Slum Girls: End Period Poverty in Nairobi slums!

Education is the key to the development of any society, and it has a special value for our girls in the slums of Nairobi. 

Girls are often victims of the patriarchal system that preferres their brothers when it comes to choosing who should go to school first, or who continues their journey through higer education, and they're left behind. Our project wants to put girls at the very centre of our schools, and this is why we outlined an accelerated programme for them.

Often we encounter girls who, due to family costraints, have missed months or years of school, and once they go back to class they are obliged to start with the lower classes, with children much younger than their age. This causes difficulties for their mental health and development, as they feel ashamed comprared to older students and so decide to abandon school. 

The Accelerator Program is a special path specifically designed for girls who had to interrupt their education, and are thus helped to "accelerate" and be promoted two classes ahead in one year. They study hard, and must work harder, together with teachers who offer their time for afternoon classes, tuitions, and help them get the marks to be promoted and advance.

This gives them confidence and strenght in themselves, and together with the support they get from our social workers, in 2021 we have been able to accelerate 9 girls from class 2 and 3 to class 4 and 5 of primary school, sometimes reuniting them with their peers. 

We want to expand the program and welcome more girls every year, helping them acquire the self-confidence they deserve and grow into independent, educated young women. 

Thanks for your support, don't forget to share our project and help our girls!