OUR WORK · FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME
Rehabilitation & Recovery
Helping people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction rebuild their lives through sensitisation, counselling, training and mentorship.
OVERVIEW
About the programme
Alcohol and drug abuse has fuelled violence against women and girls, insecurity, ill health and high school drop-out rates in our community. Following the Government’s country-wide campaign against illicit brew and drug abuse, leaders working through the Nyumba Kumi initiative have run campaigns in Mogotio Sub-County since 2019, and many addicts have reformed.
In February 2020, church leaders, local leaders, Nyumba Kumi teams, women and youth leaders noted that reformed addicts needed further rehabilitation and mentorship to become self-reliant. Through community barazas they chose sixty young people, among them former addicts, school drop-outs and young mothers, to begin a journey of training and mentorship.
Today, reformed members of the community are self-reliant, and families and communities live together more peacefully.
At a glance
WHO IT SERVES
Reformed alcohol and drug addicts, school drop-outs and young mothers
WHERE
Mogotio Sub-County (Baringo) and Rongai Constituency (Nakuru)
SINCE
2019
PARTNERS
NACADA, County Government of Baringo, Dandelion Africa, Development Pamoja, CDF Rongai, Nyumba Kumi teams
WHAT WE DO
How the programme works
Community sensitisation
Campaigns on the effects of alcohol and drug addiction.
Sport for change
Friendly football and handball matches that bring the community together.
Counselling
Psycho-social support for people in recovery and their families.
TVET enrolment
Placing reformed youth in technical and vocational training.
Mentorship
Follow-up with students, parents and institutions.
Graduation & tools
Celebrating graduates and equipping them with tools of trade.
HIGHLIGHTS
Milestones so far
21 Nov 2019
Sensitisation & friendly football match
Held at Kelelwa Hill Primary School with NACADA (North Rift) and the County Government of Baringo. Sixty reformed addicts were enrolled in TVET institutions and four teams played.
Feb 2020
Training and mentorship begins
The first sixty students, including former addicts, school drop-outs and young mothers, begin their journey. One student returns to high school.
20 May 2021
Monitoring and evaluation
Feedback meeting with students, parents and institutions to keep studies on track.
1 Dec 2023
Sarambei sensitisation & tournament
With Dandelion Africa, Development Pamoja, CDF Rongai and NACADA; nine football and handball teams took part.
8 Dec 2023
Graduation celebration
The 2020–2022 TVET graduates were celebrated and given tools at Kelelwa Centre, Baringo County.
GALLERY
Moments from the programme
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