Miss Koch Kenya
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
Description
Miss Koch Kenya (MKK) is a not-for-profit youth empowerment organization. It was founded in 2001 as a community-based organization (CBO) to address the vulnerability of girls and young women in the Korogocho slum of Nairobi. At the time of establishment crime and gender-based violence were rife in Korogocho. The culture of silence that existed at the time led to impunity, lawlessness, and much suffering of the local population, especially women and girls. The few groups, organizations, and individuals that tried to address the situation were not successful due to fragmented approaches and lack of supportive structures.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Research - other
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- National
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other
- Early childhood development
- Transition from school to work
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Skills
- Civics education
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Office location(s)
- Kenya
Contacts
- Chief Executive Officer
- emmie.erondanga@misskoch.org
- Miss Koch Kenya
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Kenya