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A LOT CHANGE PROJECT

A LOT Change project is a community based after-school support program being implemented by Miss Koch Kenya in Korogocho since 2013. The first phase (2013-2015) only targeted adolescent girls in grades 6-8 and consisted of homework support in numeracy and literacy, life skills mentoring, parental counseling, and transition to secondary school subsidy.

From the successes of the initial phase, the intervention was scaled up in phase 2 (2016-18) to include a leadership component and also target both adolescent boys and girls, with the other components remaining the same. Phase III is a follow-up study of the phase II cohort who transitioned to secondary school in 2019 and will be testing the feasibility of implementing the A LOT-Change model among older adolescents and also check the sustainability of the effects observed in phase II.

SILP PROJECT

SILP, acronym for ‘Strengthening Innovative Learning Practices post Covid 19 in Korogocho’ is a project implemented as an upscale to a pilot project known as ‘Strengthening Home studying culture in Korogocho during Covid 19 pandemic’. The pilot project provided home studying options for learners in Korogocho who happened to be disadvantaged while other learners in the country continued to access learning through online platforms.

The evaluation of the pilot project showed results that could be classified into three categories; Success of the after-school support program evidenced by; 87% of the learners reporting that they found the sessions helpful in helping them identify their areas of weakness, 85% of the learners reporting that the after-school support program influenced their attitude towards education and 95% of the learners reporting that they felt they could recommend the sessions to other learners;

Achievements of the parental Engagement as shown by 95% of the learners whose parents participated in the radio sessions reporting they have received some form of parental support towards studying at home; and the need for Life skills sessions as indicated by 40.8% of the learners who felt that the sessions would have been made better had they been engaged more in sessions that involved soft skills.

KILIMO JIJINI PROJECT

Kilimo Jijini Project is a project that started in 2020 with an aim of training youths and women how to do farming with the little space that they have in the urban areas to utilize it by erecting different structures.

The first phase was mainly aimed at training the youths in mushroom farming and vertical gardening in the informal settlements of Korogocho. The goal of the first project was to improve nutrition in the community that this project will take place and on top of that the group should also be able to benefit out of this project by selling the mushroom and the money they get can be distributed amongst them.

The second started in October 2021 where we trained two groups, 1 women group and 1 youth group. The best thing about it is that 3 youths from the first project who were now experts became the trainers of trainers (TOT’s) during phase 2. The main goal of phase 2 was to build sustainable livelihoods for households in Korogocho and its environs by empowering women and youth in urban farming.

OBJECTIVES:

To improve nutrition in the community.
To empower 15 young people and 15 women to use their talents and skills to earn a living in 4 months.
To establish 2 entrepreneurial ventures being run by young people and women in 4 months.

Sustainability Strategies

The leadership of the women and youth groups will be trained on proper implementation of the project; they will also be trained on urban farming techniques and marketing skills. This will create a situation where produce will have an avenue to be marketed for income generation and the cycle will ensure self-sustainability of the projects, both at the urban farming learning center and individual youth and women group projects.

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SANITARY PADS DRIVE

As the world grapples with the unfortunate crisis of the coronavirus pandemic which is continuously contributing to rising cases of job loss, the majority of families in Korogocho don’t consider sanitary towels an immediate need. Such is considered a luxury.

Also, the economic strain in families has put girls at a disadvantage where many have been cut off from essential sexual and reproductive health services as well as social networks.

In order to restore girl’s confidence, reduce cases of teen pregnancy and ensure retention in school to improve performance, MKK embarked on an exercise to mobilize and distribute sanitary pads to the needy girls in the following identified schools which are all in Korogocho- Daniel Comboni, Glory, Starlight, Big Pen, Maranatha, Rehema, Jirani primary schools and Glory Secondary school.