Achieng · Homa Bay
Back in the classroom
“I thought school was finished for me. My mentor kept saying: your daughter needs to see you finish. Now I am the one helping her with her homework.”
✓ Returned to school, preparing for KCSE
Community-rooted in western Kenya since 2018
A Young Mother’s Story Doesn’t End at Pregnancy
Girl Pride Africa Kenya walks alongside adolescent mothers and pregnant girls aged 13–23 around Lake Victoria, connecting psychosocial support, HIV and maternal health care, education, livelihoods, and family strengthening into one plan for each girl.
Registered organization
500+ girls supported since 2018
4 counties: Homa Bay, Siaya, Kisumu, Migori
Impact
- Adolescent mothers and pregnant girls supported
- 500+
- Of girls supported for school re-entry back in class
- 85%
- Mentor mothers trained
- 50+
- Sanitary pads distributed
- 30,000+
3,000+ people reached, including girls’ children and families · Homa Bay · Siaya · Kisumu · Migori
One Girl, One Plan
Teenage motherhood, HIV vulnerability, school dropout, and poverty arrive together, so our five program areas work together around every girl.
Psychosocial Support & Mental Health
Counselling, mental health screening and referral, peer groups, and mentorship that help girls heal from trauma and stigma before anything else.
Health & HIV Referrals
Linkage and accompaniment to HIV testing and care, PMTCT, antenatal and postnatal services, child health, and menstrual health.
Education & School Re-entry
Fees, re-entry negotiation, tutoring, and literacy and life-skills classes so every young mother keeps learning, in school or out.
Livelihoods & Agriculture
Vocational training, kitchen gardens and agribusiness, business skills, and savings groups for economic independence.
Family Strengthening
Parenting and caregiver support, informed by approaches like Sinovuyo, that rebuilds the home around each girl.
How it fits together
See the full journey: from the day a girl is referred to us to the day she graduates, stable and independent.
Explore Our ProgramsHoma Bay · Siaya · Kisumu · Migori
Why the Lake Victoria Region
Around Lake Victoria, two crises overlap: the former Nyanza region has long carried some of the highest HIV prevalence in Kenya, and teenage pregnancy here is closely tied to HIV risk. When a girl becomes a mother at fifteen, she often loses school, family, and safety at once. Responding to teenage motherhood here means responding to HIV prevention, maternal health, and stigma at the same time, which is exactly how our programs are built.
23%of girls aged 15–19 in Homa Bay County have begun childbearing, one of the highest rates in Kenya, well above the national average of 15% (Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2022)
Built for partnership
NGO Board-registered since 2020 · advisory committee oversight · CPA-led finances · child safeguarding and PSEA commitments · case-managed programmes with tracked results. Due diligence documents are available to partners on request.
How we stay accountableSimple technology, human touch
No smartphone needed: girls stay connected by SMS, calls, and WhatsApp on basic phones, digital case records make sure no one falls through the cracks, and support moves by M-Pesa, traceable to the last shilling.
How we use technologyIn Their Own Words
Stories shared with consent and told with dignity. Names are changed and photos are representative to protect each girl’s privacy.
Awino · Siaya
A trade of her own
“The sewing machine changed how people greet me. I am not “that girl” anymore. I am the one who makes the school uniforms.”
✓ Runs a tailoring business, training an apprentice
Adhiambo · Kisumu
Healthy mother, healthy baby
“I was afraid of the clinic: of the questions, of the looks. Having someone walk in with me made it possible. Now I never miss an appointment.”
✓ In HIV care; her daughter was born HIV-free
Partners who have walked with us
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