Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

  • 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 - 19 years old and we have reached out to approximately 2500 girls in the three Counties including Nakuru, Narok, UasinGishu. 
The approaches we employ under the program includes:
-Capacity building through dissemination of an advocacy tool kit on menstrual hygiene and management  
- Advocacy among community leaders to generate support on Sexual Rights and Health Rights issues
- Creating spaces for learning and sharing 
- Peer-peer and inter-personal communication to promote role modeling 
- Community partnering and networking

Since the inception of the program, there has been increased transition 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

http://www.ogiekpeoples.org

Government Affiliation

Unknown

Years

2015 - 2030

Partner(s)

Gender Department, Nakuru County, Groots Kenya, Indigenous Information Kenya (IIN), Tirap Youth Council, Gender based Violence Prevention Network

Ministry Affiliation

N/A

Funder(s)

Land is life

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary
  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education

Skills

  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Empowerment
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • HIV and STIs
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Sexual harassment & coercion
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Boys in school
  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
  • Religious leaders

Participants include

  • Indigenous

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Health and childcare services

  • Referrals to health services

Life skills education

  • 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

Other

  • Other activities to address/end violence (not captured above)
  • Other activities to end FGM (not captured above)

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • Raising awareness about existing laws/policies

Reducing economic barriers

  • Income-generating activities

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
  • Work with community leaders
  • Work with religious leaders

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action
  • Empowerment training
  • Leadership training
  • Self-help groups (non-financial)

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Daniel Kobei
Ogiek Peoples' Development Program (OPDP)
Executive Director
dkobei@ogiekpeoples.org