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Paran Women Group

About Us

Paran Women Group is an Indigenous women group collective passionate about long-term solutions and ripple-effect project results . It was formed by indigenous women  as a Community Based  organization (CBO) and was legally registered in July 2005. Paran is located in Ololunga, Narok south sub county in Narok County a village that inhabited by a population of approximately 60,000 residents of which its membership of 305 spans among the indigenous women and youth hail from.

Tree planting at Olosiyoi primary,Narok county

Our Projects and Activities

Agroforestry

Paran women doing sustainable agriculture to ensure food security #climatechange.

Beading

This is a major source of income to the women at the centre.We bead the coomon maasai designs

Enviromental Conservation

We observe the conservation of enviroment and biodiversity majorly by planting treess and educating both young and old people on the importance of biodiversity.

Indigenous women and local communities on scaling up of Afforestation,reforestation and landscape restoration.With the support of UNDP,we are working on this project as one of the measures we are taking as Indigenous women to mitigate the climate change which has greatly affected us as women

2023 International Women's Day

16 Days of Activism 2022 Campaign

Here is some pertinent work by Paran Women’s Group- They seek to amplify the voices of women ad girls in the pastoral region. The project Action for strengthening women groups and communities in promoting women’s rights in Ololunga Narok County will enhance women’s participation in decision-making on matters that affect their day-to-day life.

Video Credits :Care Kenya Youtube Channel

International Women’s Day Celebration 2022.

Indigenous Women from Samburu,Narok,Marsabit and Westpokot gathered together at Naramam Resource and knowledge centre to celebrate the event.Under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”,Indigenous women were able to be educated on so many issues.

 

Achievements

Women groups from Narok South have joined hands in efforts to conserve the environment and address issues of climate change. The women say they were worst hit by the scarcity of rain caused by deforestation activities in the Mau Forest which forced them to walk several kilometers in search of water. Under the umbrella of Paran Women Groups, they have pledged to change the narrative.

News by KBC

16Daysof Activism 2022 

Violence against women and girls is a common issue in our communities.We believe that if we #UNITE! we can easily end this issue and every woman will enjoy her rights.

News by OSOTUA LIVE TV

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