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Team Kenya Accounts
As Team Kenya became a Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in September 2016, our accounts before this date are no longer available through the Charity Commission website. As an organisation we advocate transparency and with this in mind, we have made all of our accounts available by following the links below. 2020 Accounts and Annual Report 2019 Accounts and Annual Report 2018 Accounts and Annual Report 2017 Accounts – Please note that although Team Kenya was registered as a CIO in September 2016, funds were not transferred from the previous registered charity until January 2017. These accounts are dated from September 2016, though…
Read moreImpact report 2020
Your support means we are able to deliver vital programmes in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about these programmes in our 2020 Impact Report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights 480 of the most vulnerable girls were given access to safe spaces, counselling and home visits from a social worker to enhance their personal safety and wellbeing. 450 families of the vulnerable women and girls received public health education awareness on COVID-19 to protect them from infection. 700 pupils continued…
Read moreImpact report 2019
Your support means we are able to deliver vital programmes in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about these programmes in our 2019 Impact Report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights We increased the number of partner schools in Ndhiwa from 8 to 15 840 very vulnerable girls were supported to stay in school 331 girls from 13 primary schools graduated to secondary school 22 girls were supported with high school scholarships 8 girls were supported with university scholarships 10 former…
Read moreImpact report 2018
Your support means we are able to deliver vital programmes in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about these programmes in our 2018 Impact Report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights 8,000 people trained in child rights and school-related gender-based violence prevention. Over 5,500 pupils have improved standards of education Clean drinking water is available to 4,500 school students 5,000 children, teachers and parents have access to computers and books Over 2,700 family members have improved food security 88% of income…
Read more18 Month Report: Brighter Futures
Here is our full Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Report on the Brighter Futures programme and the impact of the programme in its first 18 months. Thanks go to our volunteer, Alyssa Koenig, who wrote the majority of this report using information collected by our implementation partners, NCEDP. Background Brighter Futures is a current community outreach project run by the Ndhiwa Community Empowerment and Development Project (NCEDP) and fully funded by partners Team Kenya UK, which aims to use football as a tool for engaging girls and boys in gender equality conversations to help reduce Gender Based Violence (GBV) and…
Read more18 Month Update: Brighter Futures
Our Brighter Futures programme uses mixed gender football as a vehicle to educate the community on issues, including gender-based violence and gender inequality. The programme initially provides interactive lessons to boys and girls at partner schools, before community outreach sessions are held to ensure that all groups within the community receive this vital education. Brighter Futures has now been operating for 18 months and evidence demonstrates that the programme is having a positive impact in reducing gender-based violence, child marriage and teenage pregnancies. In Ndhiwa, where Team Kenya works, only 15.7% of girls continue into secondary education – with gender-based…
Read moreAspire Scholarships
Team Kenya’s Aspire Scholarships programmes ensures that girls from particularly vulnerable backgrounds can access the education they need to lift themselves out of poverty. Plus, given that educated women tend to invest 90% of what they earn into their families, the benefits aren’t only experienced by the girls themselves. In the past, the programme has provided school fees and general support to girls through sponsorship. However, we are now empowering the mothers of poor girls through the development of women’s groups and entrepreneurial skills, such as sustainable agriculture training, beadwork training and small loans to enable women to establish small…
Read moreImpact report 2017
Your support means we are able to deliver vital projects in Ndhiwa. You can find out more about the impact of these projects in our recently published report. We hope you enjoy reading about how your donations have helped achieve some amazing things for the women and girls of Ndhiwa. Impact report highlights Improved teaching practices for 3,500 students 2,000 pupils with access to clean drinking water, toilets and hand-washing facilities 1,800 family members with improved food security 425 women trained in sustainable agriculture 6,000 people trained in child rights and school-related gender-based violence prevention 84% of 2017 income spent on project costs…
Read moreBrighter Futures project update
In 2015 we completed a comprehensive research project into the root causes of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) in Ndhiwa and the most successful interventions. Our research found that: SRGBV in Ndhiwa is highly prevalent but underreported by schools and local government 62% of girls have experienced violent or sexual threats in schools 67% of girls felt that they may receive lower grades if they did not reciprocate sexual advances from male teachers 1 in 4 respondents felt that it was sometimes ok to raise a hand to a girl Our research showed that the key perpetrators are male teachers,…
Read moreWhy we’re replacing our scholarships with agricultural projects
Over 50% of girls in Ndhiwa drop out of primary school before completion and even fewer progress on to secondary school; families struggle to pay school fees and boys’ education is often prioritised over girls. Team Kenya works in partnership with primary schools in Ndhiwa to create girl-friendly environments and develop teaching practices that help to improve access to quality education for all girls. At the moment, Team Kenya provides girls with scholarships, through our Aspire Scholarships programme to allow them to progress on to secondary school and further education, which is beyond the financial reach of their families. Time for a…
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