For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Freely in Hope is partnering with One Day’s Wages to equip parents and caregivers to protect children from sexual abuse. Help us reduce child rape cases in Kenya.
Your donation for Freely in Hope will be processed through One Day’s Wages who are providing a 100% match up to $20K!
THE PROBLEM
99% OF freely in hope scholars WERE FIRST sexually
abused WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN.
Often times, they didn’t realize that they were abused until Freely in Hope provided education, awareness, and training on sexual violence prevention. Knowing this, Freely in Hope recently conducted a study investigating the beliefs around sexual violence from parents and caregivers from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in Kenya.
90%
From the study, 90% were aware of the risk of sexual violence to their children, but 59% felt ill equipped to talk about it with their children.
The survey revealed how parents, especially those living in informal and rural settlements, are less likely to initiate conversations about this taboo topic with their children. However, these children remain most vulnerable to sexual abuse because they live in close quarters with elders and neighbors in violent and unsafe communities.
Our Solution
WE'RE LAUNCHING A NEW PROGRAM
spanning across 11 counties in KENYA.
Linda Toto, meaning “protect the child” in Kiswahili, is a new program from Freely in Hope that will facilitate child protection workshops for 1,000 parents and caregivers across 11 counties in Kenya. We will impact parents and caregivers from diverse socioeconomic and tribal backgrounds, especially those living in informal and rural communities. The workshops will help parents educate their children on body autonomy, safe touch, prevention measures, and how to recognize and report sexual abuse.
linda toto WORKSHOP ATTENDEES WILL...
Gain awareness on what sexual abuse is and how they can prevent it in their communities
Know how to respond to any child sexual abuse cases in their communities and utilize local resources to support survivors of sexual abuse
Learn how to initiate conversations around sexuality and sexual abuse with their children
This life-saving book teaches child and parents to prevent child sexual abuse.
Parents and caregivers who attend Linda Toto workshops will also receive a copy of Pendo’s Power, a children’s book centering the story of a six-year-old Kenyan girl who teaches her friends about body autonomy, consent, safe touch, and the power of their voices! Pendo’s Power releases to the public in the Summer 2022.
do you want to be equipped to prevent child sexual abuse?
TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING VIDEO SERIES
Preventing child sexual abuse involves trauma-informed parenting practices that build trust, connection, and empathy. This Trauma-Informed Parenting video series provides practical tools, skills, and learning lessons to practice with children. These foundational practices can help prevent child sexual abuse.
Get the Free Companion Guide
Donate to the campaign to receive the companion guide that provides the basics of trauma-informed parenting. This guide empowers parents and caregivers to have age-appropriate conversations with their children around preventing sexual abuse, healing from trauma, and caring for child survivors of sexual abuse.
Your donation for Freely in Hope will be processed through One Day’s Wages, a nonprofit organization that is matching your donation!
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
Your donation for Freely in Hope will be processed through One Day’s Wages who are providing a 100% match up to $20K!
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