The Federation of Women Lawyers – Kenya (FIDA Kenya) was established in 1985 after the 3rd UN Conference on Women which was held in Nairobi. Until 1993, FIDA Kenya was affiliated to Federation International De Abogadas (The International Federation of Women Lawyers – FIDA) which was formed in 1944 in Mexico by a group of women lawyers with the aim of promoting women’s rights globally.
FIDA Kenya is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization committed to the creation of a society that is free from all forms of discrimination against women. This is done through the provision of legal aid to indigent women, engagement on legal, policy and legislative reform, treaty monitoring and research among other programmatic interventions.
Membership to FIDA Kenya is open to Kenyan women lawyers and women law students. Currently FIDA Kenya
member-ship stands at over 600 registered members.
FIDA Kenya’s Vision
We envision a just society that is free from all forms of discrimination against women.
FIDA Kenya’s Mission
We aim to ensure that women are free from all forms of injustices based on gender, sex, class, ethnic origin, physical disability and religious beliefs.