Girl Child Network

  • A Advocate
  • F Funder
  • I Implementer
  • N Network
  • R Researcher
Description

Girl Child Network (GCN) is an independent, non-political, and non-religious, non-profit organisation registered in Kenya, with regional operation in Somalia and Uganda. Girl Child Network was established in 1995 after the Fourth World Conference on Women, in Beijing by participating Kenyan Civil Society Organisations to facilitate in implementation of the Beijing Plan of Action, specifically Article 12, (The Girl Child) and coordinate Child Rights programming in Kenya, with emphasis on the girl child. Girl Child Network is a membership organisation comprised of a wide spectrum of actors on issues of child protection, gender, democracy and governance, research, policy advocacy, education, health, capacity development, HIV/AIDS and emergency response.

Primary Functions
  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Program/Project Implementation
  • Research - other
Secondary Functions
  • Funding
  • Networking/Convening
Geographic Scope
  • Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training
Quality
  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Food/water security
  • HIV and STIs
  • Nutrition
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Sports
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls’ education funders

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website

Girl Child Network


Headquarters location(s)
  • Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Office location(s)
  • Kenya
Contacts
Dennis Mutiso
Programs Director
Girl Child Network

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • Uganda
Projects Back to Top