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2018

Annual Report

The SRHR Alliance shares the highlights, accomplishments, results and challenges in this Annual Report 2018 & 2019

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Who we are The SRHR Alliance in Kenya is a coalition of 17 civil society organizations and institutions working to promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people and women in Africa, Asia and the Europe. The Alliance was first established in the Netherlands in 2010 and then in Kenya in 2011.

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coalition of civil society organizations and institutions

2011 Year the Alliance was established in Kenya

In Kenya the Alliance brings together 17 organizations comprising of Africa Alive (AA), AMREF Health Ambassador for Youth and Adolescent Reproductive Health Program (AYARHEP), Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Child Line Kenya (CLK), Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK), Kisumu Medical Education Trust (KMET), Nairobits Trust, Network for Adolescence and Youth of Africa (NAYA), National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK), Support Activities in Poverty Eradication and Health (SAIPEH), Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development (TICH), World Starts With Me Alumni Youth Advocacy Network (WAYAN Kenya), Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya (WOFAK) and UNESCO.

Current Programmes

Get Up Speak Out Programme (GUSO) 2015-2020 Amplify Change 2018-2020

Acknowledgements We would like to express thanks to Member Association, Regional Office and Central Office volunteers and staff who have contributed to this report.

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Contents

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Who we are

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Message From Representative

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Abbreviations

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Introduction

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Map of Kenya with the areas we work in

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Programmatic Results

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Impact and Evidence Informed and Impact-Oriented Programmes

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Conference Participation and Support

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Governance Management team

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Our Outlook for 2020

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Income & Expenditure Report SRHR Alliance Kenya year 2018 & 2019

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Our Donors

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Message From Representative

Dear readers!

I am pleased to introduce this report in my new role as the National Program Coordinator. I joined the organization at a time of great opportunity, transition and at a time when we must defend our hard-won gains. This report is extremely meaningful to all of us at the Alliance as it presents the key performance results for 2018 and 2019 and allows us to share our progress and growth over the past two years with the public. Our team is wholly dedicated to transparency, so we are excited that this is the first of many annual reports that we look forward to publishing.

2018 and 2019 were amazing years for the Alliance. While we saw many setbacks and faced different challenges, the two years have been full of inspiring accomplishments and impact. The last two years saw the alliance achieve strong collaborations and partnerships with the national and county government, relevant key stakeholders and the communities we serve and we are ready and excited to scale that work in the years ahead.

The Alliance continues to provide leadership on sexual and reproductive health and rights and this is appreciated with an underlying assumption that recognizes that the complexity of the youth SRHR is best addressed by a variety of components rather than just one and this we accomplish through our key pillars, Multi- Component Approach (MCA) and the Meaningful Youth Participation (MYP).

The alliance strives to ensure the SRHR rights of young people are respected. Over the years, we have seen a growing interest in youth issues and the involvement of young people in our organizations, programs and in decision making spaces.

The Alliance acknowledges that young people deserve the right to information, the right to access, and the right to advocate, regardless of their age, marital status, physical ability, religion, culture, gender identity, or language and therefore works with a network of open-minded, progressive, and motivated youth in Kenya to give them the space they need to speak their minds.

Our advocacy is most effective when we work and collaborate with different partners in civil society organizations, policy makers and communities to ensure that laws and policies support sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality.

The results presented here demonstrate the unwavering efforts of alliance staff and partners. I acknowledge with deep appreciation and gratitude all that has been achieved under the leadership of my predecessor, Mr. Johnstone Kuya and the continued success of working together with each one of you effectively and collectively.

It has been a privilege and honor to work with you and I have confidence that with your support, together we will champion, protect and improve sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.

I am looking forward to an exciting year and I hope you will be there with us!

