Champions for Change, Afya kwa Elimu Project

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

I Inactive

Key Information

Girl Child Network with the support from Rise Up – Champions for Change (C4C) implemented the Afya kwa Elimu project in Kenya. The project worked with policy makers from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) to review the National School Health Policy of 2009 and ensure drug and substance abuse among adolescent and youth in schools was addressed. The policy's aim was to address eight thematic areas namely: values and life skills; gender issues; child rights & responsibilities; nutrition; special needs, disabilities and rehabilitation; WASH; disease prevention and control; school infrastructure & environmental Safety. The policy sought to address education and health needs of all basic education learners including those with special needs and disabilities. It provided the objectives and strategies to address these needs. 


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2021

Partner(s)

Champions for Change (C4C)

Ministry Affiliation

Kenya Ministry of Health, Kenya Ministry of Education

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

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
  • Secondary completion

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Nutrition

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Other

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being