To mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021 the following are real-life accounts of experiences from girls who have undergone FGM. The stories are real and from people who are willing to open up and talk about the painful experiences they went through as children. These are just a glimpse of…
According to Census 2009, young people below the age of 25 constitute 66% of the total population in Kenya. Adolescents on the other hand, make up 24% of the country’s total population (9.2 million). Unfortunately, this group experiences some of the poorest reproductive health outcomes in the country. The National AIDS Control Council estimates that…
Evidence from various studies on the value of comprehensive sexuality education in young people’s lives is very clear and convincing. Over the years, a growing number of governments have committed to deliver Comprehensive sexuality education and Youth friendly health services to adolescents and young people. This progress is quite encouraging. Access to education and health…
Amb. Amina Mohammed and the Ministry of Education: Ensure full implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Kenya Let’s tell Amb. Amina Mohammed to ensure the full provision and full implementation CSE through the national school curriculum and ensure young girls and women access services that are responsive to their sociocultural and livelihood contexts within which…
Out of every 6 people in the world today, 1 of them is an adolescent girl below the age of 15. These are 1.1 billion people- a powerful constituency for shaping a sustainable world that’s better for everyone. They are brimming with talent and creativity. But their dreams and potential are often thwarted by discrimination,…
Education is arguably the pillar for all spheres of development. Globally, reports by UNICEF state that 62 million children age between 6-15 years are out of school. Most of these children are in Africa and Asian countries. Countries in these two regions have reported extreme indicators in the health and wellbeing of women and adolescents.…
Kenya is a diverse country with over forty ethnic groups. These groups are categorized within the Bantus, Nilotes and Cushites populations in Africa mainly. This clearly shows that the country experiences multi-cultural practices which may differ from one ethnic group to the other. In the midst of all these differences in the way of life,…
Young people in Africa, a continent of almost 1.2 billion people, carry the collective hope that their continent will realize the goal of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Achieve Gender Equality for all Women and Girls. From Cairo to Cape Town, from Dakar to Nairobi, Khartoum to Harare, across the beautiful landscape of…
‘We talk about what we do and do not like.’ Kevin & Vivian Kevin (22) and Vivian (21) have a three-year old daughter. They still live at home with their families in Kisumu. Their daughter lives with Vivian and her family. “We are getting there”, Kevin laughs when asked why they are not married or…
“Now I know how to use a condom.” Quincy (20) lives with his older brother and his family. He is first-year student Public Health; Lilian (19) lives with her mother and wants to study engineering at the University next year. Lilian immediately saw that he fancied her when they were introduced in the swimming pool…