CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE (CSA)
Article By Esther Mwende According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child is identified as any human being under the age of 18 years. For this reason, the fragility of children warrants them special protection, and the UN has been keen on elaborating this safety under the rights of …
Grace* (not her real name), is 16 years old, and a form 3 student, at Uhuru Kenyatta Secondary School in Mwihoko ward -Kiambu. She’s also one of the little sisters who has benefited from the SAFIRE program. Through Big Sister sessions,Grace now understands why she has to wait until she is mature enough to engage …
Article by Purity , Big Sister Sexually Transmitted Infections are predominantly known to spread through sexual contact and formulate as bacterial, viral, or parasitic and proven to have a profound impact on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people which can have serious consequences beyond the immediate impact of the infection itself. …
Article by Ruth, Big Sister Although pregnancy and childbirth are natural phenomena, many pregnancies pose serious health risks to mothers and their children, especially pregnancies characterized as too early. Pregnancies among adolescents have major health consequences for adolescent mothers and their babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that pregnancy and childbirth complications are the …