Projects
HULTZ prize
In 2020, my team "Klind Air" was competing in the Hult Prize competition, winning the Nairobi Regionals and represented Kenya at the Global Accelerator Finals in New York City.
In 2022, I was training a team of 30 young innovators for Kectil Community Kenya "Innovation by Design Thinking for Sustainable Development" program. Among the teams, I was training and coaching a group of students from St. Paul's University Eco-Bana on applying the concepts of Design Thinking and pitching techniques. The team successfully participated in the 2022 Hult Prize Challenge and won the $1 million USD, and as a result they are now establishing a company in Kenya producing "EcoBana Biodegradable Sanitary towels."
Hult Prize engaged me as an expert in 2023 to evaluate 60 start-ups in the quarter-final competitions. At the same time, I was coaching a student startup dubbed "Leather Leaf" from Multimedia University of Kenya, who triumphed in second place out of 60 teams at the Hult Prize Nairobi Regionals.
In 2022, I was training a team of 30 young innovators for Kectil Community Kenya "Innovation by Design Thinking for Sustainable Development" program. Among the teams, I was training and coaching a group of students from St. Paul's University Eco-Bana on applying the concepts of Design Thinking and pitching techniques. The team successfully participated in the 2022 Hult Prize Challenge and won the $1 million USD, and as a result they are now establishing a company in Kenya producing "EcoBana Biodegradable Sanitary towels."
Hult Prize engaged me as an expert in 2023 to evaluate 60 start-ups in the quarter-final competitions. At the same time, I was coaching a student startup dubbed "Leather Leaf" from Multimedia University of Kenya, who triumphed in second place out of 60 teams at the Hult Prize Nairobi Regionals.
Menstrual Hygiene Management
Because of social taboo and gender stereotypes that stigmatize menstruation as dirty, many women and girls experience menstruation with shame and without access to the resources needed to manage their menstrual health safely. Menstruation is a human rights issue. It is also a public health and development issue. I did run a self-initiated 3 months pilot project dubbed "tree seedling and pad drive for girls" and grassroots dialogue which has supported over 8,522 girls, persons with disability and teen mothers in the pastoralists communities, Kajiado, Marsabit, Isiolo, Narok, Samburu. I also reached out to schools where I offered mentorships and donated dignity kits.
International Peace Day 2023
To commemorate the International Peace Day 2023, I organized a community dialogue in collaboration with the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO Youth Forum, UNICAF, Amali Organization and Pastoralist Child Foundation, which served as the host organization in Samburu County. The target group were the residents of Kiltamny area in Samburu County. Also had a chance to visits local schools Uaso Girls and Uaso Boys in Achas post, Samburu County. We engaged students in interactive sessions to spread the word about the value of harmony, communication, and cross-cultural understanding. These workshops sought to motivate young people to actively engage in community peacebuilding projects.
• Some of the other topics tackled were
• Mental Health.
• Drug and Substance abuse.
• The value of education.
The primary objective of the event was to facilitate engagements on fostering peace within the Samburu community, particularly, in Kiltamny. Samburu County faces long dry seasons, resulting in increased resource-based conflicts among different pastoral communities. Many communities must travel long distances in search of water, mostly for their animals, and engage in animal raids, often conducted by young boys who have transitioned into adulthood. This event aimed to underscore the importance of peaceful coexistence at the individual, family and community levels.
• Some of the other topics tackled were
• Mental Health.
• Drug and Substance abuse.
• The value of education.
The primary objective of the event was to facilitate engagements on fostering peace within the Samburu community, particularly, in Kiltamny. Samburu County faces long dry seasons, resulting in increased resource-based conflicts among different pastoral communities. Many communities must travel long distances in search of water, mostly for their animals, and engage in animal raids, often conducted by young boys who have transitioned into adulthood. This event aimed to underscore the importance of peaceful coexistence at the individual, family and community levels.
school mentorship projects
With support from my friends, I launched a mentorship project to schools in Kenya to feed, donate food and 3 months’ worth of sanitary towels to girls at different schools located in a slum setting where the kids are exposed to #sgbv #gbv #drugabuse . Let's invest more to educate #children Investing in the education of boys and girls in marginalized communities is not only an investment in their future but also a commitment to a brighter and more equitable world.
hands to do good
Use your hands to do good in the world, what counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. I adopted a street homeless family of 30 and a children’s home whom in partnership with my friends and one of the hotels in Kenya, we provide them with necessary resources. For the children’s home, we provide meal shopping every month and for the street family we offer food on daily basis and hence this is a long term ongoing project.
