Girls Voices Initiative (GVI)

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

A Active

Key Information

To tackle challenges related to female genital cutting/mutilation, The Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA) funded by Rise Up based at the Public Health Institute in the US has been implementing a program dedicated to girls’ empowerment, known as Girls Voices Initiative (GVI). CSA has equips girl leaders, from Kajiado West Sub- County, who have gone through sexuality education with additional skills in public speaking and decision-maker education, while creating spaces at the local, County and National level for these girls to amplify their voices and fight for girls’ rights.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://www.csakenya.org/programs/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2021 - 2030

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
  • Early/child marriage
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown