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Welcome to the Cafe Tabasamu 

A safe, supportive, and empowering home for the local pregnant adolescent girls, mothers, and their partners

Did you know?

1 in 5 girls in Kenya between the ages of 15 and 19 is already pregnant or a mother
Lack of mental health support and the heavy stigma against teen pregnancies often lead to devastating outcomes such as depression and suicide
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What We Offer

Our mental health promotion workshops are framed by an adolescent-centred design thinking process

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Support Groups

Support Groups

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Collaborations

Cafe Tabasamu is a part of the Helping Adolescents Thrive (HAT) initiative, funded by UNICEF in collaboration with Kenyatta National Hospital. The project is embedded within INSPIRE study, and aims to develop a self-help mental health promotion framework, along with specific resources for pregnant and parenting adolescents, with help from multiple stakeholders including caregivers of adolescents and adolescent male partners. 

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