LYA

Lamu Youth Alliance

Empowered Youth, Sustainable Environment
Lamu Youth Alliance

Our Humble Story

To address the socio-economic challenges facing youth, LYA offers information, opportunities and llinkage through the following activities:

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OUR HUMBLE HISTORY

ACTIVITIES

To address the socio-economic challenges facing youth

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OUR SCOPE

OBJECTIVES

Advocacy for a favorable policy and legal youth environment

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OUR HONESTY

STRUCTURE

LYA comprises of 18 board members and 25 youth groups whose membership is free

EMPOWERED YOUTH, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

LAMU YOUTH ALLIANCE

MISSION

To promote active youth participation in sustainable development through capacity building, advocacy and innovation

VISION

To promote active youth participation in sustainable development through capacity building, advocacy and innovation

CORE VALUES

It is one of the most rewarding good deeds we can do in our lives as the benefits of giving Sadaqah Jariyah can be reaped now, and we can continue to benefit after we have passed

Objectives

  • Promote youth empowerment by unlocking their potential and provision of opportunities to monitor youth related county and national responses.

Advocacy for a favorable policy and legal youth environment.

  • Enhancing sustainable environment in collaboration with institutions for networking and collaboration.
  • Enhancing research, learning and innovation for evidence based planning and programming.
  • Actively participate in Peace and security capacity and reproductive health issues among the youth and promote and facilitate youth friendly services.

Structure

LYA comprises of 18 board members and 25 youth groups whose membership is free. The organization’s main source of fund is goodwill and donations from well-wishers. LYA has a broad base of volunteers with a rare capacity mix whose experience ranges from educationists, artists, counsellors and community education officers among others.

Activities

To address the socio-economic challenges facing youth, LYA offers information, opportunities and llinkage through the following activities:

  • Youth Empowerment Forums: Monthly fora targeting youth grass root groups that inform the community/youth on reforms as well as foster peaceful coexistence.
  • Traditional/Cultural activities: LYA makes the most of the community traditional events to mobilize the community and encourage positive engagement in responsible leadership through dramatized verses, poetry, theatre, dhow races, donkey races, henna painting and women galas.
  • Youth at Risk Transformation: To actively involve the youth, LYA provides opportunities to the youth to showcase their talent through dramatized verses, skits, plays, good leadership and Sensitization on HIV and AIDS and Drugs Abuse.
  • Advocacy for a favorable youth environment: LYA partners with a number of organisations in advocating for human rights, historical land injustices, gather evidence for effective policy and advocacy interventions.
  • The youth parliament: LYA periodically conducts a youth parliament to give an opportunity to the youth to amplify their voices. The parliament involves government department heads, provincial administration, religious leaders and other stake holders to address issue concern security.
  • LYA undertakes continuous monitoring and evaluation to ensure smooth running of all the intended activities. This includes conducting field visits, supportive supervision to ensure quality is not compromised in the execution of various activities.

Partners

It is one of the most rewarding good deeds we can do in our lives as the benefits of giving Sadaqah Jariyah can be reaped now, and we can continue to benefit after we have passed.

Key Strategic Objectives:
  1.  To develop the inherit ability and capabilities of young people, both individually and collectively.
  2. To encourage literacy and artistic activities among the Youth.
  3. To establish and maintain relationships with other Youth groups, both national and international.
  4. To popularize and advocate the concept of gender equality among the youth.
  5. To initiate youth development projects and activities with the aim of encouraging the active participation of the Youth in the process of own empowerment.
  6. To facilitate, implement, monitor, and evaluate youth development programs
  7. To advocate for rights and opportunities for Youth with physical and mental disabilities
  8. To liaise with and advise the ministry/department responsible for youth affairs on youth matters.