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Kenya Accountable and Inclusive Political Processes (KAIP) – Youth Engagement

 

DATES OF PROJECT: August 15, 2018 to August 15, 2019

 

DONOR – DFID

 

SUMMARY

 

Youth Agenda has been implementing a series of learning and strategy meetings for youth leaders and youth-led groups. The meetings have identified youth representatives in each county, provided training and resources to help the youth representatives conduct a citizen audit of county development projects and organize community meetings on the findings. In addition, Youth Agenda has facilitated meetings with county governments to discuss the findings of the audits and provided opportunities to advocate for community priorities.

 

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

 

  1. Offer a series of opportunities for learning and organizing for youth-led and oriented groups’ in order to engage in monitoring and advocating for the implementation of the CIDP’s annual program and budget processes
  2. Provide technical assistance for youth caucuses in the county assemblies in order to have meaningful engagement with youth-led and oriented groups and create an accountability demand structure of the CIDP’s annual program implementation and budget processes

‘The Active Citizen 2.0’

 

Nurturing A Generation of Active Citizens

 

Donor – Ford Foundation

 

In the grand scheme of things, YAA hopes to effect change through advocating for more responsive and accountable governments to youth issues and building the capacity of and providing information to youth to supercharge their engagement and curb their disillusionment. Furthermore, this program seeks to promote youth rights and participation in governance and development processes at the National & County levels to further anchor the voice and role of youth in ensuring service delivery by governments.