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Bride Rescue Project
Sub-Saharan Africa
Bride Rescue Project
Project Coordinator:
Priscilla Nangurai
Project Overview:
The Bride Rescue Project provides young Kenyan women, mostly from the Maasai ethnic group, who have escaped early marriages with room and board, as well as educational opportunities. Early marriage for girls, sometimes as young as age 9 or 10, is an acceptable cultural practice in some regions of Kenya. Once girls are married they are often not allowed to continue school, and instead are expected to manage the household and start a family. The Bride Rescue Program provides an education to the girls, and also works on developing their self-esteem and sense of self-sufficiency.
Recent Accomplishments:
Creation of Women’s Income Generating Activities Groups
Establishment of support groups of people living with HIV/AIDS
13 girls graduated from primary to secondary school
47 girls continued primary education
Rescued 4 girls and enrolled them into the school
Number of People Directly Served by Project:
20 secondary school girls
30 primary school girls
Number of People Indirectly Served by Project:
20 women’s groups, 580 girls from various schools, and 280 pupils (boys and girls) taught children’s rights
Goals for 2010:
Improve access, retention, and completion rates at both primary and secondary levels.
Increase the number of women groups from 1 to 4.
Enhance guidance and counseling in schools, especially peer counseling.
Establish “Speak Out” Clubs in schools in the project area.
IPM Funding Goal for 2010:
$2,500
Community Impact:
"Phoebe was rescued at the age of 13. She went through primary, secondary, and university – a graduate in Education. She is now a teacher in one of the leading schools in Nairobi."
How your donation may be put to use:
$415 provides school funding for one girl rescued from early marriage for a year