01/10/2024
"Going back to school after becoming a mother at 13 felt like an impossible dream as a Maasai girl. My parents were expected to marry me off in exchange for livestock, but my mother be-lieved in my potential to break the cycle of early marriage and subsistence pastoralism. Today, I’m in high school and speak to girls in my community about the importance of educa-tion." —Elizabeth Leshau, Naivasha.
Elizabeth is one of 195 teenage mothers who completed a 16-module training under the EU co-founded TETEA project. These young women have gained skills and actively engage in raising awareness among teenage girls in their communities on the importance of staying in school and protecting their future.
Ten girls have enrolled in vocational training, with four already running micro-enterprises, providing them with financial independence. Community Health Promoters have also re-ported increased access to reproductive health services among teenage mothers and girls in their communities.
All of this has been made possible thanks to the support of our partner, KNOTE(Kenya National Outreach Counselling and Training Program), and the European Union.
CISP Sviluppo dei Popoli
