especially marginalized women.
  • Committed to working with marginalized communities, improving their lives, alleviating their suffering and developing a vision for change that will make a meaningful difference in their lives.
  • Consider partnership as a key organizational principle and thus committed to developing, maintaining, and nurturing partnerships, including alliance and linkages with like-minded institutions and individuals.
  • Committed to solidarity by sharing best practices, supporting each other and strengthening collaboration.
  • Committed to promoting accountability, relationships, decisions and utilisation of resources, and opportunities.
Gallery

Our Gallery

Our Team Members

Naomi Barasa

Founder and Director

Steenie Njoroge

Documentation & Artivism Lead

Berly Orinda

Finance and Admin Lead

Roy Kimathi

Operations Manager

Kenneth Kigunda

Communications & PR Lead

Nicholas Dola

Partnerships & Programs

Kimwaf Mweki

Programs Lead