- Who We Are
Adolescent Health and Rights Trust Africa
AHRTA (Adolescent Health and Rights Trust Africa) is committed to ensuring that every adolescent across Kenya and Africa lives a life of dignity, health, and opportunity. With over 11.6 million adolescents in Kenya alone, this is not just a demographic—it is a generation with untapped potential. We fight for their rights, health, education, and voice through community-driven programs, rights-based advocacy, and evidence-based policy reform.
Our Story
AHRTA was founded in response to the silent crisis facing adolescents—overlooked in policy, underserved in healthcare, and silenced in society. We are a movement of health professionals, legal advocates, researchers, and youth leaders dedicated to transforming adolescent futures.
Why We Exist
Adolescents face a multi-layered crisis in Kenya: 98% of teen mothers never return to school, 50% of teens engage in unprotected sex, and mental health disorders often go untreated. HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, and drug and substance abuse are endemic. Data and system gaps in education, health, security, and justice leave many adolescents without recourse. AHRTA exists to disrupt this trajectory.
- To promote and safeguard the physical, emotional, and social well-being of adolescents across Kenya and Africa through advocacy, education, service delivery, and policy reform.
- A society where all adolescents are healthy, protected, and empowered to lead.
- Inclusivity
- Empathy
- Accountability
- Human Rights
- Social Justice