Kind regards,

Mwikali Kivuvani Mwikali Kivuvani- National Program Coordinator SRHR Alliance Kenya

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Abbreviations ADS-Nyanza

ACK Development Services

AYSRH

Adolescence Youth Sexual Reproductive Health

CSA

Centre for the Study of Adolescence

YFS

Youth Friendly Services

RH

Reproductive Health

MOH

Ministry of Health

CHAI

Clinton Health Access Initiative

CLK

Child Line Kenya

FHOK

Family Health Options Kenya

GLUK

Great Lakes University of Kenya

KMET

Kisumu Medical and Education Trust

AYARHEP

Ambassador for Youth and Adolescents Reproductive Health Programme

NAYA

Network for Adolescents and youth of Africa

NEPHAK

National Empowerment Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya

NSC

National Steering Committee

SAIPEH

Support Activities in Poverty Eradication Health

WOFAK

Women Fighting Aids in Kenya

KICD

Kenya Institute Curriculum Development

MOE

Ministry of Education

OCA

Organizational Capacity Assessment

OR

Operational Research

TWG

Technical Working Group

IPPF

International Planned Parenthood Federation

AIDS

Acquired immune-deficiency Syndrome

SRHR

Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights

HIAS

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

KELIN

The Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS

TICA

Trust for indigenous culture and Health

HIV

Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

CSE

Comprehensive Sexuality Education

VCAT

Value Clarification ad Addition Training

OCA

Organization Capacity Assessment

TWG

Technical Working Group

ASRH

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

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Introduction The Alliance comprises a diverse group of passionate SRHR champions and advocates formed the SRHR Alliance to ensure that every person enjoys his or her sexual and reproductive health and rights irrespective of their background.

(Young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are a crucial part of their lives – whether they are sexually active or not. The consistent lack of access to sexual and reproductive health services persists in spite of young champions advocating for expanding contraceptive choice and education, and in spite of global commitments to deliver them. This diverse group includes youth and women led organizations, Network of People living with HIV, research institutions and service providers. Have a diagram with a yp in the middle surrounded by how we work (Information, Education, Enabling environment)

Core Values

Vision

Mission To promote the realization of sexual reproductive health

Sexual and reproductive health and rights for all

and human rights

Commitment to partnership Respect for Human rights, Commitment to uphold integrity and accountability, Commitment to learning and innovation

Objectives

To increase

access to comprehensive sexuality education and Sexual and Reproductive Health information among young people

Objectives

To increase

demand for and access to quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services

To create

an enabling environment for the realization of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people, women and the marginalized.

To incr

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Alliance Priorities

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Programming to provide comprehensive quality SRHR services

Provision of Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Advocacy to provide a SRHR enabling environment

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Capacity development of partner organizations

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Research

Key SRHR County Reach

Nairobi, Kisumu, Homa bay, Siaya, Kakamega, Busia, Bungoma, Kajiado, Migori and Kisii.

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Strengthening partnership and involvement

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Map of Kenya with the areas we work in The SRHR Alliance works using various strategies, in 2018, we continued to work in with our partners in their respective implementing areas The Alliance implemented two programs which continue to bring us closer to providing young people, women and marginalized groups who are disproportionally affected with access to SRHR services and information. In 2018 we focused on: Mainstreaming the core principles of the GUSO program: MYP, MCA, Inclusivity, Rights-Based Approach and GTA; Enhancing visibility; Evidence-based Advocacy; Networking and movement building, capacity building of young people; youth adult partnership; Direct access to SRHR information; strengthening social accountability mechanisms, Policy analysis and review on SRHR, collaboration with like-minded religious groups and actors, community engagement on SRHR and emerging needs and capacity building of identified key influencers.

Current Programs 1. Get Up Speak Out Programme (GUSO) - 2015-2020 Total Budget: Budget 2018-2019:

26,835,750

Donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs – SRHR Fund – 2016-2020

Theory of Change diagram Get Up Speak Out (GUSO) is a five-year program developed by a consortium consisting of Rutgers, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, dance4life, International Planned Parenthood Federation, SIMAVI and STOP AIDS NOW!. GUSO is being implemented in seven countries, i.e. Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda.

