A mentorship resource centre enhancing safety and transferable skills among women students in higher education in Kenya
The Safety and Transferable Skills Hub (STaSH) project — in full, “Establishing a Mentorship Resource Centre to Improve Employment Opportunities Through Enhancing Safety and Transferable Skills Among Women Students in Higher Education in Kenya” — creates a sustainable mentorship and resource centre at Kenyatta University addressing two critical barriers to women's career advancement: gaps in transferable skills and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
STaSH is implemented by Kenyatta University in collaboration with the University of Sussex, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the British Council. The project's research activities include surveys and interviews with women students, data analysis and dissemination of findings to shape institutional policy and practice. The KU contact lead is Purity Muthima (muthima.purity@ku.ac.ke).
Promoting safety practices and addressing sexual and gender-based violence affecting women students.
Building skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership and problem-solving.
Connecting skills development with internship and employment opportunities.
A dedicated centre offering mentorship programmes for women students.
Surveys, interviews and analysis generating evidence on barriers facing women students.
Reporting and presenting findings to universities, policymakers and partners.
Safety and Transferable Skills Hub (STaSH)
Kenyatta University
P.O. Box 43844 – 00100 GPO
Nairobi, Kenya
