AMREF Child Early and Forced Marriage Advisor Jobs in Kenya

AMREF Child Early and Forced Marriage Advisor Jobs in Kenya

Amref Health Africa is the largest international health development organisation based in Africa.

Working with and through African communities, health systems and governments, Amref Health
Africa’s vision is to bring lasting health change in Africa and is committed to improving the health
of people in Africa by partnering with and empowering communities, and strengthening health
systems.

With headquarters in Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and West Africa providing services to over 30 countries.

Employing over 900 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately $100 million,
Amref Health Africa is a knowledge resource for donors and partners. For more information on
Amref Health Africa, please visit www.amref.org.

USAID/Washington awarded the Koota Injena Cooperative Agreement to Amref Health Africa,
Inc.). in partnership with Food for the Hungry (FH). The three year project from October 1, 2017
until September 30, 2020 will be implemented in two counties in the pastoral communities of
Kenya.

The goal of the project is to implement and provide evidence on the effectiveness of
engaging clans and clan leaders as levers of bringing attitudinal and norm change towards the
abandonment of Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(FGM/C).

The project aims to work with communities to re-define the value of the girl among the
clan members of the Samburu, Borana, Rendille and Gabra communities in Kenya’s Samburu and
Marsabit Counties.

The Senior Technical Advisor for Positive Youth Development will play a critical role in implementation of key objectives of the project in the two counties.

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