Project Rescue Children

Shocking new government data shows that teenage pregnancies in Kenya are rising sharply, and the youngest girls are bearing the heaviest burden. The Kenya Economic Survey 2026 reports that teenage pregnancies increased from 224,333 in 2024 to 235,938 in 2025. And these are only the reported pregnancies. As PRC know many cases in rural communities where teen pregnancies are rife are not reported.

Among girls aged 10 to 14, the rise was even steeper, up 14.6 per cent, with 11,605 cases recorded in 2025 compared to 11,126 the previous year. In 2023, the figure stood at 10,670, itself a drop from 13,034 in 2022.

For years, Project Rescue Children has worked directly with teenage girls in rural communities through grassroots education programs focused on safety, health, dignity, and prevention. Many of these young girls face extreme poverty, limited education, and increased vulnerability to sexual exploitation, trafficking, r**e, and teenage pregnancy. Through our awareness training, we have educated hundreds of girls on personal safety, body boundaries, reproductive health, and practical ways to reduce risks within their communities while giving them the confidence to speak up and seek help when needed.

A major part of our outreach has also included education on menstrual hygiene and period pad care, including teaching girls how to safely make reusable sanitary pads when access to products is limited or unaffordable. In many vulnerable communities, lack of basic menstrual support contributes to school absenteeism, exploitation, and abuse risks. By combining safety education with practical life skills, Project Rescue Children through our volunteers and donors continue helping empower young girls to stay in school, protect themselves from abuse, and build safer futures for themselves and their communities.

You can support our education campaign that goes directly to this program via this link https://donate.stripe.com/8wM4jndMa2y89qwbIU

www.projectrescuechildren.org

S*xtortion is exploding globally — and law enforcement agencies are warning it has become one of the fastest growing online crimes in 2025.

Every day, teenagers are being blackmailed online after sharing a photo, video, or private conversation with someone they believed was their age.

Within minutes the threats begin:

“Send more.”
“Pay money.”
“If you block me, I’ll send this to your family, school and friends.”

This crime is linked to a growing number of teen suicides worldwide. Many victims are boys aged 12–17 targeted through Instagram, Snapchat, gaming platforms and fake social media profiles pretending to be teenagers.

The reality is brutal. Many offenders operate in organised international criminal groups targeting hundreds of children at once. These crimes are difficult to police, difficult to prosecute and often impossible to stop once images are shared.

That means prevention starts at home.

🚩 WARNING SIGNS PARENTS SHOULD WATCH FOR:

• Sudden panic after using their phone
• Deleting social media accounts overnight
• Anxiety, anger or withdrawal
• Fear when notifications arrive
• Asking for money unexpectedly
• Refusing school or isolating themselves
• Emotional breakdowns after being online

✔️ SAFETY STEPS FOR PARENTS:

• Teach children NEVER to send intimate photos or videos online
• Explain fake profiles are everywhere
• Keep communication open without judgement
• Tell them they can come to you immediately if something happens
• Monitor who they communicate with online
• Teach them to block, report and screenshot threats
• Remind them: “You are NOT in trouble. We will handle this together.”

Parents must understand this is no longer “stranger danger.”

Predators and organised criminal networks now have direct digital access to children inside bedrooms, homes, games and social media apps 24/7.

If we do not educate, we cannot protect.

Join our fight by giving as little as the cost of a coffee on the link attached.

www.projectrescuechildren.org

Hunting pa******les since 2017.

Most parents think it won’t happen to their kid, but predators are already in the games they’re playing, starting with something as simple as “nice play” before building trust and moving them to private apps like Telegram, WhatsApp or Discord where there’s less visibility and more control.

1 in 5 kids are approached by a stranger online, grooming cases are rising globally, millions of child abuse images are being shared every year, and in most abuse cases the child already knows or trusts the offender.

At any given time, the FBI estimates there are over 500,000 online predators active on the internet targeting children.

This is calculated, not random, and by the time most parents realise, it’s already too late.

Know who your child is talking to, watch for platform changes, and don’t ignore red flags.

We are a fully not-for-profit organisation operating across multiple countries, working on the frontlines against predators while supporting and collaborating with law enforcement agencies globally.

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Help us fight. Donate today. We have been hunting those who hunt children since 2017.

www.projectrescuechildren.org