Young Cities: Kenya
Young Cities: Kenya
Young Cities has been active in Kenya since 2018, working in Mombasa, Kwale and Nakuru – counties which face high levels of extremist recruitment among youth, a lack of political engagement, and gang- and election-related violence. To date, the programme has provided direct support to 127 young peacebuilders and 57 city officials to develop solutions to these challenges. Young Cities programming has conducted research on Read More
Kataa Kutumika! Stand for Peace! (Ambassador Grant)
Film Tours To Prevent and Counter Electoral Violence Skynet Theatre Productions utilised their critically-acclaimed film to raise awareness of electoral processes and electoral violence in high schools across Nakuru. In 2021, Nakuru-based Skynet Theatre Productions launched the campaign, Kataa Kutumika! Read More
Naivasha Young Turks (Ambassador Grant)
Continuing to Transform Boda Boda Riders as Messengers of Peace Naivasha Young Turks continued their campaign to recruit, train and deploy motorcycle taxi riders as key, credible messengers in their community of Naivasha. Naivasha Young Turks (NYT) launched their initial Read More
Mtaani Konnect (Ambassador Grant)
Performances in Flower Farms Raise Awareness of Violence Prevention Among Mothers Mtaani Konnect deployed street theatre to women and mothers from Naivasha as key messengers to prevent electoral violence. Following the extremely successful street theatre (also known as “magnetic theatre”) Read More
Kataa Kutumika! Stand for Peace!
Learning and Screening Lessons from History A production house raises awareness of the dangers of electoral violence, telling stories from a decade and half before. Nakuru-based Skynet Theatre Productions launched the campaign, Kataa Kutumika! (“Refuse to be used!”) Stand for Read More
Naivasha Young Turks
Transporting Positive Narratives through the Streets of Nakuru A team from Naivasha sub-county empowered local motorcycle taxis as community messengers to raise awareness of the importance of non-violence ahead of the 2022 election. The circulation of hateful misinformation at the Read More
Mtaani Konnect
Performances that Pave the Way to Peaceful Elections Young people in Naivasha, Kenya are using creative mediums to support women peacebuilders and encourage youth to prevent violence during the upcoming election period. Youth team, Mtaani Konnect from Kenya, wanted to Read More
Nyali (Ambassador Grant)
Empowering a generation of civic actos Team Nyali applied their research in practical ways to help other young people in their community become proactive citizens and leaders. Team Nyali wanted to understand the barriers that prevent youth civic participation in Read More
Kigoda Pwani (Ambassador Grant)
Enhancing women's role in employment Team Kigoda Pwani build upon their previous research to understand what barriers women in particular face in seeking employment. Following the success of their first research project in 2020, in which Kigoda Pwani aimed to Read More
