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Kenya

Major Faith Groups:

 

  • Christianity (84.8%)

  • Islam (9.7% )

  • Buddhism

  • Hinduism

  • Traditional African Religions

 

UNICEF’s partnership has been with all the main denominations except the traditional African religion, through a PCA with the inter-religious Council of Kenya (IRCK).

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Religious  context 

Main Faith-Based Organization Partners: Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK); Catholic churches

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Main government affiliates: Ministry of Health- Health Promotions Dept., National AIDS & STDs Program 
(NASCOP), Dept. of Child Health, Ministry of Gender and Children Services. 
 

Key
Implementing 
Partners 

Priorities: Child Protection; Education; Health; HIV AIDS; Nutrition; WASH  

 

Social and Behaviour Change Expected:

 

  • Changing attitude and promoting behaviour change e.g. when the religious leaders have asked the congregants to go for vaccinations, ensure they take care of their children.

  • Promoting toilet use in West Pokot County among protestant churches.

  • IRCK and UNICEF engaged with the leaders of a Christian sect to persuade them to allow members to accept the polio vaccination for their children.

  • Promoting hygiene, and ending child abuse during emergencies.

  • Rotary International organized for Pope to publicly administer Polio vaccine.
     

Main 
Initiatives
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