Education Kenya Project #28378

Empowerment Hub for Teenage Mothers

by Community Focus Group (CFG)

Project Report | May 9, 2023
Contributing To Youth Workforce Development

By Pamela Ateka | Project leader

Since 2017 Community Focus Group project train 100 teenage mothers has been contributing to the youth Development workforce, it has achieved local ownership and demonstrated a sustainable systems approach to improving youth workforce readiness and employment.

Our project has been unique as we have been working with teenage mothers and our initiative prioritized inclusive participation of both the mothers and the girls to endure the success of the initiative.

We have faced alot of challenges because of the limited funding for trainers and equipment, however we soldiered on with the little we have ,hoping that things will get better .We hope in the coming months to be able to begin enrolling more teenage mothers who are very interested in our project and are very keen to get enrolled following the successful completion of their predecessors.

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Jan 9, 2023
She Wanted to Do Hairdressing

By Pamela Ateka | Project Leader

Sep 12, 2022
We Are Enrolling !

By Pamela Ateka | Project leader

Our project has recently graduated a wonderful teen mum ,

Ruth is 18 years old; she is the first born in a family of three and a mother of a one

year and eight months baby boy. Having being raised in a polygamous family she

has seen a lot in life. Her mother was chased out of their matrimonial home, denied

her inheritance because defying the cultural practices of wife inheritance after the

husband passed on. Due to financial challenges, she was unable to proceed with

her education and dropped out I class seven. Her frustration did not end there. In

the process of looking for a way of earning a living to help her mother support the

family. She met a bodaboda rider who took advantage of her and made her

pregnant later denied taking responsibility. She has been offering laundry services

to nearby household for a small fee as a means of earning a living. This has taken

her toll of her dreams and aspiration as a young girl who has been raised through a

lot of hardship.

CFG has support many teen mothers to enhance their potential as a stepping stone

in achieving their dreams because we believe dreams are valid. Ruth heard about

the 100 girl’s initiative but she was not absorbed immediately due to Covid related

issues and lack of funds to support this program. Her zeal and patience have made

her consistence to follow up if there is hope to be admitted to start the skill-based

program. She began her training recently on the 10/2/2022 which will last for 6

months. Ruth will be learning skills on hairdressing. She was very excited to join

the training and she is vividly looking forward to be the best student in this cohort.

Her future plans are to work hard and one day own her own salon and offer the

same opportunity to other young girl who have had similar challenges in life. Ruth graduated in August , CFG is currently in the process of enrolling new teen moms to acquire skills to be able to forge sustainable livelihoods.

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