A world where all young people have the power to choose.
Delivering positive impact for girls in sub-Saharan Africa facing the ‘triple threat’ of teenage pregnancy, HIV infection and sexual violence
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About Tiko
Tiko is a non-profit leveraging technology to transform sexual and reproductive health for underserved girls in urban and peri-urban Africa facing the ‘triple threat’ of teenage pregnancy, HIV and sexual violence.
Tiko uses a tech-powered model to connect otherwise fragmented stakeholders on the ground, such as private and public medical service providers, community-based organizations (CBOs) and pharmacies, so that adolescent girls have access to high-quality sexual and reproductive health services and products, at no cost to them.
Tiko’s model removes social and financial barriers to care, ultimately empowering girls as agents in their sexual and reproductive health journey.
Why sexual and reproductive
health for young people?
Sexual and reproductive health empowers young people by giving them control over their bodies and futures. This autonomy and knowledge boosts confidence and potential, enabling them to do more with their lives.
Tiko’s promise
At Tiko, we believe that youth deserve the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual and reproductive health needs.
Together with our partners, we’re working towards a world where youth have more control over their health choices and paths, and can do more with their lives.
An ecosystem approach
Tiko unites an ecosystem of existing, established partners to provide an environment enabling young people to choose when, where and how they meet their sexual and reproductive health needs.
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Lucy lives in multidimensional poverty.
She faces health challenges, from unintended and teenage pregnancy, HIV infection, sexual and gender-based violence and period poverty, alongside psychological and mental poor health.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy lives in multidimensional poverty.
She faces health challenges, from unintended and teenage pregnancy, HIV infection, sexual and gender-based violence and period poverty, alongside psychological and mental poor health.
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Miriam, a mobiliser working for one of Tiko’s community-based partner organisations, approaches Lucy.
Miriam, who also lives in Lucy’s community and faces the same challenges, engages with Lucy to talk about her sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and the services that are available to her. She explains that Tiko would allow her to access youth-friendly, quality-assured SRH services at no cost to her.
Ecosystem actor
Miriam, a mobiliser working for one of Tiko’s community-based partner organisations, approaches Lucy.
Miriam, who also lives in Lucy’s community and faces the same challenges, engages with Lucy to talk about her sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and the services that are available to her. She explains that Tiko would allow her to access youth-friendly, quality-assured SRH services at no cost to her.
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Lucy decides to seek a health service.
Miriam helps to onboard Lucy onto the Tiko platform, her digitally-enabled ecosystem of quality public and private healthcare providers and pharmacies within her community, offering integrated SRH services.
Lucy doesn’t need a phone. Miriam can onboard her through various high tech (WhatsApp-based), low-tech (SMS-based) and no-tech (QR-coded card) options.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy decides to seek a health service.
Miriam helps to onboard Lucy onto the Tiko platform, her digitally-enabled ecosystem of quality public and private healthcare providers and pharmacies within her community, offering integrated SRH services.
Lucy doesn’t need a phone. Miriam can onboard her through various high tech (WhatsApp-based), low-tech (SMS-based) and no-tech (QR-coded card) options.
Ecosystem actor
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A public or private clinic or pharmacy within Lucy’s community has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from demand generation and the ability to reach adolescent girls and young women.
The provider offers accessible and holistic services across contraception, HIV treatment and prevention, menstrual hygiene management, sexual and gender-based violence and mental health.
Ecosystem actor
A public or private clinic or pharmacy within Lucy’s community has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from demand generation and the ability to reach adolescent girls and young women.
The provider offers accessible and holistic services across contraception, HIV treatment and prevention, menstrual hygiene management, sexual and gender-based violence and mental health.
Ecosystem actor
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Lucy visits a clinic in her community, one of a set of options she was referred to by Miriam.
