Kenya network information centre ( kenic)

Somewhere along the journey from boyhood to manhood, boys are socialized not to express the natural and spontaneous reactions to spiritual, physical, emotional, and psychological pain, disappointment, and rejection.

The increasing rate of boy child school dropout, alcohol and drugs abuse, gender based violence, criminal gangs are among the many harmful practices we continue to witness. In the midst of these the Boy child finds himself at cross-roads with society’s appropriate or inappropriate expectations around image, emotions and expression and the way they respond to what life gives to them.

African Boy Child Network (ABNet) in partnership with Kenya Network Information Centre (Kenic)

Our boys reflect our heritage and serve as one of the links to the past and the present that intersects with the future of our families, communities and world. However, like any child, a boy is fragile and vulnerable.

Somewhere along the journey from boyhood to manhood, boys are socialized not to express the natural and spontaneous reactions to spiritual, physical, emotional, and psychological pain, disappointment, and rejection. The increasing rate of boy child school dropout, alcohol and drugs abuse, gender based violence, criminal gangs are among the many harmful practices we continue to witness. In the midst of these the Boy child finds himself at cross-roads with society’s appropriate or inappropriate expectations around image, emotions and expression and the way they respond to what life gives to them.