The program envisages is that all young people, especially girls and young women, are empowered to realize their SRHR in societies that take a positive stance towards young people’s sexuality. In Kenya, young people do not claim their sexual and reproductive rights and their right to participation because of restrictions at community, societal, institutional and political levels.” These restrictions hinder their access to comprehensive SRHR education and services that match their needs and hamper their ability to make their own informed decisions concerning SRHR. Our activities link the Provision of sexuality education and information, Provision of quality youth-friendly SRH services, and creating a supportive environment for young people’s SRHR by addressing socio-cultural and political barriers in terms of practices, norms and policies.

GUSO outcome areas

Strengthened and Sustainable Alliance

Empowered young people able to voice their rights

Increased use of SRHR Education and information

Increased use of YF SRH services

Improved socio cultural political and legal environment

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2. Amplify Change 2018-2020 Total Budget: Budget 2018-2019:

350, 000

Donor: Amplify Change

2018-2019 Budget: Donor: The Amplify Change grant seeks to break the silence on SRHR issues by supporting civil

society organizations across Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. The grant targets young people in order to empower them to realize their sexual reproductive health rights. The objective is to improve SRHR of young people and girls aged 10-24by increasing access to SRHR information and services through collaborative efforts of CSOs under SRHR alliance.

Amplify Change outcome areas

Access to comprehensive reproductive health

Addressing Gender based violence

Sexual Health of young people and girls

At the center Young people especially girls and marginalized groups

Realizing our impact through programming in 2018 & 2019 2018 marked the halfway point of the GUSO programme and the alliance reflected on the progress of the programme so as to identify the necessary adjustments if needed. The reflection was in form of a midterm review conducted by an external evaluator, the Royal Tropical Institute. The midterm results were validated during the annual review meetings where the partners also reflected on the Theory of Change. The midterm review showed promising results and also flagged some points that required extra attention in the remaining years of the programme, such as the level of comprehensiveness of CSE and the strengthening of referral systems.

In 2019, the alliance focused on the key priority areas and on capable organization completed the strategic plan 2020-2024; on financial sustainability begun focusing on sustainability and diversifying funds by developing the sustainability and transition plan 2020-2024 and implementing the resource mobilization strategy. The Alliance also focused on the legalization of the alliance even after challenges with the NGO board and the opposition.. Participating during the ICPD+25 Nairobi Summit as co-convenors of the thematic area two Getting to Zero: Essential SRHR package of interventions and UHC increased the visibility of the Alliance at local, global and international levels. Our continued presence on social media with young people and engaging policy makers also has given us a platform and different opportunities to network and collaborate with different organizations and stakeholders and conducting joint activities, meetings and the Alliance.

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Programmatic Results Item Communication and Advocacy

2018

2019

»» Developed a Communication and Advocacy strategy

»» Annual Communication and Advocacy Twg’s

»» 6 Issues of Health Business

»» Budget Advocacy

»» Developed a GUSO Documentary »» Budget Advocacy Training »» Developed Social Media engagement Plan

»» Reached 1,380,691 people on social media

2435397 people reached on social media platforms

Operational Research

»» -GUSO Mid term

»» -Pleasure Study »» -GUSO Outcome Area 2 End term »» -Gender Transformative Approach »» -Opposition on Safe Abortion

National Policies and Guidelines

»» - Return to school guidelines

»» -Return to school guidelines »» -Nairobi County Adolescent and Youth SRH Frame work 2019/2021 »» Siaya County Multi sectorial ASRH/HIV Youth Action Plan »» -Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan 2019/2020 Kisumu County »» -Homabay Community Service ACT 2019

Information

»» -25882 young people reached with SRHR Education »» -126090 young people reached with SRHR information

»» -2750 Peer educators trained »» -24164 young people reached with SRHR Education

»» -1777 peer educators trained

»» -90433 young people reached with SRHR information

Services

»» - 206838

»» -361878 direct services

»» -361516

»» -206294 indirect services

Capacity development of partner organizations

»» 28% of young people in decision making structures »» Safe Abortion VCAT »» Sexual Diversity VCAT »» Development of NEPHAK Strategic Plan »» MYP training »» GTA Training

