Dandelion Africa
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
- N Network
Description
Dandelion Africa is a grassroots organization based in Rift Valley of Kenya. We promote gender equality and human rights for women, girls and youth, through programs that address cultural and logistical impediments to women’s reproductive health, economic livelihoods and girls’ education. We encourage boys to understand, respect and support the rights of girls and women. Dandelion Africa builds the capacity of women in rural areas on wealth creation and investment using local resources available to them, we provide sexual and reproductive health information and services to women and girls through mobile medical outreaches and Door to Door Back Pack Nurse Model by ensuring no woman or girl is left behind in access to contraceptives. We work with schools through a gender transformative lens that works to address issues of Female Genital Mutilation and increase opportunities for education for girls and boys in marginalized communities. For sustainability, we have a Resource Center and Dandelion Medical Centre which is constructed in the heart of the communities we serve.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Networking/Convening
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Other
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- National
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Skills
- Civics education
- Literacy
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Food/water security
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Sports
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- 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)
- Baringo, Kirinyaga, Kenya
Office location(s)
- Kenya
Contacts
- Wendo Aszed
- Executive Director
- wendo@dandelionafrica.org
- Dandelion Africa
Locations of current girls’ education work
- Kenya