Citations may be to the website as a whole, to a particular page (such as the lesson plan for teaching about intersectionality), or to a particular interview transcript (such as this transcript).
Introduction to the Kenya Site
of the Global Feminisms Project
Rucah Mwochi & Kasera Ogola
The Kenya site originated with a collaboration of the Global Feminisms Project and the Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+). In March of 2024, CEW+ brought two Kenyan women activists to campus as part of the Twink Frey Social Activist Program: Caroline Mwochi and Kasera Ogola. Both are involved with LGBTQ+ feminist activism in western Kenya. CEW+ invited us to conduct interviews with them, and to get to know them during their residency here. We greatly enjoyed this opportunity and learned a great deal about their work, and about Kenyan feminist activism from them. We hope to add more interviews to this site in the future, but for now we are delighted to provide access to these two interviews. We are most grateful to CEW+ for creating this opportunity for us, and to both of these remarkable individuals for their generosity in sharing their stories.
Resources
This timeline has been prepared by Sydney Smith for the Global Feminisms Project during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Overview of the Kenya Site and Interviews
This site was created through a collaboration between the Global Feminisms Project and the Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+), inspired by the March 2024 visit of two remarkable Kenyan activists, Caroline R. Mwochi and Kasera Ogola. As part of CEW+’s Twink Frey Social Activist Program, Caroline and Kasera spent time at the University of Michigan, where we had the privilege of interviewing them and learning from their work.
Both activists are deeply engaged in LGBTQ+ feminist organizing in western Kenya, and bring powerful, intersectional perspectives to their advocacy. Caroline Mwochi is a pansexual, non-binary feminist and human rights defender who works to create safe, inclusive spaces for all, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals. Kasera Ogola, also a non-binary queer feminist, draws on a background in public health and leads Lake Region Womxn Health and Equal Rights, a grassroots LBQ-led organization dedicated to advancing comprehensive sexual rights and justice rooted in feminist values.
Their residency offered a valuable opportunity for dialogue, connection, and mutual learning. We are honored to share their stories here and hope to expand the site with more interviews in the future. We are deeply grateful to CEW+ for making this collaboration possible, and especially to Caroline and Kasera for their openness, insight, and generosity.
Read More...The interviewees from Kenya include:
- Caroline R Mwochi is a Western Kenyan feminist, and a human rights defender advocating for safe spaces and access for all persons including LGBTQ+ persons. As a pansexual, non-binary person, they center intersectional feminism at the core of all their advocacy.
- Kasera Ogola is a non-binary queer feminist activist from Western Kenya, with a background in public health training. They are the founder and executive director of Lake Region Womxn Health and Equal Rights, grassroot LBQ led organization that advocates for comprehensive sexual rights and justice that centers feminisms at the core of all its interventions.
Procedures for Producing Final Interview Videos and Transcripts
The Kenya country site interviews were made possible through the generous support of a project grant from the University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory. Both interviews were conducted in 2024 by Katie Lynch, our dedicated Program Coordinator. We are deeply grateful to the University of Michigan’s Multimedia Department for providing access to their recording space and equipment. Their technical support and collaborative spirit were invaluable in bringing these stories to life.
