Kuria Girls Project

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

I Inactive

Key Information

The Kuria Girls Project is aimed at ending female genital cutting/mutilation and early marriage in the Kuria community through working with local community members and leaders to identify persons who could spearhead culture changes as well as ensuring girls' retention in schools.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://www.nigee.org/programs/programs/kuria-girls-project

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2016 - 2020

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

10 - 21

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male

Participants include

  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Textbooks (unspecified)

Reducing economic barriers

  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

School-related gender-based violence

  • Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct

Social/gender norms change

  • Work with community leaders

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Reduced child marriage

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Winnie Adhiambo
Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE)
waketch@nigee.org