EACREast Africa Child Rights Network

Our programmes

From case management in Migori to health services in Vihiga, our work protects children, keeps girls in school and gives young people a voice.

Integrated Community Safe Spaces Project (ISSP)

Kuria and Rongo sub counties, Migori · 2017 - 2018

Community-based case management that protects girls and young women from FGM and early marriage. Over 500 cases of abuse, exploitation, neglect, FGM and early marriage have been followed up, and 40 schools with 12,000+ pupils reached with child rights information.

Supported by The Girl Generation and Global Affairs Canada (CFLI)

Reaching the Last Girl

Migori and Kilifi counties · From September 2021

A peer-driven adolescent reproductive health rights project supporting adolescent mothers living with HIV.

Supported by ViiV Healthcare, with DSW Kenya

Kuimarisha Afya Ya Jamii Vihiga

Vihiga County · 2022/2023 pilot

Works with health care workers to improve the quality of health services. It will be scaled to other counties after a successful roll-out.

Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Common Thread

Girls Education and Empowerment Campaign

Migori County · Since 2016

An annual campaign using social media and art murals to speak out against gender-based violence and child marriage. About 110,000 more people were reached through local radio and social media.

Supported by Global Affairs Canada

Education Support Programme

Kisumu and Migori counties · Ongoing

Keeps the most vulnerable children, particularly girls at the brink of dropping out, in school.

East Africa Girl Summit

Kampala, Uganda · 2018

The region's first Girl Summit, calling on three governments to act on their child rights, gender and girls' empowerment commitments. It is now a national summit held every December by JFCU.

Supported by Convened with Joy for Children Uganda (JFCU)

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