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HEALTH. RIGHTS. JUSTICE.

Africa Advocacy Foundation Kenya works with communities and institutions to tackle inequality, improve health, advance rights and create lasting change. We build on local leadership and partnerships to create safer, healthier and more inclusive communities.

WHO WE ARE

AAF Kenya is a rights, health and development organisation working with communities and institutions across Kenya. We work with children and young people, women and men, families, schools, community organisations, health providers, civil society and government institutions to address inequality and strengthen health, rights and opportunity.

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Africa Advocacy Foundation, Community Hub
Africa Advocacy Foundation, Community Hub

HEALTH

Improving health equity, access to services and stronger health systems. Our work includes maternal and adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV, community health and culturally appropriate approaches to care.

GENDER JUSTICE

Preventing violence and exploitation and challenging harmful gender norms. This includes VAWG, teenage pregnancy, child sexual exploitation, safeguarding, healthy relationships, positive masculinity, reporting and access to support.

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OUR IMPACT

PEOPLE → COMMUNITIES → SYSTEMS

We work with individuals and communities while using evidence and partnerships to influence the institutions and systems that shape people's lives.

  • 10,000+ community members reached with education on child protection, girls' rights and sexual exploitation in Homa Bay, Migori and Kisumu.

  • 1,500+ girls reached through school outreach and mentorship with sexual and reproductive health and rights information.

  • 67 teenage mothers directly supported in 2023 with maternity costs, health services and essential support.

  • Play4Respect model designed for 16 rural public schools, with children aged 6-16 and regular school-based sessions.

CLIMATE JUSTICE

Addressing the unequal impacts of climate change while strengthening community resilience, livelihoods, health and environmental sustainability. Our climate justice work recognises that climate change is also a health, economic and rights issue.

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LAKE REGION ECONOMIC BLOC

AAF Kenya is a formal LREB partner, contributing to Pillar 3 - Health and supporting regional health systems strengthening. This partnership reflects our commitment to connecting community experience with stronger health policy, systems and services.

PLAY4RESPECT

An early-intervention Sport for Development approach using play, reflection and repeated engagement to challenge harmful gender norms and help prevent violence before harmful behaviours become entrenched. Using football, netball and structured dialogue to engage young people.

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