Break Free Alliance
Break Free Alliance
From 2021 to 2025, FAWE Kenya implemented the Break Free! Programme as part of a regional consortium led by Plan International, in partnership with FAWE and SRHR Africa Trust (SAT), funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The programme was implemented across nine African countries.
In Kenya, we worked with young people, schools, communities, civil society organizations, and government stakeholders to address barriers that prevent girls and adolescents from reaching their full potential. Through advocacy, community engagement, youth leadership, and evidence-based programming, we sought to reduce child marriage and teenage pregnancy while promoting girls’ retention in school.
Recognizing that lasting change is driven by young people themselves, the programme strengthened youth leadership and civic participation, empowering girls to advocate for their rights.
Programme at a Glance: 115 Youth Champions Trained | Counties Reached: Kajiado & Nairobi | 13 Schools Reached | 26 Teacher Patrons Trained
Trust (SAT) and Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in collaboration with the technical partners The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and Rozaria Memorial Trust (RMT).
Goal
Adolescents exercise their right to live free from teenage pregnancy (TP) and child marriage (CM) supported by civil society. Civil society organizations, youth-led groups and networks will be strengthened to lobby and advocate for improved legislation and implementation to increase girls’ agency and to promote social norm change in favour of the prevention of CM/TP.
Objectives
Pathway 1: Adolescent girls at risk of CM/TP access quality and safe education
Pathway 2: Duty bearers and decision-makers develop, resource and implement laws and policies that respond to adolescents’ needs.
Pathway 3: Adolescents access quality SRHR information, education and services
Target groups- Adolescents, youths, policy makers
Adolescent girls access quality education, laws and policies developed to address adolescent needs, increased access to SRHR information, education, and services.