.: Street Girls Program :.

The Transformed International team has been building a rapport with the street girls and is working closely with existing street children programs and the District Children’s Officer in order to identify the street girls who:

• Are most at risk
• Are most likely to succeed in the program
• Have a willingness to change their lifestyle

This project will take each girl through four steps of the program:

Step 1: Building relationships with the girls on the streets and in working with other street kids programs and the DCO, identifying those who are most likely to excel in the program. The TI team will also build files by gathering documents and case histories of each girl.

Step 2 (Phase one): a pre-identified street girl, with the permission of the DCO, is taken to the rehab house. The house is located on the outskirts of Kitale town. The rehab house has a capacity of 6 girls at a time and one trained house mother. The girls spend their mornings being tutored by a part time teacher. Afternoons will be spent being trained in tailoring by a professional tailor. This phase will last 6 months to one year depending on how long it takes each girl to detox from the glue and be secure enough not to return to the streets.

Step 3 (Phase two): Those who successfully complete phase one will be taken to a two year trade school or on the job training where they will learn a trade of their choice. They will school/train during the day. In the evenings, all the girls will return to a rental house in the area of the school. The house will have a trained house mother who will give guidance to the girls and monitor them to insure they are not spending time on the streets.

Step 4 (Phase three): Those who successfully complete phase two will be relocated to a different town or a place where they are most likely not to be tempted by their past life. There TI will help them start a new life, rent a house and get a job in the trade they trained in, resulting in self sufficiency.

The goal of this project is to save one girl at a time, taking her from a life of desperation to a life of self-worth and self sustainability. This project focuses on no more than 6 girls in each phase at a time because we recognize the importance that each girl gets the most effective care through a smaller ratio. This also increases the chances of success in the project and in the lives of the girls.

The Monthly running cost of this program is $600