What an awesome day it has been at the ongoing Gender Based Violence awareness workshop at Mathira East sub county, whereby lifestyle diseases issues are also mainstreamed. We have had the honor of having Madam Anne Munene sub county Public Health Officer facilitate a session on lifestyle diseases ! What an insightful session on lifestyle […]
What at an amazing day at the ongoing Gender Based Violence workshop for local leaders that started on Monday 11th August, Mathira East, Nyeri County. On this particular day participants were able to experience practicals during the visit of the Assistant County Commissioner to the area. They were able to get a chance to speak […]
Gender based violence has become a serious issue in Central Kenya and our leaders training at Mathira East sub county that’s started on 11th August and ending this Friday 15th is meant to create awareness and mobilize leaders to take a lead in taking action again the vice. Awareness on lifestyle diseases has also been […]
MUKURU PEER EDUCATOR IMPACT STORY. Deep in the heart of Mukuru Kwa Reuben, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, where rumors and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS had spread across every village and often overshadowed facts, emerges a beacon of hope. Julius Wainaina, a peer counsellor at Youth Ventures Initiative (YOVI), who has been born […]
PEER SUCCESS STORY: CLARA For many decades, HIV has been a silent pandemic in our communities. Community members are more often than not shy and hesitant to speak about issues surrounding HIV as it is viewed as a sensitive topic. As an organization we were able to identify this gap and came up with a […]
A photo of Fredrick, YOVI peer counsellor. Fredrick Njoroge, better known as reformist Casanoi has a story, not just any ordinary story, but one of resilience, transformation, and purpose. After completing his primary school level, his parents were unable to afford school fees to advance him to secondary level. As time went by, his parents […]
HIV AIDs awareness and testing door to door July 2025 Mukuru slums with our partner Ruben health center
Our recently training community facilitators in Central Kenya on Gender Based Violence concerns continue to be active in the community door to door and taking advantage of local forums to speak on GBV. Here James our community facilitator taking advantage of a local forum and is reaching out to a group pf men at Mathira […]
Our Peer Educators present awards to winners at today’s Football for Behavior Change. 1st Position Gitunduti FC, 2nd Gikumbo FC, 3rd Kanjuri FC, 4th Karatina University FC. Hongera Winners
On 21st September 2019 we held the Karatina Road Race. It was successful and we were able to sensitise the community particularly the youth on ways to reduce risk of alcohol and drug abuse as well as HIV. We had a medical camp and created awareness on asthma, diabetes, blood pressure and popularised better nutrition. […]
