The Dear Little Sister Foundation (DLSF) ended the Year 2018 on a high note by conducting a training and sensitization forum on ways of avoiding and curbing Teenage Pregnancies amongst teenage girls in an event organized by the Kipkelion East CBO, at Kapkondor Secondary School, Londiani – Kericho County on 29th December 2018.
The event was attended by over 250 participants comprising,
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
For Teenage Mothers
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
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.
To Celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child on 11/10/2018, Dear Little Sister Foundation is giving out 5 free
copies of the Dear Little Sister Book and a Back to School Shopping Voucher worth sh.2000 to a High School Girl from any County in Kenya.
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