This week’s revolutionary is Jackie Namuya Mutere: survivor and lover of life. She’s the founder of Grace Agenda, which is an organization created in response to the vast number of women that had been violated during Kenya’s post-election violence in 2007-2008. With Grace Agenda, she’s formed a structure for survivors and supporters to engage with one another, advocate for reparation, and help one another heal.
All throughout our conversation, Jackie shares some of her most vulnerable experiences, including everything from love, loss, and experiencing terrible violence in her own life. She explores the concept of government-funded reparations in Nairobi for survivors of sexual violence. She also discusses why it’s important to both uplift the voices of fellow survivors throughout this advocation process while also holding the perpetrators accountable for their actions.
Some Questions I Ask:
- Tell me about your work. (1:10)
- How do you reconnect with yourself each morning? (7:49)
- What was it like growing up in a polygamist family? (12:40)
- Have you ever had a point where you just wanted to quit? (23:45)
- How do you think we should address sexual violence? (28:14)
- What do you think survivors want and need? (39:23)
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- What drove Jackie to start Grace Agenda. (1:16)
- What a normal day looks like in Jackie’s life. (2:29)
- How stillness helps bring clarity to Jackie. (7:55)
- About Jackie’s childhood and life story. (11:49)
- What drives Jackie to keep pushing forward every day. (24:07)
- How to shift the burden of sexual assault from the survivor to the perpetrator. (29:07)
- Why it’s important to uplift the voices of survivors of sexual assault. (39:27)
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