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WELCOME, REJESHA PROJECT NAIROBI
We envision a world where every woman has the freedom and equal access to meaningful and dignified work, unbound by circumstance or lack of opportunity.
OUR IMPACT
OUR WORK
Take a moment to watch this short documentary made by our dear friend and partner, Tony Koros. It gives a true experience of our Saturday night Outreach, reflecting the challenges and joys we share.
The vicious cycle of Prostitution
Childhood trauma - abusive parents, sexual abuse, neglect.
Poverty - urban poor and living in Nairobi's most underprivileged communities.
Constant arrests - each time you have to pay to get out meaning that you have to keep working to stay afloat. Most women have a constant cycle of debt.
Low self-esteem and self-confidence - the prostitution industry is designed to erode ones sense of dignity and worth.
Insufficient education - most women in prostitution do not have a secondary school education.
Early pregnancies - most women in prostitution were teenage mothers.
No Job skills to compete in the job market - prostitution becomes the ONLY choice.
Single Parents - 9 out 10 women that we have met are single mothers and sole breadwinners.
9 OUT OF10
women that Rejesha Project has met are single mothers.
30X
UP TO 75%
of adult female sex workers are assaulted or abused at least once in their lifetime.
that's how many times more female sex workers are likely to contract HIV than the general female population.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
Desmond Tutu
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