Team Mombasa: “I Won’t Be Deceived”
Team Mombasa: “I Won’t Be Deceived”
Women as Agents of Change Four short videos raise awareness about female membership of juvenile gangs in Mombasa County. Sitakubali Kudanganyika translates roughly as 'I won't be deceived'. Team 'Mombasa' knew that the issue of gang recruitment and violence in Kenya was generally only examined from the perspective of men, and that women were often manipulated into joining gangs. They produced four videos, each depicting Read More
Team Mvita: “#WhatIf?”
A Whole Community's Responsibility Four short videos highlight how parents, teachers and friends all have a role in preventing gang recruitment. Team 'Mvita', named after the sub-county its members come from, produced a series of 4 videos that depict the Read More
Samba Sports Youth Agenda
Preventing Crime through Healing and Play A targeted initiative that combined sport with trauma healing sessions helped adolescent boys resist drug abuse and crime. Petty crime, gangs and drug abuse are common problems in coastal Kenya because of unemployment and Read More
DERIN Peace Network
Improving Awareness and Engagement with the Devolution Process Training young people to increase their civic engagement and knowledge of the devolution process in Kwale County. When we launched our activities in Kwale County in 2019, the DERIN Peace Network felt Read More
The Blueprint Initiative
Giving Young People the Tools They Need to Thrive An online campaign that empowered young people in identifying employment and project-development opportunities in Kwale County. One of the biggest challenges facing young people in the coastal County of Kwale is Read More
Youth Resilience in Mombasa County
Mombasa County government recognised and adapted to the needs of youth in developing local policy for resilience. When we met with the County government of Mombasa in May 2020, they wanted to ensure their new County Resilience and Preventing Violent Read More
County-Youth Collaboration in Kwale
Kwale County Government has been working to build collaboration, cohesion and understanding between local government and youth. Between November 2019 to February 2020, the Kwale County Forum on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, with the support of Young Cities, implemented Read More
Likoni Research Initiative
Assessment Of The Relationship Between Youth And Police Capturing perceptions of both young people and the police to reduce mistrust and improve relationships. The team together with Mombasa County officials identified youth-police relations as particularly strained in Likoni sub-county and Read More
Nyali Research Initiative
Youth Participation in Leadership & Governance A team concerned with youth participation in Nyali sub-county examined the barriers and frameworks for youth civic participation. Team Nyali wanted to overcome the challenge of the too many barriers they saw which prevented Read More
