Reep Kenya

Apart from the teachers who were trained on issues relating to the child, 200 parents-100 in Butula district and 100 in Nambale district were trained on parenting.

With this holistic approach targeting all the stake holders, REEP has seen a great increase in the number of cases of abuse being reported by teachers, parents and the children themselves. We are optimistic that we shall help in creating a safer environment for children.

This December, REEP through support of our different partners supported a total of 154 children from various primary schools in Butula and Nambale to go through holiday camp trainings where children were trained on children rights, child labour and psycho social. Through ICS , 90 children were trained in a residential workshop on children rights and self awareness for three days at Magnet primary school. Children who were all members of the Child rights clubs initiated early this year were taken through different topics among them the definition of Child rights clubs. The functions of the child rights club, the rights and responsibilities of a child, child abuse and forms of child abuse, how to identify abuse, what to do in case of abuse . Children were able to identified the different forms of child abuse they have faced as children highest being emotional and physical abuse. Privately a number of children shared their experience in sexual abuse. In a rare turn of events,  a 15 year old boy narrated how he was being sexually abused by a 37 year old widow while he thought he was the one benefitting because the woman gave him money. The boy promised never to go back to the widows house again. Asked why he now wanted to stop, he said he was ashamed of himself, he had embarrassed those close to him especially his parents, he was compromising his education and wasting his time.