- The entities will work with the county department of Gender and Social Services to identify some of the GBV survivors and ensure they get back on their feet.
- They donated surgical and N95 masks worth Sh2 million to Nyeri county government for use by health workers.
Amref Health Africa, Pfizer Foundation and Nyeri county government have begun identifying child victims of gender-based violence so they can return them to school.
Amref programme manager Jackline Kiarie on Wednesday said Pfizer has already provided a Sh13 million grant to be used in Machakos and Nyeri counties.
The money will be used to ensure health workers are protected as they tackle Covd-19, cater to their mental health as well as social protection for GBV survivors.
“We will be providing vocational training for some of them and we will be able to also support some girls to go back to school,” she said.
Kiarie said the entities will work with the county department of Gender and Social Services to identify some of the GBV survivors and ensure they get back on their feet.
She spoke when they donated surgical and N95 masks worth Sh2 million to Nyeri county government for use by health workers.
Pfizer Foundation communication manager Willis Angira said the foundation gave the contribution to ensure front-line health workers are protected as they fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Governor Mutahi Kahiga who received the donation thanked the two entities for the donation saying it will go a long way in protecting health workers from the ravages of Covid-19.
“We continue to appreciate this gesture and we remind everyone that Covid-19 is real and cannot be won by one sector. We have to have collaborative working programmes where we will be able to come out as winners,” he said.
The governor said Amref has helped the county to reach out to more than 527 girls and will spend about Sh0.5 million to take some of the victims back to school.
“I think that is giving them a second opportunity in life and telling them that one tragedy can also be turned into a blessing,” he said.
Kahiga promised that his government will support them and also put in some resources to ensure that the GBV issue is addressed.
Edited by Henry Makori