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Girl Pride Africa Kenya (GPAK Girls)

East Africa

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About

Kenyan NGO in Homa Bay supporting adolescent mothers and pregnant girls aged 13 to 23 with psychosocial support, health referrals, school re-entry, livelihoods and family strengthening. Founded 2018; registered 2020.Girl Pride Africa Kenya (GPAK Girls) is a registered Kenyan NGO based in Homa Bay Town, working with adolescent mothers and pregnant girls aged 13 to 23, their children and caregivers across Homa Bay, Siaya, Kisumu and Migori counties. Our five programmes cover psychosocial support and mental health, health and HIV referrals, education and school re-entry, livelihoods and agriculture, and positive parenting. Community work began in 2018; registered with the NGOs Co-ordination Board in 2020. Motto: "Walk with her."

Mission. We want girls in western Kenya to finish school, make informed choices about their bodies and their future, and earn a living. For girls who are already pregnant or mothers, we walk with them until they're back in school or earning, healthy, and supported at home.

Focus areas

  • Health
  • Education
  • Gender equality
  • Livelihoods and employment
  • Agriculture and food systems
  • Child protection
  • Water, sanitation and hygiene

Activities and approach

Approaches

  • Direct service delivery
  • Community mobilisation
  • Training and capacity strengthening
  • Advocacy and campaigning
  • Research and evidence
  • Policy influencing
  • Emergency response
  • Social enterprise

Capabilities

  • Lead programme delivery
  • Local implementation
  • Consortium leadership
  • Consortium membership
  • Community access and relationships
  • Research and evidence
  • Monitoring, evaluation and learning
  • Technical expertise
  • Policy and advocacy

Populations served

  • Children
  • Adolescents and young people
  • Women and girls

Support sought

  • Flexible or core funding
  • Project or programme funding
  • Consortium opportunities
  • Research partners
  • Funding opportunities

Readiness and evidence

1 verified readiness area

Readiness reflects VICO's review of evidence the organisation has supplied. It is not a compatibility score, and evidence documents are not public.

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