Lucy receives a health service, and rates the quality of the care. For this rating, she receives rewards, called ‘Tiko miles’: Tiko recognises Lucy for her positive health seeking behaviour. She can spend these miles at local retailers to buy essential items, like sanitary pads.
The clinic is funded through Tiko to provide the service to Lucy, and is trained, rewarded and nudged to provide a quality service, and receive a good rating from Lucy.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy visits a clinic in her community, one of a set of options she was referred to by Miriam.
Lucy receives a health service, and rates the quality of the care. For this rating, she receives rewards, called ‘Tiko miles’: Tiko recognises Lucy for her positive health seeking behaviour. She can spend these miles at local retailers to buy essential items, like sanitary pads.
The clinic is funded through Tiko to provide the service to Lucy, and is trained, rewarded and nudged to provide a quality service, and receive a good rating from Lucy.
Ecosystem actor
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A retailer in Lucy’s community, such as a shop or kiosk, has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from the service uptake, as they can accept Tiko miles as currency and cash them in for real payments.
Lucy’s local economy has the opportunity to help motivate the positive health behaviours of adolescent girls and young women.
Ecosystem actor
A retailer in Lucy’s community, such as a shop or kiosk, has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from the service uptake, as they can accept Tiko miles as currency and cash them in for real payments.
Lucy’s local economy has the opportunity to help motivate the positive health behaviours of adolescent girls and young women.
Ecosystem actor
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Lucy has the agency to choose when, where and how she meets her SRH needs as part of an empowered network of young people in her community.
Mobilisers nudge her to continue accessing services, and she shares her experiences with peers, who in turn seek more information on how Tiko can serve them.
Tiko supports Lucy over the years throughout new health challenges that come her way.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy has the agency to choose when, where and how she meets her SRH needs as part of an empowered network of young people in her community.
Mobilisers nudge her to continue accessing services, and she shares her experiences with peers, who in turn seek more information on how Tiko can serve them.
Tiko supports Lucy over the years throughout new health challenges that come her way.
Ecosystem actor
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Lucy lives in multidimensional poverty.
She faces health challenges, from unintended and teenage pregnancy, HIV infection, sexual and gender-based violence and period poverty, alongside psychological and mental poor health.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy lives in multidimensional poverty.
She faces health challenges, from unintended and teenage pregnancy, HIV infection, sexual and gender-based violence and period poverty, alongside psychological and mental poor health.
Ecosystem actor
step
02
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Miriam, a mobiliser working for one of Tiko’s community-based partner organisations, approaches Lucy.
Miriam, who also lives in Lucy’s community and faces the same challenges, engages with Lucy to talk about her sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and the services that are available to her. She explains that Tiko would allow her to access youth-friendly, quality-assured SRH services at no cost to her.
Ecosystem actor
Miriam, a mobiliser working for one of Tiko’s community-based partner organisations, approaches Lucy.
Miriam, who also lives in Lucy’s community and faces the same challenges, engages with Lucy to talk about her sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and the services that are available to her. She explains that Tiko would allow her to access youth-friendly, quality-assured SRH services at no cost to her.
Ecosystem actor
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Lucy decides to seek a health service.
Miriam helps to onboard Lucy onto the Tiko platform, her digitally-enabled ecosystem of quality public and private healthcare providers and pharmacies within her community, offering integrated SRH services.
Lucy doesn’t need a phone. Miriam can onboard her through various high tech (WhatsApp-based), low-tech (SMS-based) and no-tech (QR-coded card) options.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy decides to seek a health service.
Miriam helps to onboard Lucy onto the Tiko platform, her digitally-enabled ecosystem of quality public and private healthcare providers and pharmacies within her community, offering integrated SRH services.
Lucy doesn’t need a phone. Miriam can onboard her through various high tech (WhatsApp-based), low-tech (SMS-based) and no-tech (QR-coded card) options.
Ecosystem actor
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04
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A public or private clinic or pharmacy within Lucy’s community has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from demand generation and the ability to reach adolescent girls and young women.
