SOLGIDI
SOLIDARITY WITH
GIRLS IN DISTRESS
Presentation during the AK Shalom Award in Germany
June 2010
The child
Culturally
Legally
Biologically
Holistic development of a child
PHYSICAL
INTELLECTUAL
EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL
SPIRITUAL
Children rights
Right to life
 Right to protection
 Right to
development
 Right to
participation

Child experiences our society
 Children
are depended beings who
rely on the adults for the holistic
development by the provision of the
basic child rights as mentioned
earlier.
 Child abuses as a result of denial of
their human rights are on the
increase
SOLGIDI-Solidarity with girls in
Distress
A Programme of the Catholic
Archdiocese of Mombasa initiated by
Sr. Dr. Lea Ackermann with the
support of Br. Frank TenHoopen to
assist children from families of
Commercial sex workers in Mombasa
Districts Of Coast province in 2002April
GOAL-SOLGIDI
Children of
Commercial Sex
workers given
opportunity to
education and
lead a normal
accepted life
OBJECTIVE
To contribute towards the
improvement of the
lifestyles of children of
commercial sex workers
TARGET
Primary beneficiaries are children of
CSWs up to the age of 18 yrs while
their guardians become secondary
beneficiaries.
Target area is the great Mombasa
CHILD OF A SEX WORKER
“MTOTO WA NYOKA NI NYOKA”
EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN
OF CSWs
 Lack
of parental love
 Lack of formation
 Exposure to abuses
 Poor child parent relationship
 Sexual exploitation
 Child labour
 Loss of life
 Low self esteem
 Early pregnancy
EXPERIENCES cont…
Early adult responsibilities
 Trafficking both locally and internationally
 Poor school performance
 Drug abuse
 Stigmatization
 Malnutrition
 School drop out
 Street life

OUR ROLE-SOLGIDI
Provision
of basic
education
-identification of the
beneficiaries
-Provision of school fees
and other
requirements (books,
uniforms, personal
effects etc )
-monitoring of the child
in school
-School transport
OUR ROLE cont….
Provision of support and care
-Home Visits
-psycho-social support
-formation for primary and secondary
beneficiaries through adventures unlimited and
education for life
-provision of food supplements
-support groups for the guardians
-monitoring of the beneficiaries out of school
-Rescue of children in difficult circumstances
Provision of School requirement
Provision of transport
Our Role cont’
SOLGIDI CONTRIBUTION IN
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
 Enhancement
of self esteem hence
promotion of inner peace
 Provision of basic needs
 Wholistic development of the child
 Promotion and protection of the
developing child (BUD)
Legal instruments-Kenya
 UNCRC
 ACWRC
 CHILDREN
ACT 2000
 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT
 NEW LABOUR LAWS
 OUR CULTURES
 RELIGIOUS LAW
IMPACT OF OUR WORK
 Enhanced
Self Esteem in our
beneficiaries
 Community and stakeholders
appreciating the Programme and its
activities
 Guardians now have opportunity to
address their issues
IMPACT OF OUR WORK
 Girls
from our Programme who
successfully completed form 4 and
gained access to tertiary colleges
 Through networking our clients are
accessing services from different
Stakeholders
 Beneficiaries are able to complete
their formal education accordingly in
the Programme
IMPACT OF OUR WORK
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR
AK
SHALOM
AWARD 2010
Collaborators
 G.O.K
through the children
department and other relevant
departments
 Archdiocesan programmes
 CGPH
 SOLWODI
 C.C.Is
 FBOs
 NGOs
Statistics
 500
children getting psychosocial
support annually
 200 guardians supported
 67 girls gone through secondary
education and completed
 Currently 136 girls , 7 boys in school
and 16 in college
YOUR ROLE

When we talk of Children in the world
what do we mean?
What is the role of the child in the society?
 What does this expose our the child to?
 What is your role in the development and
protection of the child?

THANK YOU