To conduct research on women, drugs use and policy in Kenya

Like many other countries, Kenya has punitive policies, laws and practices that adversely affect people who use drugs and especially women. These punitive policies, laws and practices also limit research since the population to be involved in the research is already criminalized. Drug use among women in Kenya is also culturally unacceptable and women who use drugs experience a lot of stigma. This has led to limited research on women and drugs use to inform policies. Globally research has shown that women face unique issues when it comes drug use, in part influenced by sex (differences based on biology) and gender (differences based on culturally defined roles for men and women).

What will Women Nest Do?

1. Partner with academic institutions to conduct research on women and drug use in Kenya.
2. Use the research findings to advocate for policy and inform programming.
3. Share the research findings widely to increase awareness on the issue.

What Women Nest aims to achieve….

1. Evidenced based programming for women who use drugs.
2. Production of data to inform policies in Kenya.
3. Use data for advocacy work on women who use drug issues