Training in HIV/AIDS for 40 girls in Kilifi
Girls AIDS education Africa
Summary
The project provides HIV/AIDS training for 40 girls who will reach out with this new information to 3,000 girls in rural Kenya
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Teenage pregnancies and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS are the main health problems faced by girls and young women in Kilifi. They have very poor access to reproductive health information and services. This projects offers girls up to date information on HIV and the services that are available locally. The project will be high impact because it is led by peers who are trustworthy, knowledgeable and understanding, giving vulnerable girls a safe space in which to voice their adolescent concerns.
Activities
1. HIV training for 40 girls: increase knowledge and understanding of HIV prevention and services. 2. Peer education sessions with groups of girl footballers: increased knowledge and confidence contribute to reduction in teenage pregnancies
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,300
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $3,300 . The original project funding goal was $3,300.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will provide up-to-date information on reproductive health, HIV and local health services to help up to 3000 girl footballers make informed decisions on their sexual and reproductive health.
Project Message
If it wasn’t for MTG I would probably be a single parent by now: it is very difficult to find a girl of my age at 20 years who is not in school who doesn’t have a baby.
- Leah Gandi, peer educator, football coach
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sarah Forde
M & E and Research Coordinator
Box 605
Kilifi, Kilifi 80108
Kenya
254722630056
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Moving the Goalposts Kilifi
Jakobs Building Mtaani
Kilifi,
Kilifi
80108
Kenya
+ 254 722 823834
http://mtgk.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Kenya
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
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 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 3, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
thanks for funding project
By sarah forde - director M&E, April 21, 2008 06:21 PM
Good news on the pitch, too, MTG Under 13s won the Mathare Youth Sports Association international tournament in Nairobi in April 2008. See picture below. Keep an eye on Global Giving for the next MTG project for funding.
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