REPORTS

 The Facilitators Empowerment Mentorship (FEM) Program is an innovative initiative spearheaded by Jijenge Youth Organisation in collaboration with Better Me Kenya. Recognizing the critical role community developers play in society and the myriad challenges they face, the program aims to create a supportive environment for these individuals. 

EMPOWERING DREAMS, TRANSFORMING LIVES

This report presents the achievements, progress, and impact of the Masomo Mashinani Project during its first quarter. Thanks to the generous funding support from Jewish Helping Hands, we embarked, on the 30th of March 2023, on a mission to bridge the literacy gap among marginalized children in the Chemelil Sugar Schemes area. The project fund was used to establish a library equipped with books, promoting a culture of reading, technological training, and empowering the youth with access to knowledge.

Literacy Clinic is an alternative educational program under Jijenge Youth Organization and Us For The Street Foundation. The clinic has been in operation since August 2021. The program seeks to give hope and advocate for the integration of a sustainable and inclusive approach to promoting education and literacy among marginalized children such as children affected by emergencies, street children, children in protective care, orphans, teenage mothers and children living in slums.

Jitokeze Tupande Miti Campaign is youth lead environmental movement that started in February 2021 with the intention of promoting partnership and advocacy for environmental conservation in a holistic and diverse approach. It supports the various efforts by other stakeholders to increase the forest cover of Kisumu county from 0.45% to the recommended 10% by 2024.