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Conferences

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2019 Presented 2 abstracts and held one panel discussion on CSE at the 3rd annual Scientific Conference on Adolescents and SRHR

»» Presented one Abstract at the 2nd annual Scientific Conference on Adolescents and SRHR »» Presented 2 abstracts at the International Conference on Family Planning (Meaningful Youth Participation and Integration of RH) »» Presented 2 abstracts during the National Organization of Peer Educators Conference (Gender Transformative Approach and Meaningful Youth Participation)

»» Participated in National Adolescents Participation in County and National Reproductive Health TWG TWG’s

»» Participated in the Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV in Kenya TWG »» Participation in Homabay County Constituency Development Fund Committee

»» - Participation in Homabay County Constituency Development Fund Committee »» - Reproductive Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health TWG in Kisumu Siaya and Homabay Counties

KEY SUCCESS Teenage pregnancy petition

Religious leaders Manual

CSE – caucus and policies

Economic Empowerment into SRHR

Budget advocacy

Networking and Collaborations

MYP – YP in leadership structures

CHALLENGES The MoE has had changes in regard to the leadership and unfortunately the implementation of CSE is still an issue in the country. Despite a few milestones in the implementation of CSE in Kenya such as the launch of the school health policy and the Ministry of Education openness to have discussions with CSO’s about different CSE curriculums, There are still policy and societal limitations that hinder its full implementation Topics such as contraception and unintended pregnancy, gender and sexual and reproductive rights and safe abortion are still very contentious and continue to be a challenge to the implementation of CSE. A directive issued by the MoE in 2018 to all organizations implementing CSE in schools to obtain approval letter and have their curriculums vetted, has continued to affect entry into schools by the SRHR Alliance and its partners.

Unfortunately, on May 24th, 2019 the Kenyan high court upheld laws criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting adults, a step backward in the progress Kenya has made toward equality in recent years. Articles 162 and 165 of the penal code violate the rights to equality, non-discrimination, human dignity, security, privacy, and health which are all protected under Kenya’s constitution.

Opposition against SRHR issues rose especially from organized conservative groups e.g. CitizenGo, Sozo Church of god, concerned parents etc. There was opposition from these groups regarding the registration of the Alliance and also campaigns using billboard giving inaccurate information on abortion. Together with other stakeholders GUSO partners petitioned Nairobi County to remove the billboards that were giving misinformation on abortion and contrary to the law.

There have been constant commodities stock outs in different health facilities in the country in both 2018 and 2019 thus continuously limiting access to RH services to young people and limiting choice of family planning and ARVs (nevirapine).

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Way Forward Compelled by lessons learnt the Alliance is specifically prepared to develop and strengthen partnership with the government, embassies and co-oporate stakeholders Furthermore the Alliance plan to strengthen collaboration with CSOs to promote ASRHR through community sensitization and influencing government policies for SRHR and services for young people. Placed with its advocacy strategy, the alliance is better positioned to for advocacy on different issues in the country which will be carried to scale in the subsequent years. Efforts to further develop internal infrastructure will be explored, such as resource mobilization and internal adjustments where possible. The alliance will continue striving to widen its direct financing base through more strategic partnerships, lobbying from potential donors and competing with bid proposals.

An important focus for the alliance in the coming years will be on strengthening strategies to legalize the alliance as an NGO, and organizational sustainability by implementing the resource mobilization strategy by focusing on joint proposal writing & fundraising.

In programming, the alliance will increase its advocacy for the full implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in the current school curriculum and also advocate for the implementation of the youth friendly guidelines so as to ensure comprehensiveness and quality of SRHR information and education is provided to young people.

The Alliance plan to strengthen collaboration with CSOs to promote ASRHR through community sensitization and influencing government policies for SRHR and services for young people

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Impact and Evidence Informed and Impact-Oriented Programmes The alliance and her partners measure impact with the change in the lives of young women and girls resulting from the program implementation. Our mission expresses the impact we want to have: to harness partnerships to promote the realization of sexual reproductive health and rights of young people, women and the marginalized groups.

