A team of Non-governmental Organizations is taking the fight against domestic violence among women to new levels.
Flone Initiative is a Kenyan women-led organization registered as a Charitable Trust working to end violence against women and girls in public spaces with a focus on the transport industry.
The NGO has advertised for women drivers who have attained the minimum driving experience bracket and are interested in driving the public sector to new horizons.
The course will feature a variety of training excercises including a first aid an customer care training sponsored by Flone Initiative.
Female applicants will be required to provide evidence of 4 years experience in driving the class E vehicle, a certificate of good conduct and should be 22 years or higher
The project is backed by the French embassy in Kenya, and the Kenya Bus Service (KBS).
According to FLONE, the transport sector still remains a male-dominated field, and through this input FLONE will reitarate the importance of inclusive and safe urban mobility as a tool of women empowerment.
In a survey conducted by the same NGO, women in the transport industry reported frequent headaches among other problems linked to loss of jobs, presence of children at home, rent, fear of Covid-19 and food insecurity.
The survey sampled 30 out of 70 women in the transport business, including; include drivers, conductors, and a mechanic.
The survey recommended that the Ministry of Transport should collaborate with the gender and youth affairs ministry to raise online campaigns that highlight the impacts of Covid-19 on women professionals in the transport industry and recognise women in public transport as unsung heroes and essential workers.
