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OAY Kenya

The OAYouth Kenya is affiliated to the OAY regional body. In Kenya, our programming, we apply the concepts of; shared learning, coordinated advocacy, community informatics and non-formal learning towards promotion of community driven development and citizen-led accountability for sustained and effective participation, participatory decision making, policy formulation and legislation for sound and non-tokenistic youth empowerment

Our Strategy

The central thrust of OAYouth’s programming is the obliteration of the deprived people syndrome (DPS) in young African people, through strategies and activities that enhance African pride, productivity and unity.
Founded on the belief that Africans do not always need to be pitied and helped, OAYouth fosters continuous participation, learning and training.
OAY African regional programmes are centred on key objectives, targeted at responding to African youth's unique needs and aspirations

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Empowerment Programs

To initiate projects that empower youth economically, socially and politically

Inspiring Action

To motivate and inspire young people to participate in nation building

Unifying Voices

To unify the fragmented voices and programmes of youth in communities, country and continent

Energising Activism

Energising youth to be vocal in challenging retrogressive norms and to power up progressive change

Communication and Visibility

Organizational guidelines for effective communication and engagement with partners, better offline and online audience interactions, branding and online presence

Cross-sectoral programming

In Kenya, Our programming is anchored on Economic Empowerment, Health and Wellbeing, and Environmental Protection with Gender and Social Inclusion, Leadership Development, and Policy and Governance as cross cutting issues enabled by Youth Work Professionalization, Formal and Informal Learning, Inclusion and Rights Based Approaches. Our primary target group are adolescents and youth

Summary of Our Achievements
in the last Strategic Period

150,000 adolescents and youth positively impacted

Over 55 youth led and serving organizations have benefited from OAY programmes and capacity strengthening

600+ Youth recruited and impacted as staff, volunteer and interns

OAY successfully contributed to at least 5 impactful coalition and movement building

Experience with 4+ UN Agencies

200,000,000 + KES mobilized in the last 10 years

OAY’s Post 2015 Agenda adopted in UN’s SDGs Language

Experience and relationship with 15+ government ministries, departments and agencies

Working experience with 17+ county governments

60+ projects successfully implemented

OAY’s enhanced institutional capacity characterized by ability to;

  • Reach young people directly
  • Reach youth organizations directly
  • Influence policies and influence regional and global processes
  • Receive and manage grants
  • Influence young people and change