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Kenya

In Kenya, we work with an urban youth organisation called Ngei 1 Development Youth Group.

Ngei 1 Development Youth Group (Ngei 1 DYG) is a community based organisation in Huruma, one of Nairobi's slum areas. It was established in 1997 by a group of young people in response to high rates of poverty and unemployment, and the resulting crime, drug abuse, teenage pregnancies and littered, unhygienic environment. 
 

 Rose is a member of Ngei 1 Development Youth Group and sells chapattis to earn an income. Copyright Skillshare/Amos Kibire.

The group's vision is of “a society in which youths are empowered, self-reliant and actively involved in community development”. Over the past 10 years, Ngei 1 DYG has developed a range of activities and services which include waste collection and recycling; water and sanitation; transport services; art and crafts projects; social and entrepreneurship advice and guidance; a revolving loan scheme for members; and a community resource centre. The group also has a football team called ‘Jah Post FC'. In 2006, the organisation won three Mashariki Innovation in Local Governance Awards from UN-Habitat.

Skillshare International has been working in partnership with Ngei 1 DYG since 2005, providing support through resource mobilisation, networking and capacity building.  In February 2007, we placed a development worker as a programme adviser to support the group's environmental and economic initiatives. Skillshare International also supports Ngei 1 DYG's poverty reduction and social justice initiatives through advocacy, targeting Nairobi City Council, the Kenya Police, the Provincial Administration, government departments and UN agencies. 
 
For more information, please visit www.ngei1youth.org or e-mail ngei1youth@yahoo.com

Ngei 1 DYG promotes peace in Kenya

The violence that erupted throughout Kenya earlier this year in the immediate aftermath of the disputed 2007 elections affected Skillshare International’s partners in the country in many ways. Our development workers were evacuated and projects were temporarily suspended. However, it wasn't all negative - two of Skillshare International's partners in Kenya, Coalition for Peace in Africa (COPA) and Ngei 1 Development Youth Group, worked together to promote peace and build conflict management skills. Read more...
Young people in Nairobi developing their peace building skillls at a workshop facilitated by Ngei and COPA. Copyright Skillshare/Monique Janssens.

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For information about our work in Kenya or our regional programme in East Africa, please email eastafricainfo@skillshare.org