What's Happening Near You: Kenya

African Family Health

African Family Health is a Kenyan initiative, which, through research, communication, advocacy and training, seeks to enhance the health and education of African families. African Family Health aims to be an institution that continually strengthens internal stewardship, ensuring leadership, synergy, partnerships and accountability to maximise equity in the communities it works in.

UNESCO Nairobi Regional Office

Since 2001 the Office is functioning as Cluster Office in all of UNESCO's fields of competence for Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda Somalia and Uganda. However, the Office remains a Regional Office for Science and Technology in Africa. In addition, the Nairobi Office hosts Regional programmes in bioethics and UNESCO Institute for Statistics. As a Cluster Office, it is responsible for implementing UNESCO programmes in Education, Culture, Social Science and Communication in six African countries (Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda).

PSO-K. Pepfar Scholars Organization Kenya

The Pepfar Scholars Organization Kenya (PSOK) was created in May 2012 with the aim to empower young people of Kenya through holistically engaging underprivileged members of the society, and providing them with skills and opportunities needed to excel in life. The organisation partners with individuals and institutions to achieve the above mentioned mission through mentorship, social and economic empowerment, civic education and volunteering in disadvantaged communities.

KATAA. Keeping Away from Threatening Abuse and Addiction

KATAA (Keeping Away Threatening Abuse and Addiction; in Swahili 'KATAA' means 'refuse or say no') is a Kenyan organisation aiming to reach out to high school children as well as school drop-outs and help them make healthy life decisions and stay away from drugs and other addictive substances. KATAA offers the following programmes and activities:

  • KATAA Trainings - Training sessions with professional counsellors in the field of drugs and substance abuse. KATAA also visit institutions like colleges, high schools and other churches to spread its mission.

National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA)

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) is a government agency established in 2012. The Authority’s main focus is on demand reduction, which involves providing preventive education, public awareness, life skills, treatment, rehabilitation and psycho-social support to the general public. It also contributes towards supply suppression through policy formulation and capacity building.

VPCT. Vision Professional Counseling and Training

Vision Professional Counseling and Training (VPCT) is an institution committed to the provision of mental health care, training and consultancy in various disciplines. VPTC also aims to work with primary schools, colleges and universities and teach young people about the harmful effects drug use has on their academic performance as well as on their behaviour. VPCT is run by a team of qualified professionals with vast experience in the fields of counselling, educational psychology, business studies, information and communication technology, community development and social work.

'Africa has a drinking problem' - young people at risk

Submitted by Andy Travis on

John Mututho's battle with the drinks industry, following his brothers death, led to Kenya's first alcohol-control act in 2010. This story illustrates Africa's vulnerability to moves by multinational alcohol companies. The relatively high proportion of young people in African countries, plus factors such as relatively low consumption of commercial alcohol, high levels of illicit alcohol production and a rapidly rising middle class, create perfect emerging-market conditions. Research for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Kenya suggests that young people are being targeted, for example by production of 'alcopops' and clever advertising. Worryingly, at a time when minimum pricing is under consideration elsewhere, many African countries give tax breaks to drinks companies. Data from WHO suggest that although average per capita consumption figures (excluding South Africa) are very low due to factors such as religion, Africa has the highest proportion of binge drinkers in the world.

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David Alulu

Organisation Name: 
Victory Child Care Fund-Inc
Job Title: 
Executive Director
Website: 
www.vccf-inc.org
Describe your prevention-related activities: 
Program delivery
Program development
Research / science
Evaluation
Fundraising
Training
Technical assistance
Administration
Advocacy
Does your prevention work and efforts focus on a specific setting?: 
School
Family
Workplace
Community
Youth Group
All Settings
Biography: 
Victory Child Care Fund-Inc, is a not for profit non Government Organization founded and registered in Kenya to promote Sustainable social economic development and support the education, health and well-being of poor, needy, Orphans and Vulnerable Children in less advantaged/marginalized communities in Kenya.

Registry Questionnaire

What is your highest academic degree?: 
FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
In what area or discipline?: 
COMERCE
Professional Organisations: 
N/A
SPR Meetings: 
N/A
EUSPR Meetings: 
N/A
Prevention Meetings: 
N/A

Collaboration History

I have never had any kind of international collaboration with researchers, practitioners or institutions.

I would like to establish an international collaboration. Any International University/ Institution or Organization that works in the same field as of my Organization. Sharing same goal.

I have collaborated with: N/A

Lawrence Osano

Organisation Name: 
ILLUMINATE AFRICA INITIATIVE
Job Title: 
Executive Director
Describe your prevention-related activities: 
Program development
Research / science
Funding
Training
Technical assistance
Does your prevention work and efforts focus on a specific setting?: 
All Settings

Registry Questionnaire

Collaboration History

I have never had any kind of international collaboration with researchers, practitioners or institutions.

I would like to establish an international collaboration.

My current institution initiated the collaboration.

Slum Child Foundation

Slum Child Foundations's vision is to exist in a world that is free from child centered challenges and a self reliant community that is able to overcome problems of poverty, drugs and substance abuse through advocacy, religious morals and teachings. Their mission is to mobilize and equip children from major slums in Africa about challenges facing them that include but not limited to poverty, child rights, HIV/AIDS drugs and substance abuse so as to create a world fit for them

Growth Project

GROWTH PROJECT is a registered national, non-governmental, non-profit making organization formally constituted in 2003. The organization is committed to support marginalized women and children/youth including their families in Kenya by enabling them to have access to health and drug abuse elimination, social and economic services, improved livelihoods and environmental conservation.
One of the priority programmes is to help substance abusers overcome their addictions and also address the issue of poverty and hopelessness and other underlying issues that lead to substance abuse.

Soberlife Mentorship Society

The Soberlife initiative is an effort to mentor the community into sober lifestyles which can help them to make responsible and lasting choices. Having gone through the shackles of drug habits, the initiators are recovered youths who have decided to inspire other people into positive attitude and behavior changes. This involves carrying out direct awareness in schools, colleges, universities, informal settlements, churches, prisons, government and non governmental institutions. We also have private talking points for those affected as well as referrals for rehabilitation.

Highway of Hope Christian Church Nyabisia self help group

We at Highway of Hope Christian church Nyabisia Selp help group registration Number GCA/DSS/SHG/110/2007.We embrace a vision to rescue children, youth and young adults from the traps of drug abuse, gangs, prostitution and victims of human trafficking in our Kisii community.We do this through small school called Highway preparatory and we handle kids right from 0- 18 years.Currently we are serving more than 200 kids in our facility and many more are applying to join in.

Movement Against Substance Abuse in Africa

Movement Against Substance Abuse in Africa is a Non-Governmental Organization duly registered in Kenya (in 2005) to address Alcohol and drug abuse (ADA), HIV/AIDS, Poverty, Crime and related issues in society. Our focus is on prevention, program development and demand reduction aspects of Alcohol and drug abuse management including: Prevention through TOT & peer trainings, screening and assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, baseline Surveys, Policy formulation, workplace policy development, capacity building for national and county governments.