Reducing barriers to safety, care, and justice.
Sauti Salama works to reduce barriers to safety, care, and justice for women and girls. We are a youth- and survivor-led feminist organisation based in Kenya.
We work at the intersection of community care, legal access, healing, and feminist technology to respond to gender-based violence and its root causes.
Who we are
Sauti Salama is a Kenyan feminist organisation founded in response to gaps in access to care, safety, and justice for women and girls. Our work emerged from community organising and survivor support, where it became clear that many people are expected to navigate harm alone.
We are led by young women and youth, and our work is shaped by survivor-informed practice, accountability, and community trust.
Our Values
Care as a collective responsibility
Care is central to justice and community resilience.
Consent within systems
Safety requires consent to be built into institutions, tools, and processes, not placed solely on individuals.
Accountability over visibility
We prioritise responsible practice, safeguarding, and learning over public recognition.
Community before tools
Technology supports community-led response; it does not replace it.
Our Approach
We work across community organising, digital access, and institutional engagement to strengthen survivor-centred response systems.
We recognise that existing systems are often fragmented or inaccessible, and we work to bridge these gaps while advocating for structural change.
Our approach is feminist, practical, and grounded in lived realities.
Our Work
Access to Care and Support
We support women and girls to access psychosocial care, justice information, and referral pathways. Our work prioritises confidentiality, choice, and dignity. We focus on reducing harm and increasing access rather than controlling outcomes.
Community Organising
Violence thrives in isolation. We work with youth, caregivers, and community leaders to strengthen local response networks, encourage shared responsibility, and support prevention rooted in care and accountability.
Legal Access and Advocacy
Access to justice is shaped by information, support, and trust. We work to improve legal literacy, navigation, and survivor accompaniment, and we engage in advocacy informed by community experience.
Feminist Technology
We develop and maintain digital tools that support access to information, reporting options, and care pathways. Our technology work centres consent, data protection, and survivor safety, and is guided by ongoing community feedback.
The Sauti Salama App
The Sauti Salama platform is designed to reduce barriers to support. It serves as our primary digital infrastructure, providing anonymous reporting, resource mapping, and secure communication channels.
- Access to rights and justice information
- Safe pathways to psychosocial support
- Reporting options grounded in consent
- Clear guidance without pressure
Climate, Care, and Kiwu
Climate shocks intensify existing inequalities and increase risks of violence. Water scarcity, energy poverty, displacement, and unsafe movement place disproportionate burdens on women and girls.
Kiwu is Sauti Salama’s climate and care initiative that responds to these realities through practical, low-cost infrastructure that supports safety, dignity, and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities.
For Sauti Salama, climate resilience is inseparable from care and protection.
Our Team
Sauti Salama is led by young women and youth and supported by a multidisciplinary team.
Malkia Mutwoki
Executive Director
Esther Mwende
Administrative lead
Oliver Wainaina
Technology Lead
Liza Wanja
Programs Coordinator
Rosemary Kanyi
Partnerships Lead
Elvine Tina Ouma
Communications Lead
Milligan Nyabuto
Legal and compliance lead
Our Impact in Action
We believe in learning as part of accountability. Alongside progress, we reflect on challenges and areas for improvement.
Education Access
748 Registered Learners
Providing digital and vocational skills to young women, bridging the gender gap in technology and employment.
Global Advocacy
From Local to Global
Amplifying survivor voices at global platforms like COP, linking climate justice with gender-based violence prevention.
Community Action
End Femicide
Mobilizing thousands in marches and community dialogues to demand accountability and safer streets.
Partners and Networks
We collaborate with community-based organisations, legal actors, health providers, youth networks, and regional and global coalitions. Our partnerships are built on shared values, clarity of roles, and mutual accountability.
Governance & Ethics
Sauti Salama operates with clear governance structures, safeguarding policies, and accountability mechanisms to ensure responsible leadership and ethical practice.