The world's most celebrated day for gender equality returns with a bold call to action. At SAM, we will host a community gathering in Trans-Nzoia to honor our beneficiaries, share success stories, and renew our commitment to ending gender-based violence. Together we rise and we bring every girl and every mother with us.
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A UN-observed day calling for the elimination of FGM a harmful practice that affects millions of girls and women globally, including in parts of Kenya.
Celebrated annually to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls a key pathway to economic empowerment.
A day to promote efforts to tackle poverty, exclusion, gender inequality, unemployment, and human rights violations all of which directly impact teenage mothers and adolescent girls.
The world's premier celebration of women's achievements and a call to action for gender equality. SAM organises a community gathering in Trans-Nzoia to celebrate our beneficiaries and renew our commitments.
Clean water access is a gender equality issue girls often miss school to fetch water. This day highlights how water security directly empowers women and girls.
Observed as part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, this day spotlights the emotional wellbeing of mothers especially critical for teenage mothers navigating unique challenges.
Marking Florence Nightingale's birthday, this day recognises nurses a largely female workforce whose dedication is essential to maternal and adolescent health outcomes.
A day highlighting the central role of families in society and the particular challenges facing teenage mothers trying to build strong, stable homes for their children.
Girls are disproportionately affected by child labour and exploitation. This day calls for an end to all forms of child labour and reinforces the right to education for every child.
Recognising the poverty and marginalisation faced by widows worldwide, this day calls for legal rights, social protection, and economic support for women widowed at any age.
Commemorating the 1976 Soweto uprising, this AU day advocates for the rights of African children with a growing focus on the unique vulnerabilities of the African girl child.
Named in honour of Malala Yousafzai, this day is a global call for 12 years of free, quality education for every girl, everywhere no exceptions, no excuses.
With a longstanding focus on reproductive health and rights, this day is a crucial moment to advocate for the sexual and reproductive autonomy of adolescent girls and young women.
A UN day dedicated to the unique challenges girls face and to promote girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. This is one of SAM's most significant advocacy moments of the year.
Poverty and gender inequality are deeply intertwined. This day calls for the economic empowerment of women as the most effective strategy for lifting families and communities out of poverty.
November 25 launches the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence one of the most important global campaigns and central to SAM's mission of fighting GBVF in Trans-Nzoia County.
Marking the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, December 10 closes the 16 Days of Activism with a powerful reminder that women's rights are human rights non-negotiable and universal.
At SAM, we believe that awareness fuels action. Our 2026 events calendar is a roadmap of moments where communities, advocates, and partners can come together to stand for gender equality, women's health, and girls' empowerment.
You can get involved in our events in several ways:
