 Sifo and the Green Belt movement have been working in Mau Forest and Mount Elgon Forest complex with community associations that have been managing forests and water. They worked with Rua and CFA in strengthening the governance of these resources as joint resources rather than separate resources. In the Rift Valley part of Kenya, most communities are known to be very patriarchal. Sifo and its partners worked in the Mau Forest complex specifically in Londiani and Itari Forest where they built the capacities of Rua and CFA on gender integration in forest and water management. In the gender integration on forest and water management capacity building, training was conducted on both Rua and CFA. The Green Belt movement took lead in this training. Trainer of trainers also known as TOTs were trained who later trained the other community members. Among the TOTs were Jacqueline Chalangat and the Assistant Chief of Sotit Sublocation, Philip Chalule, who is also the Secretary of the Itare Chemosit Rua. CFA was a hostage to Moku Town. As we trained, we were able to return to the surrounding area. We trained and we decided to retrain and then we sent for training in the Sotit area, kept him away from the forest and then we went ahead to the forest. There are some perspectives kwenyana wana kana ikas desi yawana wake in yawana ume Nili kuja ni kamaumbia bibi hangu kamaumbia sasa nimi kwa responsible kwa kila kitu kwa inyomba Na ii chahi minataka ni kwa chi Kachari puma raya kwanza Tenganesa chahi Kayendelea kwa wana kumbe kuna kilo ina kuja kuil Tukansa kutaku pula mukata Kutu kafura hii asana Nikiwa wana Akipewa responsibility anafanya Women have got responsibilities to play You must see kama calentin Wana umendu wana nasi mamia kila kitu And then kasi ako ni kupiga inyomba ni But when I was given time like alini patia ni suma mi matani chahi Ma li pali nili yawana Beleni nili shuri Lakin ni, as time course nili yawana Ina enda vezuri So most of the time vilali kwa nasi mamia Labdaku lukwana Shoteja something lukwani mkudze baka rudi Lakin nisa hezi kazi nira hezi Kenye lini futia Most of the time alikwana toka Ana enda kwa hezi meeting Teapineltini most of the meeting And then te time ni ka Atami ni ka hezi nifunzwe Te time alikwana rudi Nika mi atami Nata kwa kuskiya iyali Kuskiya ilikwani mamia bumazuri As the Tiotis were doing their work They were faced with a few challenges Jacqueline for example Would not be allowed to talk In some sessions because she was a woman In some scenarios She was beaten by the community members She has since reported an assault case With the police She is following this up So that her incidents Doesn't create a trend Where female gender activists are assaulted Nili jadubu mundi sa weyengini Wanata ka fita Baka weyengini wa kani pika Wa sababu nili ambiya Tuto e blukam wachemi Chemia machi Though there is progress in gender awareness It is clear that more work needs to be done In particular There is need to safeguard against Any hostilities and personal risks That women trainers of trainers face There is also need to cultivate More male champions of women's empowerment Such as assistant chief Philip Celule