Kuria Girls Project

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

I Inactive

Key Information

The Kuria Girls Project is aimed at ending female genital cutting/mutilation and early marriage in the Kuria community through working with local community members and leaders to identify persons who could spearhead culture changes as well as ensuring girls' retention in schools.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://www.nigee.org/programs/programs/kuria-girls-project

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2016 - 2020

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment
Cross-cutting areas
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

10 - 21

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
Participants include
  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
Increased availability of learning materials
  • Textbooks (unspecified)
Reducing economic barriers
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
School-related gender-based violence
  • Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct
Social/gender norms change
  • Work with community leaders
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Reduced child marriage
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Winnie Adhiambo
Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE)
waketch@nigee.org