Key partners

Department of Children Services, County government of Mombasa

Donor

Kindernothlife

Period of implementation

Sep  2016 – July 2019

Location: Mombasa

Overview of the project

Its overall objective was to contribute to the reduction of commercial sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children as well as improve service delivery to the victims through institutional linkages of both children and caregivers.

The project intervention aimed at identifying children victims of CSEC in Kisauni and Changamwe Sub-counties in Mombasa, link them up to social and psychological support and educate the community to identify and report CSEC. The project used two approaches; school-based and community-based

Impact

• 1501 adolescents and teenagers were identified commercially sexually exploited. 1334 were identified through community health volunteers. The rest were identified through fellow children, local leaders, and teachers.
• All 1501 children received psychosocial counselling and were linked to support groups. Of the 1501, 66 were linked to an educational institution for vocational training and received skills on hair dressing, tailoring and motor vehicle mechanics and they are using these skills to earn a living.
• 4263 in-school children received education on CSEC between January and September 2019. We provided education through school sessions.
• 365 stakeholders were sensitized on CSEC prevention and response. Of the 1501 children, 942 received counseling sessions. The rest missed counseling because they were either in school, relocated and some expected to be given money. Out of 942 children 604 self-reported to have stopped CSE.