Counsel for 1000 raped young girls in rural Kenya

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Summary

We are training 100 youths in trauma and counseling so that they can counsel 1000 raped girls sexually abused in rural Kenya after the post election violence and continous home raids by militia gangs. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

400,000 people were displaced after the post election violence in Kenya 2008. Girls and women experienced the worst ordeal. Many were gang raped. Cases of mother and their daughters raped by one man is very high ‘We are helping raped girls and women to recover from the ordeal of rape and sexual abuse by proving counseling, medication and play therapy’ Gichuki Francis, Executive Director

Activities

•If we train more counselors, we shall be able to reach more girls and women •By providing counseling services, the raped girls and mothers will recover leading a normal live •Through medication, the health of the girls and mothers will be better

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,340
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $21,660
Total Funding Goal: $23,000

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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will support 1000 raped girls and mothers through counseling, medication and sports therapy which will help them live a normal life, be integrated and accepted in the community.

Project Message

My daughter and my self were raped by the same man. We now have given birth . I was so disturbed and wanted to commit suicide. This project gave me a new life’
- Ms Naomi Wakhungu, Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gichuki Francis,
Executive Officer
Rift Valley P.O BOX 2511
Kitale, 0000
Kenya
1127114672461
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA) Logo Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA)
Kori House,Next to Sinyereri Primary school
Kitale, Rift Valley PO BOX 2511,30200
Kenya
254 725 200099
http://www.tysak.org

Learn more about Trans-nzoia Youth Sports Association (TYSA) and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 06, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 08, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

DONATE KEEP ME ALIVE

By Gichuki Francis - Executive Director, January 06, 2009 05:54 PM

Raped and Infected by HIV Virus ‘Please Donate to Keep Me Alive’

‘I was ganged raped, infected with HIV/AIDS. I urgently require medical attention. I anti-retroviral to keep me alive’ Veronica

It is sad news. However we are not loosing Hope. With good care, medication, nutrition and moral support, she will live longer.

We urgently need cash to buy medications and food for her. Her husband abandoned her so she entirely depends on our support and the local community. Her monthly Medical budget is US$ 250 while for food is US$ 100

‘You are my only remaining Hope, My husband died many years ago. Am looking up to you TYSA and well wishers to keep me ALIVE” Ms Veronica

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