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Breaking barriers to health and human rights for girls and communities in rural Kenya

Health and Leadership Training
Linda Dada Program
Health Clinic

In the rural communities we serve in southwestern Kenya, health outcomes are dire, especially for girls and young women, who face high rates of child marriage, teen pregnancy, and female genital mutilation (FGM). Limited health education and healthcare infrastructure, cultural stigma around sexual health, high costs, and long distances to medical facilities also create formidable challenges to getting care.

Kakenya’s Dream has created interconnected health programs that give youth and adults across southwestern Kenya access to the health information, education, and services necessary to advocate for themselves and make informed choices about their health.

Jijue Health & Leadership Training

Our Health and Leadership Training program, also known as the Jijue program, (which means “know yourself” in Swahili), is offered as weekly after-school workshops in both of our schools as well as dozens of partner schools across southwestern Kenya. It is delivered over a three-year period (grades 5-7), ensuring consistent, age-appropriate engagement at a critical stage of adolescent development. The trainings equip boys and girls with information about their bodies, health, legal rights, and life skills training. 

Our team of skilled facilitators lead impactful and engaging sessions on gender equality, FGM and child marriage, sexual violence, sexual and reproductive health, self-defense, and skills like leadership, public speaking, and self-advocacy. This program also teaches participants to share the information they’ve learned with their siblings, parents, and communities and empowers them to become partners in promoting gender equality. To date, trainings have been taught at over 250 schools across Narok, Kisii, Migori, and Homa Bay counties.

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facilitators trained to disseminate our unique and comprehensive Health and Leadership Training curriculum
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"Protect a Sister" in Swahili

The Linda Dada program confronts the harmful social norms, practices, and systems that perpetuate widespread gender inequality and violence against women and girls in Kenya. The program brings together a wide range of stakeholders, including women and men, youth, elders, religious leaders, government officials, law enforcement, and health service providers. Through community dialogues and educational media campaigns, the program raises awareness of the issues women and girls are facing, strengthens referral pathways and protective systems, and encourages collective action to end common practices such as FGM and child marriage.

By creating a safe space for open dialogue on these issues, which are too often shrouded in silence, the program helps communities reexamine harmful norms and beliefs, forge a shared vision for change, and take action together. Rather than imposing solutions from the outside, we partner with communities to drive lasting change from within, creating a safer, more equitable society for everyone. 

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people reached across southwestern Kenya via educational radio and television programming
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Kakenya Health & Wellness Center

The Kakenya Health and Wellness Center (KHWC) is our pioneering youth-friendly health clinic offering essential services to a region that previously had little to no access to healthcare. Our clinic provides:

  • Primary and preventive care
  • Stigma-free sexual and reproductive health services
  • Mental health counseling
  • Specialized support for survivors of gender-based violence
  • Pharmacy and lab testing services
  • Monthly mobile pop-ups that bring care to the most remote communities

This clinic serves as a vital resource for rural communities, eliminating barriers to care and creating a safe space for youth and women to seek compassionate, life-saving medical support. In addition to on-site services, we conduct pop-up clinics and outreach programs to build a trusted presence across communities and expand access to care. We also work alongside the Ministry of Health to improve care and build capacity at other medical facilities, amplifying our impact across the region.

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