CITY-CITY GIRLS EDUCATION AND RESCUE CENTER
Clay-City Community serves some of the world's most vulnerable young women . They confront significant hurdles because they are from Kenya's poorest area. These girls must endure hazards such as malnutrition, sickness (malaria, HIV/AIDS), a severe work load, animal attacks, molestation, the sex trade, prostitution, and early marriage in order to stay in school and develop a better life. Without assistance, barely 5% of the females in the neighborhood are able to attend high school. Pregnancies among 6th and 8th grade girls are on the rise. Solution The Center provides (1) a safe place for girls who are being chased or assaulted; (2) mentorship in assertiveness, life skills, and study habits; (3) family counseling to assist parents in supporting their daughters' education; and (4) a study hall with tutoring and study sessions.(5) Pregnancy lessons to help pregnant girls continue in school; and (6) business training to enable the center and the girls become self-sufficient....