The Directorate of AIDS Control, Gender and Disability Mainstreaming (DACGDM) at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) on 10th March 2026 performed a Gender Ambassadors Training geared toward strengthening gender consciousness, advocacy, and inclusivity inside the college group. The coaching introduced collectively chosen workers and college students who will function Gender Ambassadors to champion for equality inside the establishment. The coaching, led by the Director- DACGDM, Prof. Benedict Alala, sought to equip the individuals with data, sensible abilities, and management capability to advertise gender-responsive practices.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning, Research and Innovation), Prof. Christopher Ngacho awards certificates to Prof. Benedict Alala.
The occasion was formally opened by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning, Research and Innovation), Prof. Christopher Ngacho, who acknowledged the coaching as a singular and necessary initiative geared toward empowering individuals to change into brokers of change inside the University. He urged the individuals to uphold and apply the data and abilities acquired through the coaching in selling gender equality, supporting their friends, and fostering a tradition of respect and inclusion.
Prof. Christopher Ngacho receives a certificates from Mr. Davies Okeyo- National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC)
The session was facilitated by Mr. Davies Okeyo from the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), who took the individuals by key matters together with gender mainstreaming, prevention of gender-based discrimination, and the function of gender champions in creating protected and inclusive areas inside the establishment.
Additionally, the facilitator highlighted the significance of addressing gender roles and stereotypes, noting that difficult dangerous social norms is important in selling equity and equality in society. He inspired the Gender Ambassadors to embrace values of equity, teamwork, inclusiveness, and accountability as they take up their roles as advocates for constructive change inside the college.
A bit of the scholar Gender Ambassadors on the occasion.
The different key matters lined included understanding Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), the reporting pathways obtainable at MMUST, and the function of Gender Ambassadors in advancing gender mainstreaming inside the college. The ambassadors had been additionally educated on peer help mechanisms and advocacy methods to successfully increase consciousness, help survivors, and promote accountable reporting and accountability inside the college.
Highlighting the coaching motion plan, Prof. Benedict Alala inspired the individuals to show robust management in steering the gender mainstreaming agenda inside the University. He urged them to actively have interaction in mobilization and consciousness creation amongst fellow college students and workers as a way to strengthen the influence of the initiative. Prof. Alala additional famous that this system will proceed by a sequence of capacity-building classes, with the following coaching focusing particularly on reporting pathways, geared toward strengthening individuals’ understanding of institutional mechanisms for addressing gender-related points.
One of the Gender Ambassadors receives her certificates.
The occasion was additionally attended by the Deputy Director- DACGDM, Dr. Reuben Rutto, Ms. Elizabeth Simiyu, Mr. Kennedy Anjieho and Ms. Seline Windo. This coaching displays MMUST’s rising efforts to make sure that gender equality insurance policies are actively applied, strengthening a tradition of respect, security, and inclusion inside the University group.
By Linet Owuor
Photos by Shiundu Masafu and Wangari Wambugu