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We believe in the power of volunteerism to create meaningful change, equip young people with skills, and bridge the gap between education and employment. Our mantra is simple: #HUMANIZE—putting people first in everything we do.
We believe in the power of volunteerism to create meaningful change, equip young people with skills, and bridge the gap between education and employment. Our mantra is simple: #HUMANIZE—putting people first in everything we do.
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We realized that there is a need to empower each gender to live out their full potential and abilities. As an organization we believe in gender equity that will lead to equality, on this we have seen that the female gender has lagged behind with regards to development because they have not been availed of equal opportunities to their male counterparts. Availing equal opportunities and eliminating vices that drag gender development such as SGBV, Childhood marriage, poor access to health care services, and sidelining of women in policy formation and leadership positions. Crucially, we also focus on empowering women with essential technical, economic skills and digital skills to ensure they are not left behind in the future of work.
To handle this pandemic, we have embraced different approaches.
We provide full year menstrual product supplies to school going girls to keep them in school. This is because, we realize that many miss out on school attendance because of this need. A yearlong supply ensures they do not miss out on school days.
We do Menstrual Hygiene management trainings for teachers, students and community workers. This training is particularly important for the male gender especially because the stigma around menstruation comes from them. Our trainings are around all the types of products available, from reusable to non-reusable products. Our staff and volunteers are trained and certified in this.
We train and provide mentorship in schools, colleges and community at large on SRHR, GBV, talking about all the uncomfortable truths that are considered taboo. We want people to be comfortable around their sexuality, from contraceptives to choice of sexual partners. We include the suspects and law enforcers such as Boda Boda operators in these sensitization programs. They are mostly responsible for cases of teen pregnancies and rape. We onboard the police so as to ensure the legal parameters and reporting around the vices are also well understood.
We have the School Holiday STEM Program, an initiative we have run successfully for the past four years, to empower the school going child with skills on technology. Although the program is open to all genders, our key focus is the girl child. To empower her with skills in coding, robotics, animation, 3D, animation and website and application development. We want the girl child to know that their passion in STEM is valid and that this is not a niche set aside for just men. This program is majorly run by our female volunteers Technology gurus. At the end of a yearlong training, they are certified by the US Embassy who provide us with the space and equipment for use at their space. We have 30 students taking part I’m the program yearly, we recruit students from all parts of the country and the training is absolutely free.
We link young ladies who are unable to pursue their studies with scholarships and education sponsors. For teen mums with interest of going back to school, we act as intermediaries between the school and the family to ensure smooth transition back into the education system.
We organize child protection trainings in schools for teachers, to ensure that the teachers grasp and fully understand their students’ rights and the need for their protection. This is because many cases of violations against the girl child happen in schools or at home, so teachers should be first responders in such cases. We started this particular initiative when we realized that teachers especially in marginalized communities are not well trained on matters related to child protection. In particular, we realize there are cases of sexual abuse against girl child, early marriage, teen pregnancies and substance abuse and drop out cases that need teachers’ efforts in identifying.
We dignify the girl child just as we do the boychild through our yearly initiatives to provide basic education necessities such as school uniforms, shoes, and exam materials. Over the past four years, we have noted that because of torn uniforms and shoes, many students miss school. In the schools we work with in Kajiado, the situation is way worse because of the harsh weather conditions. The students have developed sores on their feet that come from wearing plastic and torn shoes. The cheapest shoes that most can afford are plastic. These melt with time and the chemicals in them and the heat and sharp objects from the ground leave the students with sores and injuries on their feet.
This is especially worse for the girls who have to walk long distances to fetch water and surprisingly herd cattle. Every year, we set out to collect shoes from well-wishers and ensure we donate them to these needy students. For all the students transitioning into high school, we ensure they get new shoes, clipboards, sets and writing materials and a calculator for their exams so as to ensure they have an equally smooth transition into high-school as their counterparts in urban areas.
As an organization, we believe that no teenage mother should be crucified for having a baby. To help these young mothers find their bearing in life, we have manageable one-year programs that we engage them in. These are the ones we have successfully managed to train them in.
a). Entrepreneurial training in – Soap making, cake making using a minor, mat making, wig making, tailoring. After this training we take them through finance management classes and linkage to financial institutions (table banking training for financial savings) and marketing classes to help them sell their end products
b). Mental health debriefing sessions to help them deal with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship trauma and all the emotions that come with early parenthood.
c). SRHR and GBV management- we teach them all they need to know on reproductive health and family planning, bringing on board health facilities to provide this information and guidance. We also work with GBV focused organizations touring them and create awareness on how to handle and report cases.
d). Legal and Education awareness- we hold open workshops where we invite legal officers to guide on cases related to child custody, GBV reporting and to help out with the girls who desire to go back to school to finish their education, especially because many are never allowed back.
e). Every year we provide the girls with a food and house supplies hamper provided by a well-wisher, to provide them with economic relief for a month. This well-wisher donates these hampers during times of crisis as well, for example, during the covid pandemic where the teenage mothers couldn’t work and during the flooding seasons.
NB – it is important to note that because of the effectiveness of the entrepreneurial program we have been running since 2020, many other entities we work with have benefited from the training, literally reaching out to the organization and requesting for the training. These include; prostitutes, widows, and women who are primary care givers to children with disabilities.
To ensure that women have access to affordable, medical care, we partner with medical situations to provide free trainings, screenings and treatment for the marginalized. We do this through
4.Increase the scope of women and girlchild beneficiaries of rechargeable solar energy and training, so that more women can get into business such as solar powered posts mills, phone charging business, solar cooking.
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