Title:
Creating Safer Schools in Kenya
Agreement Number:
5007060531 D000055001
Agreement Value:
$10,956,436.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 7, 2014 - Dec 31, 2020
Description:
This initiative aims to improve the safety and quality of school and community environments for 120,000 vulnerable girls and boys in Kwale and Kilifi counties. The initiative supports governments and community organizations to improve access to safe and high quality learning environments, to strengthen child protection systems and increase birth registry with the objective of reducing early marriage, violence, and abuse of children. The initiative fosters innovation and harnesses the strengths of Kenya’s vibrant mobile technology industry to pilot initiatives such as digital birth registration.
Some initiative activities include: (i) training and mentoring people responsible for child protection, including teachers, health staff, police, judiciary to identify, report and refer cases of child abuse, and help rehabilitate and reintegrate children; (ii) training and mentoring members of school management committees and community-based organizations to detect and prevent abuse and exploitation and take action against offenders; (iii) establishing and strengthening child protection units, and support groups for survivors of abuse and their families; (iv) setting up a system for community based reporting of child protection cases using mobile phone technology; (v) establishing a teacher-offenders database to increase the number of cases reported and to institutionalize reference checks for teachers seeking employment; (vi) supporting the expansion of Kenya's national child helpline; (vii) developing a pilot digital birth registration system and supporting awareness campaigns to prevent early marriage and promote birth registration; (viii) reviewing policy and legislation to identify gaps and action needed to address child protection in schools and communities; and (ix) supporting the establishment of equitable water and sanitation facilities for girls and boys in 40 schools.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected intermediate outcomes for this initiative include: (i) increased efficiency of government institutions, the national child helpline, schools and community-based mechanisms to prevent, detect, and respond to cases of early marriage, school violence, child abuse and exploitation; (ii) strengthened systems for universal birth registration; (iii) improved quality, safety, and inclusiveness of school environments, especially for girls; and (iv) child protection integrated in national and county education policies.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M4P 0B3
Reference Number:
GC-2015-Q2-0028
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118928993
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The end date is postponed to December 31, 2020
Amendment Date
Mar 25, 2020
Recipient's Legal Name:
Plan International Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Don Valley West
Federal Riding Number:
35021
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.