By Admin_faw January 28, 2026 Fundraising

Give a Second Chance to 300 Teen Mothers in Nyamira County

SUMMARY

In Nyamira County, Kenya, an alarming rate of children are becoming mothers, abruptly ending their education, devastating their lives and limiting their future opportunities. Teenage pregnancy often results in stigma, social isolation, economic hardship, and long-term dependency, affecting both the young mother and her child. This project seeks to empower teen mothers aged 13–18 by providing holistic support that restores access to education, strengthens mental well-being, builds parenting capacity, and promotes economic independence.

Hope Foundation for African Women (HFAW) will work closely with communities, schools, and health facilities and local leaders to ensure teen mothers are supported to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose. It will engage local leaders to hold perpetrators to account and lead mass campaign to end the vice.

CHALLENGE

In Nyamira villages young girls are becoming pregnant at an alarming rate with as many as 300 girls in one small village. Teen mothers face intersecting challenges that trap them in cycles of poverty and vulnerability. Once pregnant, many girls are forced out of school and are rarely supported to return. They experience shame, rejection, and emotional trauma, with limited access to counseling or reproductive health information.

Economic dependence increases their exposure to exploitation, gbv, and repeat pregnancies. At the same time, their children face higher risks of poor nutrition, inadequate healthcare, and neglect. Without targeted intervention, teen motherhood becomes a permanent barrier to education, employment, and social inclusion.

SOLUTION

Hope Foundation for African Women will implement a community-based, survivor-centered empowerment program tailored to the needs of teen mothers. The project will provide psychosocial counseling and peer support to help young mothers heal and regain confidence. Participants will be supported to return to school where possible, or to enroll in alternative education and vocational training aligned with local economic opportunities.

The program will also offer parenting education and sexual and reproductive health information to promote healthy families and informed decision-making. To foster long-term self-reliance, teen mothers will receive financial literacy training and access to seed capital, start-up kits, or micro-enterprise opportunities, alongside continuous mentorship and follow-up.

The project will engage all stakeholders, the community, the girls’ parents, health professionals, and local leaders to garner support to these girls and forge to end the vice.

LONG-TERM IMPACT

Through education, emotional healing, and economic empowerment, teen mothers will transition from dependency to independence, enabling them to support themselves and raise healthier children. As young women gain skills, income, and confidence, they become better equipped to make informed life choices and avoid repeat vulnerabilities.

At the community level, the project will help shift harmful attitudes and reduce stigma toward teen mothers, fostering environments of support rather than exclusion. Over time, this transformation will contribute to stronger families, improved child outcomes, and a meaningful reduction in intergenerational poverty in Nyamira County.

Overall this project aims at drastically ending child mothers’ crime in Nyamira County.