News and Media
News and Media
Social Media and Technology
July 2019
Social media has created a lot of anxiety among the youth and lowers the self-esteem of those that do not have access to it. When teenagers from the city go to visit their friends in the villages during the school holidays, they intimidate them with their cool phones, iPads, cameras, and other electronic devices.
read moreCounseling for the Girls
July 2019
We have been offering counseling and guidance in our Choice Club meetings to the girls we mentor. We have also extended the services to other girls who are not part of the Choice Club, but who are also facing challenges that need addressing.
read moreChildren’s Rights
June 2019
Despite there being rights that protect children, many of them still suffer great injustices. Many have no access to education; they are forced into child labor, early marriages, and easily exploited by some of the people that have been entrusted to their care.
read moreTeachers’ Role in the Classroom
June 2019
After reviewing the reports, we received from the counselors who managed the counseling sessions at the different schools, it is evident that the students need teachers and parents who are willing to go an extra mile to give them attention and to seek out those who need special help.
read moreAbusive Marriages
June 2019
Since the year began, we have witnessed several gender-based murders. Many young women and girls have been killed. Most of the deaths are the result of either love gone sour or domestic violence. A few of the women who survived the domestic violence were questioned.
read moreMenstrual Hygiene
June 2019
Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated on 28th May. Girls have been known to miss school because they cannot afford sanitary towels. The use of old clothes, wearing of multiple underwear, cotton wool, and the use of toilet paper has been the trend with girls and women who do not have access to sanitary towels.
read moreForms of Abuse
May 2019
We continue with the Choice Club activities at the various schools. We have noticed a sharp increase in the abuse on women in Kenya, and so the topic we covered today on healthy relationships was very timely.
read moreSexual Health
May 2019
Sexual health is an important topic to teach teenage girls. Initially, girls used to fear engaging in sex because of falling pregnant; now times have changed. The introduction and use of contraceptives have greatly contributed to teenage girls engaging in sex.
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