Educate 150 Orphaned Teenage Kenyan Mothers

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Summary

150 teenage mothers go back to school and develop their careers, start small business and be great, empowered women. We are also providing a safe children centre for the teenage mothers. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

5.5 million Girls between 15 and 19 years give birth annually in sub-Saharan Africa. 62% estimated mothers in sub-Sahara Africa are between ages 15- 19. In Kenya Poverty and deprivation are major factors contributing to teenage pregnancy. More school girls submit to early sex in exchange of money. ‘We are helping orphaned teenage mothers to live their dream again through access to education, business and provision of care centre for their children’ Gichuki Francis, Executive Director.

Activities

Provide loans to women to start business and provide child care services, nutrition and healthcare.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $50
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $20,950
Total Funding Goal: $21,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project helps 150 orphaned teenage mothers to get education and develop their careers thus increase their income to support their children , families and positively influence the society to value girls.

Project Message

I can now educate my girl, aged 10 whom I gave birth to at the age of 14. I lost my parents. and dropped out of school. Thanks to the project I am working as an accountant after going back to school.
- Evelyn Nyamiaka, Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gichuki Francis,
Executive Officer
Rift Valley P.O BOX 2511
Kitale, 0000
Kenya
254725200099
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Project Sponsor

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Organization

Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA) Logo Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA)
Kori House,Next to Sinyereri Primary school
Kitale, Rift Valley PO BOX 2511,30200
Kenya
254 725 200099
http://www.tysak.org

Learn more about Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA) and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 20, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 04, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Little Help Makes great Change

By Gichuki Francis - Executive Director, November 20, 2008 11:20 AM

Your donation has enabled Miss Mary to sustain her small vendor business of buying and selling sugar cane. From this small, Mary get cash to buy food and clothing for her child, which was not possible before she joint the project.
Bring more smiles to teenage orphaned mothers!! Make you donation today!

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