MYP

Young people have a different perspective about societal problems and they present innovative solutions to address them

For young people, their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are a crucial part of their lives – whether they are sexually active or not.

However, it is also important to recognize the important role that young people can play in delivering effective SRHR

programs and improved health outcomes. MYP has led to more effective adolescent SRHR programs and policies because young people themselves are best able to voice their needs, realities, and opinions. By meaningfully involving young people in SRHR programs from inception stage, young people increase their knowledge on SRHR-related topics which in turn enables them to make more informed decisions regarding their own sexual health. MYP allows young people to see their value and to be recognized for it.

The Alliance integrates MYP in all its programs by building their capacities to ensure that they can confidently contribute to the programme objectives and ensures that they are represented in organizational decision making structures.

Communication The alliance has in place a communications strategy whose objective is to create awareness on SRHR issues, to visualise the urgency of sharing SRHR information and to create visibility for the Alliance as a credible SRHR network and a renowned expert center for SRHR. The Alliance aims to be a demand-driven network that is capable of adequately responding to the challenges in country. The Alliance has maximized on social media platforms to reach more of its target audience.

In 2018 and 2019, the Alliance partnered with the Health Business Magazine to increase our visibility and enhance our credibility in SRHR given that the magazine enjoys wide readership nationally, regionally and internationally.

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Conference Participation and Support Conferences and symposiums are important spaces for young people and organizations to converge and collaborate with industry peers and discover knowledge and resources that can be used to achieve your personal and organizational goals. The Alliance prides itself in being a supporter and participates in different national, regional and international conferences. During the 8th NOPE conference on HIV and Sexuality, on June the Alliance held a parallel session on the “Status, Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities of CSE in Kenya”. The panelists who included MoE, MoH, KICD, young people, religious leaders and CSOs provided an overview on the trends and the current state of sexuality education in Kenya. CSA one of the Alliance partners shared a research that was conducted on adolescent SRH with a focus on CSE. The research findings identified the challenges related to CSE implementation and the recommendations required to improve effective access of CSE for young people in the country.

The TICH Conference

The TICH Conference held by another Alliance partner and supported by the Alliance brought together 10 counties from the Lake Region Block; Kisumu, Siaya, Homabay, Kisii, Migori, Bungoma, Kakamega, Busia, Vihiga, Nyamira and provided an opportunity for the counties to discuss and strategies on the implementation of youth friendly services in the areas. Policy makers and health workers engaged during the parallel session where research findings were shared and practical approaches to increasing access and uptake of AYFS were discussed and recommended.

2nd, 3rd Conference on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health by RHN The Reproductive Health Network (RHN), 2nd and 3rd annual scientific conference on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights where the Alliance (2018 &2019). The Alliance held another panel discussion on CSE with UNESCO, UNFPA, MOH, Teachers and students on the panel that Provided space for discussion on CSE with all relevant stakeholders, clarified miscoceptions on the same. During the conference the SRHR Alliance had a booth where they shared SRHR information with conference participants, provided platform for visibility

ICASA 2019 Presented 3 Abstarcts; Using RADA mobile App to reduce the rates of HIV infection among University Students; A case of UoN, Sex Positive Approaches in Delivery of Sexual Reproductive Health & HIV and AIDS Related Education and Information to School Going Adolescents and Young People.

Held a special session on involvement of young people in achieving the global 90.90.90 target on ending HIV and Supported 6 people to attend the conference

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Women Deliver 2019 The global SRHR Alliances in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Indonesia and Pakistan held a panel discussion on the Pleasure study which was done in Kenya and Ghana that brought on discussions on Comprehensive Sexuality education and how more sex positive it can become. The Kenya Alliance also held booth sessions with international partners on implementation of programmes, creating movements for achieving our goals and objectives and breaking the SRHR barriers in different countriesThink Globally Act Locally

ICPD +25 Summit Held a Panel Discussion on the SRHR Package and UHC. panelists were; The Executive Committee Member of Health and Emergency Services of Machakos County in Kenya, the Governor of Kisumu County which is also a pilot Country for UHC in Kenya, Director of Family Health, Ministry of Health Indonesia, Executive Director of Reproductive Health Uganda, 25 under 25 She Decides Champion and 2 representatives of civil society Highlighted the efforts that have been done in different countries on UHC and shared best practices.

