KCC has fought to protect, educate and advance the girls and young women in our orbit. In 2021 this motivated us to set up our Women Leaders Programme, to offer wrap-around support for extremely disadvantaged girls to complete their education and develop the skills and self-confidence to become self-sustaining. This blog explains the impact of the programme on their, and our, lives.
In this blog Rachel, the manager of the Kujali centre, explores the area around our compound - the Ngoingwa estate.
In our last blog Janet, our Outreach Manager, explained the changes to the education system in Kenya. Education is key to the prospects of children. In this blog, Janet explains how KCC is supporting the education of disadvantaged children.
Janet Gichera, one of our managers in Kenya, explains how the education system in Kenya is changing in support of Kenya’s Vision 2030.
KCCs Reproductive Health Programme was set up to tackle the root causes of unwanted babies and their abandonment. Most young people in the poorer areas of Kenya receive no guidance on…
Rape, misogyny, period shame. These are all factors that contribute to the hardship of women in Kenya. In this blog we give some more detail about these issues and their impact on women, and discuss how reproductive health education is at the heart of their resolution.
In this blog, Rachel explains what life in the Kujali Abandoned Baby Unit is like – by explaining ‘a day in the life’ of the unit. In summary, it is very similar to many mothers’ days – feed, change, play, sleep . . . repeat – but on a bigger scale!
Our last blog explained how abandoned babies are a major issue in Kenya. To help improve their life prospects Kenya Children Centres funded the creation, and continues to fund the day-to-day operations, of a dedicated Abandoned Baby Unit in the Kujali Children’s Centre, a Charitable Children’s Institute (CCI) near Thika. This blog looks at how the Centre has improved the lives of the abandoned babies taken into its care.
Unwanted pregnancy among young girls in Kenya is rife. According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014, a quarter of women have given birth by age 18 and almost half by age 20. More recent statistics show that 40% of girls between 15 and 19 in poor communities become pregnant, with many even younger, barely teenagers. That has led to an epidemic of unwanted babies.
Nourishing Minds, Empowering Futures: The Transformative Impact of KCC’s School Feeding Programme in Kenya In Kenya, a considerable number of students face the formidable challenge of attending school on an empty stomach, making it difficult for them to concentrate on their studies. Read how KCC is helping.