Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE)
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
Description
Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE) was conceived as a one-stop intervention to address teen pregnancy and subsequent school dropout, gender-based violence, FGM in the four counties (Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Homabay) of Nyanza region. They implement in these counties because several national surveys have consistently reported the four counties as having some of the worst indicators that impact negatively on adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). For example, the region records the highest teen pregnancy (22.2%), second highest prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) (32.4%), lowest age at sexual debut (16.5 years), second lowest age at marriage (18.9 years), and third-highest physical and sexual violence against women and girls (33.5%) (Kenya Demographic Health Survey, 2014).
The latest National HIV Survey (KENPHIA, 2020) also reported that the same counties still have the highest HIV prevalence nationally: 19.6% in Homabay, 17.5% in Kisumu, 15.3% in Siaya and 13% in Migori, compared to 4.9% nationally.
The guiding vision of NIGEE is to localize resource mobilization.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
Secondary Functions
- Networking/Convening
- Program/Project Implementation
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- National
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other
- Remote Learning
- Transition from school to work
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Other cultural practices
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE)
Headquarters location(s)
- Kisumu, , Kenya
Office location(s)
- Kenya
Contacts
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Kenya