Counties Launch Campaign to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Kenya — in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation — launched a new project in Kajiado County aimed at reducing teenage pregnancies. The project, also called Imarisha Msichana, began in eight primary schools within the county and seeks to end teenage pregnancy, encourage re-entry of teenage mothers back to school, and build awareness among adolescents, parents and the wider community on sexual and reproductive health.
Under Imarisha Msichana, participating schools set up Tuseme and Mother’s Clubs — safe spaces where girls are sensitized about human sexuality, prevention of teenage pregnancy and life skills. The programme aims to reach girls and young women aged 9–18 (and up to 25 for young women) across 20 counties nationwide, including Nairobi, Nakuru, Machakos, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kiambu, Garissa, Bungoma, Kakamega, Homa-Bay, Trans-Nzoia, Narok and Turkana. According to FAWE, since the initiative began in 2022, Kajiado County has already recorded a notable drop in teenage pregnancy rates among participating schools.
Around the same time — on 22 November 2025 — Community Health Promotion Fund (CHPF), working with health partners in Kilifi South Sub‑County, rolled out a reproductive health outreach targeting adolescents and parents. The campaign focuses on providing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services to youths aged 10–24, offering information, testing, contraception, and broader reproductive-health support as part of efforts to curb teenage pregnancies in the area.
Meanwhile, counties beyond Kajiado and Kilifi are also responding. Murang’a County recently convened a multi-stakeholder meeting involving government representatives, educators, health professionals and community leaders to design a coordinated response to teenage pregnancy. The county reported that in the previous year it registered some 3,500 pregnancies among young girls — a figure that contributed significantly to school dropouts. The plan focuses on prevention, education, and creating support systems to keep girls in school.
Together, these developments show a growing national — and county-level — shift toward prevention of teenage pregnancy through education, outreach, community mobilization and support for young mothers. The multi-pronged strategies emphasise that teenage pregnancy is not only a health issue but also a social challenge that undermines education and future opportunities for young women