With CFK Africa, an international non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, and registered as an NGO in Kenya and a 501(c)(3) in the US, we conducted an engaging peer mentorship training for 17 year olds. We got to learn about our bodies, our relationships and life skills like coping with stress and preparing for our futures in terms of personal branding and career development.
The Groove n Grow Fiesta is a training customized for the 17- to 19- year cohort of
adolescents, based on the Thriving Teens Foundation’s Adolescent Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Life Skills Training Model, 2024 (First Edition). It seeks to
empower the adolescent to appreciate the cognitive, emotional, social, interactive
and physical aspects of sexuality, and how they interact with themselves and those
around them, both from a sexual and a non-sexual context.