Shield Project
This project's parent organization is The Coexist Initiative
It operates in Kenya
It uses Multiple sports
Entered the Sport for Education Award
More about Shield Project
The Shield project started five years ago and is tailor made to suit our overall objective which is to always mainstream men, boys and communities engagement in project conceptualization and implementation. Education, entertainment and sports are the anchors of our overall programming. In Kenya, as it is in other parts of the developing world, girls are being forced to lose their childhoods for a life that is defined by isolation, violence and illness because of several key factors.They include poverty, lack of education and job opportunities, insecurity in the face of war and conflict, and the force of archaic customs and traditions that devalue women and girls and discriminate against them.
Child marriage is a gross violation of human rights and a barrier to girls’ health and social well-being. It severely impedes Kenya’s development efforts including undermining initiatives to raise girls’ education, to reduce maternal mortality, and to increase employment and enterprise levels. Child marriage is an affront to all development efforts as defined by the elusive millennium development Goals and Kenya’s own Vision 2030. By the time of this submission over 1500 girls have benefited from the program