Uplifting Teen Mothers in Kenya

Mothers Education in Kenya

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 project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

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

Activities

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.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $14,812
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $10,188
Total Funding Goal: $25,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

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.

Project Message

"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

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Stella Amojong
Program Coordinator
OLOO STREET, 64 ARCADE, 1st Floor
P.O Box 630
Eldoret, RIFT VALLEY PROV 30100
Kenya
+254-53-2061269
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Grassroots Empowerment Initiative (GEMINI)
Market Street Siro House, 2nd Flr, Room 207
ELDORET, RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE P.O Box 14
Kenya
+254-720-8446605

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in KenyaKenya and can also be found under HealthHealth.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 30, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 16, 2007

Latest Update from the Field

Teen mums sit for final exams

By Stella - Director, November 30, 2009 12:54 PM

Hi everybody,

We have just celebrated one of the most successful years...!

The occasion? Celebrating 24 girls (17 pregnant and 7 teen mums) who have just sat for their end-of-year secondary exams.

"It was not smooth sailing...but I managed!" says Shiko, a project beneficiary. "I have been judged by my fellow students, teachers and some parents even threatened to withdraw their girls from school because of us..."

The girls, in various stages of pregnancy, admit they have been heavily stigmatized yet they are the victims of misinformation.

"I wish we could do more to bridge this gap of communication," says Mrs. Oduor, a teacher in one of the local schools. "Parents expect us to give their girls information about sexuality but our syllabus does not allow for this."

This game of ping-pong has left many teen girls with little or no information about reproductive health, leaving them more susceptible to sexual abuse, sugar daddies and peer pressure.

With your support, GEMINI will continue to provide accurate information about sexuality to high-risk youth and build their self-confidence.

We urge each one of you to take part in the exciting GIVE MORE-GET MORE Challenge, which will ensure all funds donated to any of our projects is matched.

The Challenge is almost over but its never too late. Make that valuable donation and spread the word about GEMINI.

We will keep you updated in our successes/challenges or failures.

Thanks so much for your support!

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