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 […]
As an AOC I would prefer that we have more meetings within a month in order to get morale and also get a little money to facilitate expenses incurred during visits to the people we offer counseling to.” – John Ngati. “The main challenge in agribusiness especially my fruit farm is my plants being attacked […]
I have witnessed hundreds of youth attend the ‘generate your business idea’ training program and go on to start their own businesses.” She says. Triza acknowledges the organization has done tremendous work in the area and still has more to do. She emphasized that the organization should do more follow ups in order to monitor […]
“We had many idle young alcoholics idling around the centre, but now look; they are all in their farms and working at various jobs making something out of them.” He says, as he walks me around the town centre. “The youth are now more cautious in their behavior unlike before when they engaged in risky […]
Magutu Primary school is one of the schools in Karatina benefiting from the mentorship being offered by YOVI. The Deputy Head teacher, Mrs., Matu, says that the mentorship program has been really powerful and effective on the children. “We are very happy about it. There are students who were regular absentees and were completely hopeless […]
Jane Wairimu, 28 years old, is an entrepreneur in Gikororo village who attended the YOVI entrepreneurship program in September 2013. “The training equipped me with very vital information on how to start a business and improve businesses I already had.” Wairimu says. She started a business on sale of cereals and also proceeded to start […]
Bernard, 27 years old, is an entrepreneur at Ihwagi village. He attended the YOVI entrepreneurship program in September 2013. Bernard describes the program as very inspiring. “I had no idea I could start my own business. I got inspired to get started!” Bernard said. He started his own poultry farm and provides the local community […]
John Ngati, 28 years old, is an AoC (peer counselor) in Gaikuyu. Before John’s encounter with YOVI, he was struggling with acute alcoholism. “I could drink alcohol to the extent I got sick for several weeks.” John says. He explains that his encounter with drugs and alcohol commenced as a result of poor company. He […]
Youth Ventures Initiatives is a non-profit, non-partisan non-governmental organization that has a commitment towards youth empowerment.