The panel discussion as well gave chance to participants to engage among themselves and the panelists on what has worked and what hasnt worked in achieving UHC

Website and Social Media The Alliance continues to host a vibrant website where people can access information on SRHR and other emerging issues in the country. Furthermore, through increased engagement on different social media platforms the Alliance was able to reach more of its target audiences.

In total, we have over 12441 followers world-wide on facebook, instagram and twitter. Our highest number of people reached was on 33,000,000 which is because Facebook also counts the people reached by shared posts in contrast to other media. Although we are not able to put an exact figure on it, our reach on other media is probably higher than these figures show because of people who shared the campaign on their own channels (which we can’t measure).

Aadvocacy especially with the LIVE Tweets for the various SRHR campaigns #GusoinKenya, from partner organizations with the other organizations. Hash tags: #SRHfest2018; #WCD2018; #keepwanjikusafe; #safeabortion; #SHEDecides ; #safeSpaces4Youth; #YouthSRHR; #CSEnow; #SRSdialogues; #safespacesmtaani

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GUSO Documentary Produced

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documentary

“Ties

that

bind”

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Advocacy

showcasing the impacts of GUSO implementation from the perspective of the beneficiaries .

Alliance in Partnerships and Collaborations The Alliance is a Co-convenor of the CSE CSO Caucus, a platform of CSO’s advocating for the implementation of CSE in the school curriculum. The caucus has held 3 successful meetings and has engaged both the MoE and KICD TWGs. The Alliance participated and supported several TWG Meetings with the national and county government. The alliance was also part of the 2019 AHAIC TWG where the team is planning for the AHAI 2019 conference in Kigali Rwanda, Meaningful engagement of People Living with HIV and AIDS (MIPA) which held a midterm review meeting for the working groups members reviewing the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework and shared recommendations to improve implementation of the KASF, Launch of Reproductive & Maternal Health Services Unit [RMHSU] documents and Resources, Q1 ASRH TWG Meeting, Dissemination of the ASRH Policy Implementation Framework and ASRH Best practices, and the RMHSU Advocacy and Communication TWG. The Alliance together with UNFPA and UNESCO also supports and participates in the Return to School Guidelines TWG. Meaningful involvements of People living with HIV (MiPA) hosted by National AIDS Control council (NACC); Kenya Coordinating Mechanism (KCM) supported by the Global Fund

Advocacy is a cornerstone of our work and a vital element in our Theory of Change. Influencing policy and implementing international obligations is essential for achieving structural change towards a healthy life for all.

The Alliance strategies to conduct youth-led advocacy on international level, and to create a youth-movement in doing so. We need to create a bigger youth voice and amplify our needs in these UN spaces. ESA Commitment; CEDAW report; Homa bay Accord; CIPD 2018-2022.

Online support and technical assistance for our Kenyan partner in the CEDAW review and input for the report UN independent Expert on SOGI. – Online support and technical assistance for our Nigerian partner in the UPR review. – Furthermore, a strong need for youth-friendly guidelines on engagement with treaty body mechanisms such as CEDAW is necessary. This will be developed together with our Kenyan and Indian partner in 2018

We need to create a bigger youth voice and amplify our needs in these UN spaces.

ESA Commitment; CEDAW report; Homa bay Accord; CIPD 2018-2022 Our advocacy uses human rights arguments and evidence in an effort to improve the health of people in disadvantaged communities in the countries where we work. We continue to focus on the following priorities until 2020: • adolescent and youth SRHR (combating child marriage, contraceptives for young, unmarried women); • maternal health and reproductive rights (safe legal abortion); • menstrual hygiene; • integrated WASH (hygiene is a crucial part of WASH); • social inclusion.

