{"id":2252,"date":"2024-12-23T08:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T08:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:02:07","slug":"newsletter-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/?p=2252","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter – 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“When young people thrive, communities thrive.”<\/em><\/p>

\ud83d\udcda Education and Skills Training<\/h3>

Holiday Program<\/h4>

Stawisha engaged 150 children<\/strong> during the December holiday through academic support and skill-building activities. These included storytelling, art, games, dance sessions, and sports. A highlight was a 3-day chess and scrabble training<\/strong> by a guest from Nairobi, complete with motivational prizes.<\/p>

Digital Literacy Program<\/h4>

To close the digital divide, our computer learning program trained and certified 16 students<\/strong> in digital skills. This initiative enhances youth employability and fosters opportunities for self-employment.<\/p>

Vocational Training for Young Mothers<\/h4>

A new safe space was launched to offer hairdressing training<\/strong> to young mothers. Currently, 15 mothers<\/strong> are enrolled, with 11 actively participating<\/strong>. The facility is child-friendly, allowing mothers to learn while their children are safely engaged.\"\"<\/p>

\ud83c\udf3f Food Security & Environment<\/h3>

Greenhouse Farming<\/h4>

Stawisha\u2019s greenhouse project has produced a variety of vegetables used by both the staff and local community, strengthening food self-reliance.<\/p>

Support for Grandmothers<\/h4>

In collaboration with WEGFA<\/strong>, agricultural training was provided to grandmothers. They received cassava and millet seeds<\/strong> and benefited from land preparation support using a tractor donated by the area MCA<\/strong> during February.<\/p>

\ud83e\ude7a Health and Wellness<\/h3>

Jihusishe Nasi Project \u2013 Phase II Launch<\/h4>

With support from the Hivos SRHR Regional Fund<\/strong>, Phase II of the Jihusishe Nasi project launched in March 2025<\/strong>, running through October 2025. This initiative focuses on providing relevant SRHR (sexual and reproductive health and rights) education and services to adolescent girls and young mothers aged 10\u201324 across South East Alego Ward.<\/p>

  • Youth caf\u00e9 forums in eight safe spaces<\/li>
  • Peer-to-peer sessions with school health clubs<\/li>
  • Community sensitization events<\/li>
  • Intergenerational dialogues<\/li>
  • Policy review of Siaya County RANMCAH Act<\/li><\/ul>

    Adolescent Girl Power Program (AGPP)<\/h4>

    As part of the Siaya cluster partners<\/strong> (Stawisha Africa Initiative, Siaya Muungano Network, Siaya Young Women Alliance), AGPP activities this quarter included:<\/p>

    • Skillful parenting workshops with caregivers and spouses<\/li>
    • Nurture and care sessions for young mothers<\/li>
    • Safe space mentor training<\/li><\/ul>

      Stay Connected<\/h3>

      Thank you for being part of our journey. Your support continues to uplift our communities. We welcome your feedback and collaboration.<\/p>

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      Highlights:<\/b>
      \nHoliday Program
      \nEstablishment of a Vocational Training center
      \nAgricultural training for grandmothers
      \nImplementation of skillful parenting and mentor training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,13,5,23,4,1,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agricnenviro","category-digiliteracy","category-edunskills","category-foodsecurity","category-healthnwellness","category-sai","category-srhr"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2252"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2310,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions\/2310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stawishaafrica.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}