On Saturday 1st December 2018, the DLSF facilitated a mothers’ forum in Chepseon, Kericho County. The mothers’ forum was dubbed ‘ Breaking the Silence’ and was aimed at encouraging mothers to speak up to their children especially girls on matters sexuality and guide them against Teenage pregnancies. In the forum, there was also a Counselling Session for teenage mothers and a few school girls and a Business Training on Liquid Detergent making.

The event was a success after 32 teenage mothers (including mothers in their early 20’s who became mothers during their teen years),

TITLE : BREAKING THE SILENCE, A MOTHERS’ FORUM

DATE: Saturday 1st December 2018

VENUE: AIC Chepseon, Kericho County

HOST: Dear Little Sister Foundation

ACTIVITIES;

For all mothers

• Open Forum on the role of mothers in ending teenage pregnancies
• Training on importance of breaking the silence and talking to girls
• Training on how to engage and talk to teenage girls on matters sexuality
• Sensitization on the importance and how to report perpetrators of teenage pregnancies

For Teenage Mothers

• Counselling sessions with teenage mothers
• Business skills training
• Provision of raw materials and startup capital for selected groups

Watch Video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFP7nFZVXaY

On Monday 19th November 2018, our Founder, Daisy Kosgey, was hosted  by Family TV alongside a teenage mother under the Foundation’s mentorship to discuss on teenage pregnancies and teenage motherhood. As our guiding principle, the Director insisted on our message of ‘No to Teenage Pregnancies’.

The teenage mother too had words of wisdom for teen girls.

Our Director, Daisy Kosgey was on Friday 9th November, hosted by KTN News, one of the leading TV stations in Kenya, to discuss ways of curbing teenage pregnancies. Again, on Monday 12th November,

https://twitter.com/KTNKenya/status/1060946499843096576

the Founding Director had an Interview published by the People Daily, a popular newspaper in Kenya. The link to the interview is below.

http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/484361/why-i-want-to-help-teenage-mothers-gest-tragedy/

As DLSF, we shall continue to use all available channels to fight the increasing rate of teenage pregnancies.

By Daisy Kosgey Mugiira

The rate of teenage girls giving birth during the KCPE exams period is alarming. This is not unique to 2018 but it is repeated every year. The big question is on whether there exists a relationship between examinations period and teenage girls giving birth which is not yet established. The issue and the hype created every year about girls giving birth during exams period is only that there is high publicity and heavy media presence around the time.

Summary

• Teenage girls drop out of school, deal with pregnancy-related conditions, give birth at their tender ages and finally become mothers with little or no hope of ever going back to school.
• The men responsible for the teenage pregnancies go on with their lives as usual, finish school, get employed and start their family with another lady.
• If girls can school,

Several people have that one thing they did or still do after seeing it or reading it in a material somewhere. The company we keep also influences us in several ways including what we read.

Unfortunately, in the current era of technology, most parents do not have much control over what children read on the internet and across social media. Parents however, should take an initiative to try and control the company and the materials their children get exposed to.

By Daisy Kosgey Mugiira – (Author, Dear Little Sister and Founder, Dear Little Sister Foundation)

The struggle was real. Our hope was cut short by a teenage pregnancy.

This motivated me to write to my dear little sisters to ensure none of them falls into the same trap. I thought and still believe that putting the story in writing would help me reach more girls worldwide.