Lilian Kivuti

Co-Founder and Program Manager

Women Spaces Africa

Lilian Kivuti is a Co-Founder and Program Manager of Women Spaces Africa, where she passionately advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities to SRHR services and access._x000D_
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With over ten years of experience, Ms. Lilian has been a pioneer of abortion and disability work in Kenya since 2015, with the support of inroads. Today, Ms. Lilian sits on different donor platforms to advise on disability inclusion grantmaking and is also a board member at Utetezi Rural Africa, a queer rural organization in Kenya. In 2022, she received the Mama Cash Radical Love Award for her activist work.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Re-centering the Margins: Abortions and Intersectionality Concurrent Room MH 2-2	bell hooks reminds us: “Much […] emerges from [those] who live at the center, whose perspectives on reality rarely include … the lives of [people] who live on the Read More bell hooks reminds us: “Much […] emerges from [those] who live at the center, whose perspectives on reality rarely include … the lives of [people] who live on the margin.” This session seeks to highlight and re-center perspectives on reproductive justice from activists and leaders of historically marginalized communities, namely LGBTQIA+, people living with disabilities, youth, and those from Global Majority countries affected by neocolonial global funding mechanisms and conflict. Through a panel discussion with community leaders and experts from inroads and EngenderHealth, we aim to continue weaving a collective narrative of intersectionality in the pursuit of reproductive justice for all. Session format: Whole System in a Room Organized by inroads (The International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma) & EngenderHealth Read Less Speakers Saint-Saëns Ashley Administration Officer WE-Change Jamaica Zalissa Bande Head of Project; Co-ordinator SOS Jeunesse et Défis [SOS Youth and Challenges] at Share-Net Burkina Faso Zemen Yeshitela Community Abortion Provider Gende Gerada Health Facility in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia Amanda Tiew Member Capacity and Accompaniment Manager inroads Lilian Kivuti Co-Founder and Program Manager Women Spaces Africa Ana Aguilera AYSRHR Director Engender Health