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

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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)

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Current girls’ education funders

Current girls' education partners

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Website

Dandelion Africa

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

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Kenya

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