Improving lives of 1000 girls in Nairobi's slums

A 2 hour family planning and consultation services for over 60 young girls was conducted by an invited nurse from Makadara sub county hospital. The sessions created a safe space for the young girls to openly talk and discuss amongst themselves on issues surrounding a girl child which included sharing of their own experiences about contraceptives. Guided by the nurse, they gained information and methods of increasing safe and effective use of contraceptives. Participants were encouraged to access health services from hospitals and clinics around their neighborhood.

Mixed Gender Football Tournament

As part of bonding and building positive attitudes and masculinity towards female, a mixed gender tournament for young moms and their partners (husbands/boyfriends) was organized on 1^st Feb 2020.The event saw over 100 young moms and 80 male influencers participating. The fun and physical nature of football provided the participants with a rare opportunity to release emotional and physical stress of their challenging living situations. The fun based environment created deeper discussions surrounding other factors including prevention of Gender Based Violence and support of each gender.

 Young Moms Graduation Ceremony

Buru Buru social hall played host to the very first graduation ceremony of the first batch of secure futures participants. Accompanied by their young ones and their male counter parts, a total of 117 young moms and 18 expectant mums were crowned as ‘Power Moms’ for having gone through power moms curriculum which contains topics that relate to communication, building self-confidence, acquiring more parenting skills, acquiring knowledge on sexual and reproductive health, rights and freedom from violence, understanding on how to access resources and institutions in the community as well as financial literacy. Expectant moms went through ‘Mom readiness curriculum’ that contains a range of topics relating to pregnant young women  motherhood preparation including physical and method health during pregnancy and motherhood, breastfeeding, how to access resources in the community, and raisinga healthy baby.