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.
Education is key to helping children improve their life chances, and good nutrition is key for school attendance and achievement. But many children in Kenya do not get the nutrition that they need.
Kenya Children Centres (KCC) has been supporting disadvantaged children in Kenya for over 20 years. Through our website, we inform visitors about the work that we do and thought that some additional information would help you understand the need for the work we support. We invite you to join us on a journey through the complexities and contradictions of Kenya, through the challenges faced by the most impoverished of Kenyans, and through the services that we deliver, to see how your kind donations improve the lives, and prospects, of over 2,000 Kenyan babies and children. Welcome to ‘KCC Unveiled’, a blog where each story is a call to action and an opportunity to share hope for the future.