Promoting sexual and reproductive health rights among Ogiek girls
- P Project/Program
A Active
Key Information
OPDP through the support of its partners has been focusing on sensitization on reproductive health
education and distribution of sanitary towels to in-school adolescent girls from the minority and
indigenous Ogiek community both in primary and Secondary schools. The program commenced in
2015 targeting girls aged 10 - 19years and we have reached out to approximately 2500 girls in the
three Counties including Nakuru, Narok, UasinGishu.
The approaches we employ under the program include:
- Capacity building through dissemination of advocacy tool kit on menstrual hygiene and management
- Advocacy among community leaders to generate support on Sexual Right and Health Right issues
- Creating spaces for learning and sharing
- Peer-peer and inter-personal communication to promote role modeling
- Community partnering and networking
Since inception of the program, there has been increased transitioning of girls from primary to secondary and improved performances which bolster the realization of their dreams
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Activity URL
Not applicable or unknown
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2015 -
Partner(s)
Gender Department, Nakuru County, Groots Kenya, Indigenous Information Kenya (IIN), Tirap Youth Council, Gender based Violence Prevention Network
Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of EducationCOVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
- Climate change
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Gender equality
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Boys (both in school and out of school), Community leaders, Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, School administrators, Youth
Age
12 - 24
School Enrolment Status
All in school
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
- Vocational
Other populations reached
- Brothers
- Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
- Religious leaders
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Community mobilization
- General awareness-raising/community engagement
Life skills education
- Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
- Gender, rights and power
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Menstrual hygiene management
- Educating girls about menstruation
- Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)
- Sanitary product distribution
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- School-based counselors
Policy/legal environment
- Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
- Raising awareness about existing laws/policies
Social/gender norms change
- Work with community leaders
Teaching
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- STEM - outside the classroom
Women's empowerment programs
- Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased progression to secondary school
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved sexual and reproductive health
- Increased knowledge of rights
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage
- Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
- Daniel Kobei
- Ogiek Peoples' Development Program (OPDP)
- Executive Director
- opdp@ogiekpeoples.org
- +254722433757