GEWR+EBONY+YOUTH+AND+ORPHAN+SUPPORT

Back to Women's Rights Event Main Page media type="custom" key="435257" EBONY YOUTH AND ORPHAN SUPPORT INITIATIVE – KENYA (EYOSIK) P.O. Box 17237 00510 – NAIROBI Tel: +254 722 933591 Email: Eyosik2004@yahoo.com

MISSION
EYOSIK exists to improve the quality of life of youths and other vulnerable children and to build the capacity of youths for sustainable development

VISION
EYOSIK envisions a world whereby youths and other vulnerable children (OVCs) have voice in development activities affecting them.

GOAL
The goal of the organization is to improve the lives of youths and other vulnerable groups to enable them live a happy, healthy and independent life.

=OBJECTIVES= EYOSIK’S Objectives are: ñ To support innovative and experimental activities benefiting vulnerable groups ñ Serve as a catalyst with the goal of ensuring the appropriate involvement of youths and other vulnerable groups in development activities and promotion of human rights ñ Promote gender justice ñ Promote and strengthen primary health access ñ Enhance youth contribution and participation in community based safety and security programs ñ Facilitate empowerment at grassroots ñ Build the capacities of families and communities to provide support to PLHAs and the affected

=ACTIVITIES= The program targets youths and other vulnerable children, EYOSIK strives to facilitate development activities aimed at strengthening the community safety nets and empower youths .To accomplish this, the program activities include: Since its inception in 2005 ,the organization has achieved the following :
 * 1) Capacity building through trainings and workshops
 * 2) Initiating and sustaining Income Generating Activities among youths
 * 3) Advocacy and lobbying for human rights of youths and OVCS
 * 4) Skills training for community care givers
 * 5) Psychosocial support
 * 6) HIV/AIDS and reproductive awareness
 * 7) Nutritional support and food baskets
 * Our Achievements to date**
 * Our Achievements to date**
 * Training of 300 community members on HIV/AIDs community based care and support services
 * 30 women have been trained on basic business skills and group dynamics
 * 10 youths have been linked up with vocational training institutes
 * 22 women have been referred to micro-finance institutes
 * 110 community members have been sensitized on Rights Based Approach to development
 * 25 widows have been trained on Memory Books
 * 180 Widows sensitized on widows property and inheritance rights
 * 45 children have been sensitized on Memory book development and future planning
 * Presentation of ESCR gaps affecting youths in Kenya at the World Social Forum 2007
 * Presentation of human rights violations among widows at the World Social Forum 2007
 * 400 girls have been reached with information on HIV/AIDS vulnerability and gender (St Mary’s Egoji)
 * 30 community children have been provided with free tuition
 * 75 community youths have been reached with information on MDGs

Our achievements are just a tip of the iceberg, more needs to be done for youths in Nairobi’s urban slums and by extension those in rural areas. .We are hereby appealing to like minded organizations to network, collaborate and partner with us. We accept any form of support be it financial, technical or advisorial.We request organization that produce publications including newsletters, magazines ,fliers ,pamphlets to send us so we can reach more youths and the community at large. <