We are so pleased to welcome Simon Achieno, our new partner based in Kenya, who has been instrumental in developing our latest project and delivering the first batch of pads to girls in Kakamega County. He is a political and social scientist with a BA from the...
Dozens of schoolgirls have just received their first pack of reusable sanitary pads and it caught the attention of the local TV and radio stations in Western Kenya which aired the story. Over the last few months we’ve been supporting a women’s group in Kakamega...
On 24 January 2022, we celebrate the fourth International Day of Education. Today, 258 million children and youth still do not attend school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic maths; less than 40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa complete...
Human rights are universal rights that mean that everyone should be treated equally and with respect. In 2021, Human Rights Day is focusing on how rights are the beginning of peace within societies, and a way to create a fairer society for future generations. ...
Today is World Children’s Day, celebrated to mark the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly formally adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The declaration applies to anyone under the age of 18. It is wide ranging and speaks, amongst other things, of...
