Tiko

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The Tiko Program offers sexual reproductive health and rights counselling services to girls between the age of 15-19 coupled with life skills and information on contaceptives in the quest of reducing teenage pregnancies, school drop outs, early marriages and unsafe abortion.

Amazon Theatrix Ensemble (ATE) works to counsel and refering girls to take services in designated clinics in eight wards in Kisumu County, namely Kondele, Migosi, Manyatta B, Kolwa Central, Nyallenda A and B, Railways and Kajulu Wards. The project leverarges on technology to adress the welfare of girls in the community by creating platform for them to explore their potential while learning their Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights through Tiko Club sessions in which girls share and learn form eachother on social issues affecting them in the community.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://tikoafrica.org/

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2022 - 2025

Partner(s)

Triggerise Kenya

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry Of Health and Sanitation, Ministry of Youths, Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture

Funder(s)

Triggerise Kenya

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

No

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

15 - 19

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Indigenous

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization

Life skills education

  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Peer mentors

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Edwin Koga
Amazon Theatrix Ensemble
Director
amazontheatrixensemble@gmail.com
+254701739992

Documents Back to Top

Tiko Clubs Meetings Report