JIPANGE YOUTH ORGANIZATION

Jipange Youth organization is an umbrella organization of 16 youth groups in Nairobi. Jipange therefore seeks to realize improved development and democratic outcomes through the active engagement of young citizens in policy, planning and resource decision making, in particular:  girl children, children impacted by HIV and AIDS, Children living with disability, children affected by violence and children of ethnic minority and discriminated cases.

Jipange Youth Organization has identified governance processes and institutions and structures that are involved in management of devolved funds, water, education, health, food and has engaged them.



Some of the Jipange Youth Members

Jipange has been empowered and been offered an opportunity to access information in participate in the governance agenda

Vision: Advocate for good governance and empower the youth

Mission: Be the best coalition of youth groups, empowering the youth and promoting the practice of good governance on community development projects

Activities of Jipange

• We have a youth Resource centre
• Public accountability board
• Social Audit – devolved funds projects
• Youth’s Empowerment trainings
• Advocacy for children rights and good governance
• Advocating for drug free society
• Hiring of seats for both public and private functions

Our Achievements

Ø  Membership in committee

Ø  Conducted civic education

Ø  Water piping in Matopeni

Ø  Erecting street lights in kayole south- implemented in phases 1-4

Ø  Social Audit

Ø  Exchange programs

Ø  KKV – Trees for Jobs programme

Ø  Reproductive Health – Counseling, Girl child education and referrals.

Ø  Garbage collection

Ø  Refugee Support Programs

Ø  IGA’s – Barbershop, Salon, flower projects etc

Ø  Consultancy – research, survey, training, proposal writing, concept paper, development & project management

Ø  Partnering with L.S.O.

Ø  Partnership with Feed the Children

Our Partners

• Plan Kenya
• World Vision
• Feed the Children
• National training consortium (trained TOT’s)
• Little Sports organization
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Gender, children & Social Development
• City Council of Nairobi
• Ministry of Youth and Sports
• Charitable organizations/churches.
• Networking with local CBO’s and NGO’s

Our Projects

ü  Consultancy

ü  Creative Arts

ü  Reproductive Health

ü  I.G.A’s

ü  Entrepreneurship

ü  Construction of Infrastructure

ü  Water Projects

ü  Garbage Collection & Drainage Sanitation

ü  Refugee Support Programs

ü  HIV/AIDS mitigation campaigns

Targets

a)      Capacity building – increase awareness, knowledge and skills

b)      Mainstreaming gender

c)       Providing for access to information through youth empowerment center

d)      Improving civic values and attitudes and promoting positivity and good behavior

e)      Reduce corruption

f)       Improving youth participation at all levels