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Impact report 2017
Your support means we are able to deliver vital projects in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about the impact of these projects in our recently published report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights Improved teaching practices for 3,500 students 2,000 pupils with access to clean drinking water, toilets and hand-washing facilities 1,800 family members with improved food security 425 women trained in sustainable agriculture 6,000 people trained in child rights and school-related gender-based violence prevention 84% of 2017 income spent on project costs…
Read moreLucy’s story
We have always taken a holistic, person-centred approach to development at Team Kenya. Over the last ten years we have seen that problems can rarely be tackled in isolation – a girls’ school fees may be paid, but she may fall ill, or be pulled out of school to look after her siblings. Taking this approach sometimes makes explaining what we do complicated – essentially, we want to keep girls in school, and we do this by supporting them in whatever way they need to be supported. For some girls this means providing extra care packages such as personal care…
Read moreBrighter Futures project update
In 2015 we completed a comprehensive research project into the root causes of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) in Ndhiwa and the most successful interventions. Our research found that: SRGBV in Ndhiwa is highly prevalent but underreported by schools and local government 62% of girls have experienced violent or sexual threats in schools 67% of girls felt that they may receive lower grades if they did not reciprocate sexual advances from male teachers 1 in 4 respondents felt that it was sometimes ok to raise a hand to a girl Our research showed that the key perpetrators are male teachers,…
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