When the presence of COVID19 was first announced in Kenya in March 2020, Youth Ventures Initiatives immediately carried out an awareness training on the disease and targeted its over 100 Peer Educators in areas where it works. Among those trained is Collins Mageto who is a Peer Educator at Mukuru slums, Nairobi. Immediately after the […]
Engaging young people in useful ventures like growing fruit trees and providing technical support is one way in which we are fighting alcohol abuse in Central Kenya. James our field staff here visiting Philip Gatheru at Gikumbo village to see how his fruit trees are doing while providing technical support to him too
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. […]
Hadale Wario reaches out to young women and girls at safe spaces at Mukuru slums mainly social halls or just outside these halls. She has observed crucial changes among the young women, for example, initially they were scared of going for family planning services. After talking with them and creating awareness on the various methods, […]
“I really do not know what to say, thanks to Youth Ventures Initiatives (YOVI)!” said Marion lately when we talked with her at Mukuru slums where she is working as a peer counselor with YOVI. She went on, ” I really love what i do as a peer counselor. I enable people change their behavior […]
John reaches out to adolescent girls in schools at Mukuru slums. He has come across girls who could not concentrate at school due to keeping bad company. He counsels such girls to avoid such company and many have turned around and are now focused at school and their school performance has improved a great deal. […]
Since she started reaching out to adolescent girls in schools at Mukuru slums age 10 to 13 years with behavior change messages, Gladys has observed changes among them. One of the changes is that they can now express themselves easily and articulate their issues and problems without fear. They ask questions often on issues that […]
At the time he was starting to work with Youth Ventures Initiatives (YOVI) as a peer counselor reaching out to young women at Mukuru slums with behavior change messages, most of these young women were engaging in risky behavior. As a result of reaching out to those in his neighborhood, he has observed great change […]
Youth Ventures Initiatives (YOVI) entered into a partnership with Aids Health Foundation effective 2018. This is for the support of the Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project that we have been implementing at Mukuru Ruben slums in Nairobi. YOVI board is grateful and appreciates this sponsorship that has gone along way into furthering our objectives […]
Kevin Wachira is a peer counselor at Mukuru slums. He says , “ I came into contact with Youth Ventures Initiatives in early 2018 when I was identified and selected to be trained as a peer counselor. The training changed me for good. Now I understand the whole spectrum of health issues and drugs including […]
