Posts Tagged ‘Child Marriage’
Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education: Janet’s Story
Although illegal in Kenya, child marriage is a cultural norm in Baringo, where girls are often seen as the property of their fathers and brothers to be sold for financial gain, often for 3 or 4 goats.
Read MoreMentorship Camps guide students towards academic and personal success
For many children living in poverty, they are the first in their family to go to secondary school. Without a role model at home to ask for advice, navigating the challenges of further studies can be daunting. That’s why, when So They Can supports children with scholarships, we don’t just provide a financial contribution —…
Read MoreChampion Mother rescues 14-year-old girl from child marriage
Sauti ya binti nguvu ya binti – The Voice of a Girl is Her Power When Mercy* realised that her father had accepted a dowry of 2 bulls for her marriage, she desperately ran to Jeska’s house for help. Mercy met Jeska, the Champion Mother in her village, when she came to her school to…
Read More21,000 washable sanitary pads distributed to 3,500 girls in rural Tanzania!
There’s an equal number of girls and boys enrolled and attending So They Can supported schools in Tanzania. In large part, that’s thanks to our Keeping Girls in School (KGIS) project that addresses the cultural, social and economic barriers that persist around girls’ education. Period poverty — inadequate menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management, and…
Read MoreChanging the future for girls in Baringo County, Kenya
Kamsino and Chepoghon were about to undergo FGC and be married off. Now they get to attend school for the first time ever. So They Can met Kamsino and Chepoghon in September 2022. The girls had been collecting small quantities of cooking oil and maize flour for their households, and were returning home, 20 kilometres…
Read MoreUbuntu Update for March
March is turning out to be a big and exciting month for So They Can! Our 2023 1HumanRace is well underway, with over $28,000 raised so far — a big shout out to everyone enduring the challenge. We’ve also launched our ‘So They Can Sydney Party’ event, taking place on Friday 26th May. And of course, above all our teams in Kenya and Tanzania have continued…
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