Kenya

Children from families living in poverty go to school less often. They are extra vulnerable to forced labour, forced marriage and abuse as well as sexual and other types of exploitation.

We ensure that children get an education so they can eventually find jobs to earn better incomes. We educate their parents and communities. Children have rights to protection, to an education and to build a better future.

To prevent children from being exploited, we help families find additional or new sources of income. 

In partnership with the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Terre des Hommes is working in strengthening the Child Protection system in the Dadaab refugee complex. Our project aims at  preventing and responding to violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation of most vulnerable children affected by displacement. Special attention is paid to unaccompanied and separated children, children-headed households, children excluded or at risk of exclusion, survivors of SGBV, girl mothers and adolescents out-of-school.

Our emergency response consists of providing protection services to children in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and improve their wellbeing. Our activities include psychosocial support, case management, and cash voucher assistance to vulnerable families.

Tdh also provides emergency social support dignity kit and cash-based intervention through our case management process to vulnerable survivors to promote their effective rehabilitation.

In this project we also make available a protection space for children associated with armed groups, children survivors of any kind of violence, children suffering from addiction to drugs, children being exploited or affected by other protection circumstances requiring them to get away from their social or family environment. These children have access to mental health and psychosocial support services, taking into account traumatic experiences which these children are transiting through.

In the big city a lot of girls are forced to work in prostitution at a young age. In bars, hotels, brothels and along the road. The growing number of street children is also causing a sharp increase in the sexual exploitation of children.

Nearly 2 million children are forced to work in Kenya. Often because their parents do not have enough money. They do not go to school and cannot build a better future. We fight against this form of exploitation. We provide education, a safe environment, help to families and a future. Join the fight.

Child trafficking is common in Kenya. The rapid growth of large cities such as Nairobi are important causes. Many children move from the poor countryside to the big cities. Hoping to find work or education there.

These children usually end up in dangerous situations, in brothels or as house slaves in the slums. We fight against child trafficking. By protecting them. Join the fight.