Break Free Alliance
- P Project/Program
A Active
Key Information
The Break Free Program aims at ensuring that adolescents are more informed about their SRHR and exercise their right to live free from Teenage Pregnancy (TP) and Child Marriage (CM), supported by civil society. To achieve this strategic objective, we have strengthened 148 CSOs, youth-led groups and networks to lobby and advocate for improved legislation and implementation to increase girls’ agency and to promote social norm change in favor of the prevention of CM, TP and FGM/C. We are seeking to reduce the prevalence of child marriages, teenage pregnancies and female genital mutilation/cut for girls in Kenya. We are ensuring that adolescent girls at risk of CM/TP access quality and safe education and influencing duty-bearers and decision-makers to develop and implement laws and policies that respond to adolescents’ needs. This way, adolescents access quality SRHR information, education and health services.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2021 - 2025
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs- The Dutch Embassy
COVID-19 Response
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NationalAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- School violence
- Teacher training
Skills
- Civics education
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Gender equality
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth
Age
9 - 19
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
- Vocational
- Tertiary
Other populations reached
- Community leaders
- Mothers
- Other community members - female
- Other community members - male
- Other family members
- Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
- Religious leaders
- School administrators
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
- Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
- Nomadic groups
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
- Gender-sensitive curricula
Health and childcare services
- Adolescent-friendly health services
- Referrals to health services
- Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)
Life skills education
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Social/gender norms change
- Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
- Media campaigns
- Work with community leaders
- Work with religious leaders
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
- Increased primary school completion
- Increased progression to secondary school
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Improved sexual and reproductive health
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage
- Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
- Teresa Otieno
- Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
- CEO of FAWE Kenya
- terry.otieno@fawe.or.ke