POLYCOM GIRLS

Polycom Girls aims to empower young women in Kenya through access to education, sports activities and sanitation. Hence, they are able to manage their lives positively and develop a voice to influence policy and decision-makers on issues that affect the lives of girls. Working with over 50 schools to reach out to adolescent girls and 5 organised groups to reach out to girls who are not in school. Polycoms work is summarised under one word G-PENDE (which means to love yourself). It is about promoting self-worthiness and appreciation among girls. The programmes have recently been extended to include out-of-school girls and young women aged 16 to 25 years. Every year, Polycom recruits fresh school leavers as volunteers (mentors) who are trained in psycho-social support to carry out school counselling sessions and oversee the G-Pende safe space sessions. Polycom was started in response to the sexual violence and exploitation faced by young girls in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi....