Empowering the Girl Child To Unlock Their Full Potential
Breaking the cycle of teenage pregnancy, school dropout, and poverty through mentorship, education, and community support.
Transforming the Lives of Adolescent Girls and Young Mothers in Kenya
EROHI empowers adolescent girls, teen mothers, and vulnerable families through mentorship, education support, health access, and economic empowerment programs. To date, we have reached over 1,200 adolescent mothers and helped them strengthen life skills, return to school, improve parenting practices, and build resilient futures. We work at the intersection of teenage pregnancy, poverty, gender inequality, & social injustice realities to create community-led solutions that unlock long-term opportunity for girls and their children.
What We Do
We create community-led solutions that support adolescent girls, young mothers, and families to thrive.
Our Work
The Sad Reality of Many Adolescent Mothers in Kenya
In Kenya, nearly 15% of girls aged between 15 to 19 years become pregnant every year. Of these, at least 13,000 girls drop out of school with no hope for a future. They experience many challenges including stigma, mental health issues, isolation, lack of support and much more. Additionally, these challenges, if not addressed properly, affect the development, health, and long-term wellbeing of their children…
Why It Matters
Early pregnancy interrupts education, limits opportunity, and alters the course of their future. This is because, when a girl becomes pregnant, she is far more likely to drop out of school and many never return. Without education, her economic options shrink, increasing the risk of long-term poverty and overdependence to the community. In rural communities where employment opportunities are already limited, this vulnerability deepens.
Our Core Programs
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT
This initiative has helped equip adolescent mothers with caregiving skills to help them become capable caregivers
Mentor Her Program
This program has helped equip adolescent mothers with essential life skills, entrepreneurship, leadership, & parenting skills
Health & Nutrition
This program has helped train several households in the to improve food security & reduce malnutrition
Scholar’s Program
This program has helped identify & develop young talent through leadership, critical thinking, & life skills
Economic Empowerment
This initiative has helped equip adolescent mothers with financial literacy & essential entrepreneurship skills
Our Integrated Program Pathways
This integrated program pathway is designed to identify and enroll at-risk adolescent mothers in the community. Once EROHI identifies them, it collaborates closely with the community to assess their situation, create local solutions and monitor and support them.
IDENTIFY & ENROLL
Outreach to identify & enroll adolescent parents at risk
ASSESS & PLAN
Conduct Needs Assessment & Develop Individualized plans
EMPOWER & EDUCATE
Provide life skills and parenting, health & education support
REFER & LINK
Connect to health nutrition & social service resources
MONITOR & SUPORT
Transition adolescent parents to government support groups & peer SILC groups
Our Impact
EROHI has helped more than 1000 girls through our core programs. Over the last three years, EROHI has worked alongside communities, families and government partners to raise awareness and implement solutions that address the root causes of teenage pregnancy, school dropouts and injustices
Our Stories of Change
“When I first joined the program, I had just delivered my baby and wasn’t sure what my future held. With the support I received, I was encouraged to continue my education. Today, I am back in school at St. Anne’s Nanyeni Secondary School, thanks to the sponsorship from EROHI. I feel hopeful and proud that I can still chase my dreams while being a young mother”
LILIAN ACHIENG- BENEFICIARY
“Many girls in my community drop out of school before finishing high school. A new school was started with support from EROHI’s mentorship program, and more girls from our community are now going to secondary school. I am happy about this progress.”
PRISCAH PARENT
“Before the program, I was shy and embarrassed because I had delivered my baby at home at a young age. I didn’t feel proud of myself and avoided talking about it. After the training, I learned that I am not alone and gained the confidence to say a firm ‘No’ when I need to. I now feel empowered and proud of myself, and I know I can make decisions that protect me and my baby “
TRIZER- BENEFICIARY
Joining the SRH program gave me a safe space to share my health challenges. I opened up about having Genital Herpes, something I had been struggling with silently. With the program’s support, I was able to get proper treatment at the hospital. Now I am healthy and confident, and I know I can take care of myself and my baby
RODAH- BENEFICIARY
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When you give to EROHI, you’re not just funding programs. You’re helping build resilient families and empowered communities. Your generosity creates opportunity where it’s needed most.