Summary
150 teenage mothers go back to school and develop their careers, start small business and be great, empowered women. We are also providing a safe children centre for the teenage mothers.
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5.5 million Girls between 15 and 19 years give birth annually in sub-Saharan Africa. 62% estimated mothers in sub-Sahara Africa are between ages 15- 19. In Kenya Poverty and deprivation are major factors contributing to teenage pregnancy. More school girls submit to early sex in exchange of money. ‘We are helping orphaned teenage mothers to live their dream again through access to education, business and provision of care centre for their children’ Gichuki Francis, Executive Director.
Provide loans to women to start business and provide child care services, nutrition and healthcare.
Total Funding Received to Date: $9,375
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,625
Total Funding Goal: $21,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
This project helps 150 orphaned teenage mothers to get education and develop their careers thus increase their income to support their children , families and positively influence the society to value girls.
I can now educate my girl, aged 10 whom I gave birth to at the age of 14. I lost my parents. and dropped out of school. Thanks to the project I am working as an accountant after going back to school.
- Evelyn Nyamiaka, Beneficiary
Gichuki Francis
Executive Officer
Rift Valley P.O BOX 2511
Kitale, 0000
Kenya
254725200099
Email:
Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA)
Kori House,Next to Sinyereri Primary school
Kitale,
Rift Valley
PO BOX 2511,30200
Kenya
254 725 200099
http://www.tysak.org
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This project is located in 
Kenya
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
This project was last updated on March 8, 2010.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 4, 2008
By Gichuki Francis - Executive Director, March 08, 2010 01:27 PM
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