EDUCAIDS Partners In Kenya (2008 -2009)
KAACR was the leading agency in Kenya for the Educaids partnership composed of:- International Child Support (ICS) – Africa, Kenya AIDS Ngo’s Consortium (KANCO), Life Skills Promoters (LISP), National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), Organization of African Instituted Churches – Kenya Chapter (OAIC- K), Rural Aids Prevention and Development Organization (RAPADO), Undugu Society of Kenya (USK), SEED SAMBURU, Dupotoo e Maa, ADRA KENYA, NAIROBITS and Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children (KAACR).
The partnership aims at developing, in a network, a Sexual development, HIV/Aids and Reproductive health Education SHARE FRAMEWORK for effective communication and interventions, based on the needs of young people.
This formed the Educiads Kenya Partnership whose goal was:
‘‘Young people in Kenya Empowered through education to make well informed SRHR choices that will help their potential to the fullest in a conducive environment.’’
The Objectives were: –
- To provide children and young persons with appropriate and accurate knowledge and skills to enhance positive attitude on SRHR and ensure their active participation.
- To enhance the capacity of stakeholders(parents, teachers, guardians, community and religious leaders) to support children and young people to make informed choices on SRHR issues
- To enhance capacity of health service providers to provide youth-friendly services
- To advocate for review and implementation of policies on SRHR and change in retrogressive cultural practices and other social factors that influence SRHR among young people
The following strategies guided the Educaid’s Kenya partners in ensuring that the goals and objectives of the project have successfully been achieved.
- Strengthening Civil Society
- Successful training in SRH, intervention mapping and
- Communicating sexuality
- Successful carrying out of SA/NA by partner organization
- Evidence based SRH policies in at least 5 partner organization established
- Development of a common framework for interventions in the field of HIV/SRH