Amplifying the Voices of youth in decision making spaces

Foster meaningful youth involvement in policy and programming to deliver sustainable development at national, regional and global levels.

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Youth for SDGs Kenya was founded on the 5th of October 2017 during a national workshop on ‘Integrating the Youth in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement regime’. The platform provides Kenyan and African youth with the opportunity to lead and drive innovative solutions to the challenges they face at national, regional, and international levels.

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Why volunteer

Volunteering and working with Youth for SDGs Kenya means being part of a dynamic, youth-led organization dedicated to empowering young people and driving meaningful change. Our team is committed to amplifying youth voices, advocating for sustainable development, and shaping policies that impact the future. As a volunteer or staff member, you will gain valuable hands-on experience in areas like

  • Professional Development and Skill Building
  • Networking and Global Exposure
  • Leadership and Advocacy Experience
  • Mentorship and Capacity Building
  • Impactful Contribution to Sustainable Development

Amplifying the voices of youth in decision-making spaces.

SDG Governance

We are committed to championing and ascertaining implementation of SDGs, with youth voices, ideas, and innovation being central in advancing SDG implementation.

Climate Justice

Our work is to provide an authentic platform, thought-out approaches, and frameworks on how to mobilize and channel innovative youth solutions to tackle the duo climate and nature crisis

Green Growth

Avoided impacts of climate change on sustainable development will be greater if the global temperature is not limited to 1.5 degrees. The world must transition to economic and development pathways.

Tabianchi SOS Project

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Tabianchi S.O.S! champions climate-change narratives through the rallying call ‘Someni (read), Oneni (see), Skizeni (listen)’.

Projects

Tabianchi SOS Project.

Tabianchi S.O.S! Champions climate-change narratives through the rallying call ‘Someni (read), Oneni (see), Skizeni (listen)’. With a focus on media and online platforms, our mission is to galvanize action and positive contributions to Africa’s climate crisis.

Young Peace Builders.

The young peace builders project amplifies the voices of youth in decision-making spaces in promoting peace and security. Youth4SDGs Kenya together with partners provides capacity strengthening support to National Youth Councils and youth serving organizations on UNSCR2250, AU Agenda 2063, AU Continental Framework on Youth Peace and Security Agenda, AU Youth Charter and other normative frameworks. While also providing linkages with governments and RECs and RMs. 

Impact Frames: Where Stories Meet Climate Action

Youth for SDGs Kenya In partnership with Tunga Media Afrika, Filmmakers Hangout with support from Doc Society Climate Story Unit, UMI Fund, and the Social Change Nest (SCN) is implementing Impact Frames:where stories meet climate action,  a climate storytelling collaborative connecting filmmakers, educators, and youth movements to use film as a tool for civic dialogue and climate action.

The initiative activates climate storytelling across Kenya’s education, creative, and civic spaces.

The aim of the collaborative is to drive community centered and responsive solutions through shaping alternative governance approaches to climate challenges that compound risks, vulnerabilities of local and  grassroot communities. 

The collaboration addresses the interconnected climate challenges facing Kenyan communities’ food insecurity, rising cost of living, resource-based conflict, and deteriorating mental wellbeing by strengthening youth-led climate governance from the ground up.

While government structures and institutions should adequately respond to these challenges, lapses in financial resources and stakeholder coordination mechanisms including inadequate strategies and mobilization capacities have continuously impeded a whole government and society approach to addressing climate impacts.

Call to action: Demand a seat, not a token. Youth must be recognized as binding decision-makers in Kenya’s climate governance structures, from county environment committees to the National Climate Change Council.

TUWAJIBIKE Thursdays

TUWAJIBIKE Thursdays meaning “Let’s take responsibility” in Swahili  is conceptualized as  civic engagement campaign to empower young people to own their role in shaping Kenya and Africa’s democracy. Through vibrant digital dialogues, creative civic storytelling, and community-based accountability initiatives, TUWAJIBIKE Thursdays seeks to transform online conversations into real-world civic action.

This campaign aims to increase voter awareness, promote digital democracy, encourage accountability, and amplify inclusion  particularly for young women, persons with disabilities, and minority groups. It aligns directly with SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) and supports Kenya’s ongoing efforts under the Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (KNAP III) and the draft National Action Plan on Youth Peace and Security.