Volunteering to address teenage pregnancies in Kenya

Lack of information about reproductive health and high rates of child abuse has caused an high rate of early pregnancy
AIM: To reduce the cases of early pregnancy
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
-To improve and strengthen the health workers methodology on disseminating information among the young people on grassroots level
-To create a platform of social workers and peer educators to campaign against sexual harassment within the community
-To advocate on children rights within the community
ACTIVITIES
-3 workshops about children rights to the local community, advocating against early pregnancy health camp for the youth and local community for
-3 consecutive days

TARGET GROUPS
-Workshop: health workers, parents and peer educators
-Health Camp: parents, teachers, health workers and peer educators

METHODS group discussion, “café” method, planning discussion, expert analysis

INDICATORS
-Number of schools calling for peer educators after the health camp, for reproductive health education
-Number of community leader requesting for more advocacy through health camps
-Number of health workers getting more involved in organizing workshops for emphasizing and enhancing the effects of early pregnancy