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Governance Management Team National Steering Committee The National Steering Committee (NSC) consists of the executive Directors of member organizations and the National Programme Coordinator (NPC) who is an ex-official member of the Committee. The NSC in the Alliance is the highest decision-making organ with responsibility for all decisions relating to the strategic direction and governance of SRHR Alliance. The NSC provides management, strategic leadership, and financial oversight and sets the policy direction for the alliance.

The Board Our Board, is the governing body of the organization and determines the organization’s policies and strategies. The Board oversees if our planned activities and budget are in line with those policies and strategies, and also evaluates the executive director. The Board has the responsibility to supervise the organization, which is arranged via quarterly management reporting.

The Secretariat The SRHR Alliance Secretariat, is responsible for the overall coordination of the Alliance and its programmes.

Working closely with partners, the Secretariat oversees the development and facilitation of programmes to ensure that they are meeting objectives and improving the SRH and rights of young people, women and marginalized. The secretariat undertakes the day-to- day administration of the Alliance joint interventions including national level advocacy.

It is also responsible for country level reporting, research and monitoring and evaluation.

The Secretariat is headed by National Program Coordinator (NPC) who is responsible for the SRHR programs implementation at country level; manages the process of collaboration among country alliance partners, facilitates and coordinates program development, annual work plans and budgets, reporting, joint activities, country alliance communication and external relations in a certain country.

Our Outlook for 2020 In 2020, the Alliance is looking forward to continued engagement with the National and County government specifically on UHC. On this the alliance expects better RH services and commodity delivery thus addressing issues on commodity stock outs and constant strikes by health care workers.

The Alliance has been working to improve the SRHR of young people, women and the marginalized and in the last 9 years have remained versatile, having the ability to adopt our programs to suit the changing landscape and the needs of young people. In 2020, we will have developed and adopted our new strategic plan 2020-2024 which will give us new energy In the coming year, we will continue to blend our global SRHR expertise and local know-how to young people, women and the marginalized access to comprehensive SRHR information and services. While creating these direct results, we will more explicitly focus on systems change. Our projects will strengthen service delivery, and improve government accountability that will help millions more to in the uptake of SRHR information and services over time. We look forward to bringing the Alliance to the next level in our transition to a project financed organization. In order to do this, we will invest in technical expertise, and people and strengthen the primary process of project implementation.

The Alliance as well plans to include more young people living with disabilities in the programme as the GUSO implementing partners have already worked with people living with disabilities and have trained peer educators to ensure their involvement is meaningful and thus informing the focus of future programming in the Alliance to have deliberate measures that focus on marginalized groups of young people.

The Alliance also expects to continue with resource mobilization efforts and registration process to ensure the sustainability of the Alliance and programmes in the community.

Both Amplify Change and GUSO end in 2020 (March and December). The next twelve months will be decisive for our work up as we will have to submit proposals for new long-term strategic partnerships to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diversify our funding portfolio to other potential donors. As we enter 2020, we do so full of confidence and excitement keeping in mind that we have to make the necessary efforts and investments needed to realize what we are committed to. The team is ready to continue our work and we look forward to future successes.

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Income & Expenditure Report SRHR Alliance Kenya Year 2018 & 2019 Currency In Kes Income (Unaudited)

YEAR 2019

YEAR 2018

26,835,750

29,897,612

11,990,167

20,125,000

1,169,553

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Other income

1,239,907.00

100,000.00

Total income

41,235,376

50,122,612

Grants RUTGERS-GUSO Program AMPLIFY CHANGE –Program HIAS

General operation Total operation and administration costs Total program cost

11,169,729

10,154,299

29,828,231

39,868,313

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-

40,997,960

50,022,612

87,500

72,600

149,916

27,400

Other operating costs

Total Expenses Other expenses

Net value

FY 18-19 The SRHR Alliance shares the highlights, accomplishments, results and challenges in this Annual Report 2018 & 2019

50,122,612 Total income year ended 2018

41,235,376 Total income year ended 2019

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Our Donors

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