2019 – 2020 : Empowering Adolescents: Building Resilience to Intimate Partner Violence
HealthRight Kenya’s programming has expanded over the years to respond to violence against women and girls. Grounded in empowerment and gender equality principles, we support Community Based Operators (CBOs) and local government to define areas for partnership.
- Goal: Building Resilience to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by developing an innovative digital relationship toolkit using integrated approaches. Our team has worked with communities to enhance awareness of and reduce IPV incidents among adolescents.
- Donor: Grand Challenges Canada
- Budget: $79,704
- Period: 2019-2020
- Location: Togaren and Webuye West sub-counties, Bungoma County
Achievements
- 64,000 people reached through broadcast radio programs
- IPV training for 40 youth leads in two project sub-counties
- 20 HCWs recruited as IPT participants
- 225 people reached through digital toolkit surveys and community forums