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Promoting Holistic Health and Wellbeing of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents and Their Children in Africa: A Life Course Model
(APHRC and Miss Koch Kenya, 2024)In Kenya, as in many sub-Saharan African countries, early childbearing has detrimental effects on the health and social and economic well-being of girls and women. Despite the profound impact of adolescent childbearing on ... -
Afya Kwa Ukoo: Engaging Cultural Institutions and Culturally-Sensitive Facility-Based Delivery on Maternal and Newborn Health Service Utilization in Garissa
(APHRC, 2020-01)Governments across the globe have committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030, by putting in place systems that safeguard the well-being of all. Of note are Articles 3.1 and 3.2 (under ... -
Advancing Learning Outcomes for Transformational Change: Lessons Learnt from Six Year Implementation and Evaluation of An Education Program in Nairobi
(APHRC, 2020-01)Education is often seen as the key to developing an economically successful society (Deng & Gopinathan, 2016). Evidence suggests that there is a growing recognition of the need for education systems to prepare children ... -
Mapping the Functioning of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative and Identifying its Needs Within the Kenyan Health System
(APHRC, 2021-05)The Kenyan government has adopted the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) to promote and support optimal maternal and child nutrition at the community level. The BFCI applies the principles of the baby-friendly ...