Sylvia Khasoa Sore is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Simama Na Dada (SND) Initiative a Swahili name meaning “Support a Sister” which she started in 2013 and is registered as a Community Based Organization (CBO). This initiative is anchored on the belief that increasing the number of adolescent girls successfully completing the education cycle is a critical component of efforts to build their wider empowerment and in particular ensuring that they are able to be involved in decision making over all aspects of their lives including over their reproductive and sexual health rights. For the past 9 years since initiation, SND has been able to Mentor and train more than 600,000 young people, Provided dignity kits to more than 850,000 adolescent girls, young mothers and women (AGYW) to ensure that they Menstruate with dignity and stay in school. 350,000 girls are under their Monthly Mentorship-Leadership and distribution of dignity kits programs.