Over the past two decades, Kenya has made significant strides in strengthening its legal and policy framework to address School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV). What was once addressed primarily through child protection and criminal justice laws has evolved into a more comprehensive education-sector response, supported by school safety standards, teacher codes of conduct, re-entry guidelines for adolescent mothers and broader learner protection policies. Collectively, these measures establish schools as duty bearers responsible for creating safe and inclusive learning environments. Some schools have made important strides by adopting whole-school approaches that embed SRGBV prevention into teaching and learning, school leadership, learner participation and community engagement. However, many others, particularly those in under-resourced, rural or marginalised settings, continue to face significant challenges in translating policy into day-to-day practice. Schools in rural areas, informal settlements and crisis-affected contexts frequently operate with fewer trained teachers, limited access to counselling and psychosocial support services, and weak referral and child protection systems. As a result, the learners most at risk of violence are often those with the least access to effective prevention and response mechanisms. The blog lists strategies that help overcome these difficulties.