The provider offers accessible and holistic services across contraception, HIV treatment and prevention, menstrual hygiene management, sexual and gender-based violence and mental health.
Ecosystem actor
A public or private clinic or pharmacy within Lucy’s community has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from demand generation and the ability to reach adolescent girls and young women.
The provider offers accessible and holistic services across contraception, HIV treatment and prevention, menstrual hygiene management, sexual and gender-based violence and mental health.
Ecosystem actor
step
05
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Lucy visits a clinic in her community, one of a set of options she was referred to by Miriam.
Lucy receives a health service, and rates the quality of the care. For this rating, she receives rewards, called ‘Tiko miles’: Tiko recognises Lucy for her positive health seeking behaviour. She can spend these miles at local retailers to buy essential items, like sanitary pads.
The clinic is funded through Tiko to provide the service to Lucy, and is trained, rewarded and nudged to provide a quality service, and receive a good rating from Lucy.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy visits a clinic in her community, one of a set of options she was referred to by Miriam.
Lucy receives a health service, and rates the quality of the care. For this rating, she receives rewards, called ‘Tiko miles’: Tiko recognises Lucy for her positive health seeking behaviour. She can spend these miles at local retailers to buy essential items, like sanitary pads.
The clinic is funded through Tiko to provide the service to Lucy, and is trained, rewarded and nudged to provide a quality service, and receive a good rating from Lucy.
Ecosystem actor
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06
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A retailer in Lucy’s community, such as a shop or kiosk, has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from the service uptake, as they can accept Tiko miles as currency and cash them in for real payments.
Lucy’s local economy has the opportunity to help motivate the positive health behaviours of adolescent girls and young women.
Ecosystem actor
A retailer in Lucy’s community, such as a shop or kiosk, has joined the Tiko ecosystem. They partner with Tiko to benefit from the service uptake, as they can accept Tiko miles as currency and cash them in for real payments.
Lucy’s local economy has the opportunity to help motivate the positive health behaviours of adolescent girls and young women.
Ecosystem actor
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07
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Lucy has the agency to choose when, where and how she meets her SRH needs as part of an empowered network of young people in her community.
Mobilisers nudge her to continue accessing services, and she shares her experiences with peers, who in turn seek more information on how Tiko can serve them.
Tiko supports Lucy over the years throughout new health challenges that come her way.
Ecosystem actor
Lucy has the agency to choose when, where and how she meets her SRH needs as part of an empowered network of young people in her community.
Mobilisers nudge her to continue accessing services, and she shares her experiences with peers, who in turn seek more information on how Tiko can serve them.
Tiko supports Lucy over the years throughout new health challenges that come her way.
Ecosystem actor
Tech-enabled sexual and
reproductive health
Through real-time data and robust verification processes, Tiko empowers local partners to make a difference and global donors to realise lasting impact.
Real-time data
Our partners and donors have access to our live dashboards for a real-time view of our collective impact, enabling true transparency and accountability.
Verified results
Our impact results are verified through third-parties, partners, users, and built-in authentication safeguards, enabled by emerging technologies.
Local implementation
Partnering with existing, reputable, local SRH providers that deliver value at cost per impact, rather than competing with them.
Our impact across Sub-Saharan Africa
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The largest provider of sexual and reproductive health services for youth in Kenya
Delivering impact across six African nations
The largest provider of sexual and reproductive health services for youth in Kenya
Delivering impact across six African nations
Case study
The world’s first Development Impact Bond for adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Implemented in Kenya, the ASRH Development Impact Bond (DIB) is a partnership between Tiko, the UN in Kenya, Government of Kenya, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and the Bridges Outcomes Partnership.
The DIB is an innovative approach to financing impact which links payments directly to the achievement of outcomes. The approach motivates desired behaviours, while providing flexibility in programme design and service delivery.
Upfront social investor
Implementer
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Outcomes funder
Our donors
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