Summary
The project seeks to identify,rehabilitate and empower 200 teen mothers to enable them access economic and educational opportunities through training and skills-building
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In Kenya, about 400 adolescent girls give birth daily, while an estimated 70,000 are expelled from school annually after getting pregnant. The project will provide vulnerable teen girls and mums with reproductive health information, life-skills and training on small-scale business to enable them to become economically self-sufficient. The project will also build their communication, decision-making skills to ensure they are not vulnerable to sexual abuse and are capable of making smart decisions
The project will provide hands-on training on entrepreneurship to ensure teen mums launch, market and sustain their business, workshops on sexuality to build their decision-making skills and remedial lessons to enable them to resume classes.
Total Funding Received to Date: $14,812
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $10,188
Total Funding Goal: $25,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
The project will rehabilitate and equip 200 teen mothers with educational, economic and life-skills to ensure they are able to increase their self-esteem, solidify their incomes and have the skills to make informed sexuality decisions.
"I was kicked from school; vilified by my family and my boyfriend deserted me after I gave birth to twins. Joining the project has boosted my confidence and I can now feed my children."
- Rose Kanini, Project beneficiary
Stella Amojong
Program Coordinator
OLOO STREET, 64 ARCADE, 1st Floor
P.O Box 630
Eldoret, RIFT VALLEY PROV 30100
Kenya
+254-53-2061269
Email:
Grassroots Empowerment Initiative (GEMINI)
Market Street Siro House, 2nd Flr, Room 207
ELDORET,
RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE
P.O Box 14
Kenya
+254-720-8446605
![]() Breaking the cycle of gender violence |
![]() Expanding youth access to reproductive health |
![]() Equipping poor families with HIV/AIDS life skills |
![]() Encourage Rural Communities Know their HIV Status |
![]() Supporting Poor Families Affected by HIV/AIDS |
This project is located in
Kenya
and can also be found under
Health.
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
This project was last updated on November 30, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 16, 2007
By Stella - Director, November 30, 2009 12:54 PM

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