Empowerment Hub for Teenage Mothers

For the very first time in a long time the world has the same problem -Covid-19 and its Impact has been felt in the lives of over 50,000 teenage girls in Kenya , most of the teenage pregnancies during the quarantine period were outcomes of Rape ,and sexual violence and now the lives of 13 -17 years old girls dreams of finishing school have been shattered. Our train 100 girls project targets young teen mother who have dropped out of school in different counties ( Nairobi, Homabay and Kajiado counties of Kenya.

The goal of the project is to equip the young girls with skills and expertise to enable to earn a living and transform their lives. Let me tell you a STORY........

Susan was born in a family of 4 and she is the third born in the family. Her father passed on when she very young. She dropped out of school at the age of 11 after she got pregnant. The child passed on a month later after birth of which no explanation was given to her because she was young and experiencing post natal depression. She was later taken to her Aunt’s place to work as a house help since her mother is a widow and unemployed and could not support her and her sibling.

Currently she is residing with her Aunt who has taken her in to work for her until she becomes stable and be independent. Susan embraced Community Focus Group initiative because it will give her an opportunity to build her skills and have bright future a head and become independent. And that is what happened when she completed her training in Hairdressing , she is self sufficient, she has been employed and now she is able to work with her hands because she learnt a skill for a lifetime through the support of you our partners