News & Stories
Real women. Real transformation. Every story is a testament to what feminist solidarity and community support can achieve.
Women Changing Coast Kenya
Across all six counties, vulnerable women and girls are reclaiming their rights, dignity, and futures with COSWA's support.
GBV & Justice
From silence to legal advocate
Amina grew up in a fishing community in Kilifi where women were rarely permitted to own land or speak in public forums. After joining COSWA'...
"COSWA gave me language for what I already knew was wrong — and the tools to change it."
Economic Empowerment
Building a business from solidarity
Zawadi was a single mother of three with no stable income when she joined COSWA's village savings and loans association in Kwale in 2020. By...
"We don't just save money — we save each other."
SRHR Justice
Finding safety and reclaiming joy
After escaping years of intimate partner violence, Fatuma struggled with severe trauma and isolation. COSWA's safe space in Mvita became her...
"The safe space didn't just keep me safe — it showed me I was worth keeping safe."
Feminist Leadership
Defeating FGM in her village
Rehema was one of six girls in her village due to undergo female genital cutting when a COSWA partner organisation intervened and provided l...
"My story became my purpose."
Economic Empowerment
Land rights and a cooperative leader
Mwanaisha had been farming on a plot she didn't legally own for 12 years. After accessing COSWA's land rights legal clinic, she obtained tit...
"Land is not just property. For us, it is freedom."
Economic Empowerment
Digital skills unlocking new futures
Stella left school at 16. At 28, she joined COSWA's digital skills training programme, learning graphic design and social media management. ...
"You can't dream what you can't see — COSWA showed us what was possible."
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Videos & Photos from Social Media
Follow COSWA's work in real time — stories, events, and voices from across Coast Kenya.
Our paralegals in Kilifi training new community advocates on land rights and GBV response. #COSWA #WomensRights
Graduation day for our 2024 economic empowerment cohort! 42 women. 42 futures. #FemistSolidarity
Watch: Amina tells her story of reclaiming her land rights through COSWA's legal empowerment program.
Women's savings group in Kwale reaching KES 200,000 milestone! Community-led finance in action.
COSWA at the 2024 Mombasa Women's Rights Forum — our Executive Director on intersectional feminist advocacy.
Safe space launch in Malindi — a new home for healing and solidarity for GBV survivors. #SafeSpaces
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