The document discusses adolescent health issues in Western Kenya such as HIV, unwanted pregnancy, and lack of access to reproductive health and family planning services. The Centre for Study of Adolescence in Kenya aims to promote contraceptive uptake among youth aged 15-24 using innovative approaches including ICT. So far, they have trained peer advocates in life skills and organized social networking groups, set up a Facebook page, and developed IEC materials. The main challenge is using ICT effectively for information, engagement, and education. They are requesting help designing a mobile app linked to their Facebook page to provide regular family planning messages, user feedback, and referrals to nearby health facilities.

1. Random Hacks of Kindness:
Adolescent Health in Kenya
Fiona Ngarachu, PhD student PAIR
fwn1g11@soton.ac.uk
Centre for Study of Adolescence – Kenya
http://csa.kr.co.ke/
obbuyi@csakenya.org
01 December 2012

2. What is this?
 Reproductive health issues
among young people in
Western Kenya
 HIV and Aids, Unwanted
pregnancy, lack of
access/knowledge to RH/FP
Services
 CSA – Promoting
contraceptive uptake among
15-24 year old youth using
innovative approaches
including ICT
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3. What has happened so far?
 Young people trained as
Peer Advocates for Life
skills and community
engaged
 Social networking groups
organized around youth
groups
 Facebook page set up:
Jipange - csa
 IEC materials (magic bags
and curriculum)
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4. What is the challenge?
 Using ICT effectively
for information,
engagement and
education
Design an app, that
is linked to FB to
provide regular FP
messages, feedback
from users and
referrals to nearby
health facilities.
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5. How can you help us?
 Exploratory
App to work on a variety of
mobile phones
Include Information,
education and communication
materials
Have a feedback mechanism
to evaluate project and
services (satisfaction cards)
Be used by PALS, CSA,
teachers, health providers
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