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Teachers Champion Positive Discipline for Safer Classrooms in Kiambu & Homa Bay Counties

In June 2025, over 80 teachers from Kasimba and Gachororo Primary Schools participated in intensive four-day trainings under the LEARN Project (Learning Environments that Advance Rights and Nonviolence). The sessions equipped educators with practical skills in positive discipline, child safeguarding, and teacher wellness, setting a new standard for creating safer, more supportive schools. Building Respectful […]

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Linking Communities and Health Facilities for Better Care in Pregnancy

The Challenge In many Kenyan counties, pregnant women first engage with Community Health Promoters before reaching antenatal care (ANC) services at health facilities. But communication gaps between the community and the clinic often mean delays, missed appointments, or duplicated records. With Kenya now aiming for eight ANC contacts during pregnancy, these gaps risk leaving women […]

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Investing in Young Minds: LVCT Health Convenes 2nd Child & Adolescent Mental Health Summit 2025

Mental health is fast emerging as one of the most pressing challenges facing children and adolescents. Despite its significance, mental health remains underfunded and often overlooked in public health and development agenda. In Kenya, over two-fifths of adolescents (44.3%) are affected by mental health conditions with suicide ranking as the second leading cause of death […]

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Kiambu County Takes Bold Step to End Corporal Punishment

Kiambu County, 29 May 2025: In a significant move towards creating safer and more nurturing learning environments, stakeholders from across the education sector gathered to launch a new initiative aimed at ending corporal punishment in schools in the region. Convened by LVCT Health, the introductory meeting of the LEARN Project brought together education stakeholders drawn […]

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National Education Leaders Affirm Commitment to Safer Schools

Nairobi County, 9 October 2024: LVCT Health recently hosted a high-level national consultative meeting at Monarch Hotel in Nairobi to introduce the LEARN Project and strengthen collaboration with Kenya’s education authorities. The meeting aimed to foster government ownership of the pilot initiative and ensure its objectives align with Kenya’s Education Sector Implementation Plan 2023–2027. The […]

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Silent suffering: Kilifi women demand action on misdiagnosed ‘hidden’ disease in reproductive health

Women in Kilifi County are urging health authorities to recognise and include female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) in reproductive health services, after new research revealed that the disease is often misdiagnosed and overlooked. The appeal comes after our recent study found that 320 out of 2,000 women screened across hospitals and clinics in the county had […]