stop fgm campaigns
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is internationally recognized as a harmful practice, and aviolation of the rights of women and girls to physical integrity and freedom from injury and coercion. Recent estimates suggest that at least 200 million girls and women have undergone FGM in more than 30 countries where the practice is concentrated. An estimated 4 million
girls are considered to be at risk of experiencing female genital mutilation each year, which ispredicted to rise to 4.6 million girls per year, or a total of 68 million girls by 2030, given the high population growth rates in countries where there is high prevalence. While there has been an overall decline in the prevalence of FGM over the last three decades, not all countries
have made progress and the pace of decline has been uneven. UNFPA and UNICEF jointly lead the largest global programme to accelerate the elimination of FGM. Phase I and II of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM were implemented from 2008 to 2017. During Phase II the Joint Programme increasingly focused on engaging and empowering youth to become active advocates for the abandonment of FGM by supporting youth groups, peer to peer support networks and youth advocates. By Phase III the Joint Programme had included youth engagement within the results framework for the first time, as a cross-cutting strategic intervention to enhance the Joint Programme effectiveness by “expanding youth engagement to harness the strengths and advantages of demographic growth and empower them to drive the end of FGM in their communities and countries” One of the key Outputs of Phase III which covers the years 2018 to 2021, is Increased engagement of civil society and young people with policymakers for the elimination of FGM
girls are considered to be at risk of experiencing female genital mutilation each year, which ispredicted to rise to 4.6 million girls per year, or a total of 68 million girls by 2030, given the high population growth rates in countries where there is high prevalence. While there has been an overall decline in the prevalence of FGM over the last three decades, not all countries
have made progress and the pace of decline has been uneven. UNFPA and UNICEF jointly lead the largest global programme to accelerate the elimination of FGM. Phase I and II of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM were implemented from 2008 to 2017. During Phase II the Joint Programme increasingly focused on engaging and empowering youth to become active advocates for the abandonment of FGM by supporting youth groups, peer to peer support networks and youth advocates. By Phase III the Joint Programme had included youth engagement within the results framework for the first time, as a cross-cutting strategic intervention to enhance the Joint Programme effectiveness by “expanding youth engagement to harness the strengths and advantages of demographic growth and empower them to drive the end of FGM in their communities and countries” One of the key Outputs of Phase III which covers the years 2018 to 2021, is Increased engagement of civil society and young people with policymakers for the elimination of FGM
global peace summit
The Global Peace Chain HQ in collaboration with the Global Peace Chain Kenya where I was nominated as the assistant country director, convened the Global Peace Summit Kenya aimed at “PEACE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION” from 9th -11th February 2023.
My team and I hosted the global peace summit in Kenya. At this conference I got to be inaugurated by the government of Kenya through the Ministry of tourism as a peace by tourism ambassador among my other colleagues.
On 9th – 10th February 2023 the summit took place at Weston Hotel and on 11th February 2023 it was climaxed at KICC Amphitheater. We were able to gather 94 international youth delegates from over 74 nations and 530 Kenyan youths from different counties and universities.
Global Peace Summit Kenya 2023 aimed at providing possibilities to brilliant younger, competent, and enthusiastic peace developers, broaden their thoughts and avenue maps to attain sustainable improvement and advise on peace, climate change, and social inclusion.
The Panel discussions and the social projects that were presented focused on areas based on the Global
Peace Summit theme;
• How economic weakness hinders the utilization of potential young minds.
• How colonization still impacts Africa’s Road to economic recovery.
• What causes Africa’s constant political issues, and how could they be resolved?
• Effects of domestic violence and how it has hindered Africa’s social growth.
• How climate change in Africa has affected a peaceful coexistence,
• The role of young people in ensuring food security, tourism, and support systems are in place, as well as challenges
My team and I hosted the global peace summit in Kenya. At this conference I got to be inaugurated by the government of Kenya through the Ministry of tourism as a peace by tourism ambassador among my other colleagues.
On 9th – 10th February 2023 the summit took place at Weston Hotel and on 11th February 2023 it was climaxed at KICC Amphitheater. We were able to gather 94 international youth delegates from over 74 nations and 530 Kenyan youths from different counties and universities.
Global Peace Summit Kenya 2023 aimed at providing possibilities to brilliant younger, competent, and enthusiastic peace developers, broaden their thoughts and avenue maps to attain sustainable improvement and advise on peace, climate change, and social inclusion.
The Panel discussions and the social projects that were presented focused on areas based on the Global
Peace Summit theme;
• How economic weakness hinders the utilization of potential young minds.
• How colonization still impacts Africa’s Road to economic recovery.
• What causes Africa’s constant political issues, and how could they be resolved?
• Effects of domestic violence and how it has hindered Africa’s social growth.
• How climate change in Africa has affected a peaceful coexistence,
• The role of young people in ensuring food security, tourism, and support systems are in place, as well as challenges
youth engagement
Youth engagement
The solution is to ensure that strategies developed to engage young people should seek to empower young women and young men as partners in achieving gender equality. We know addressing all of the challenges girls and boys face will not be done in one day. But takes heart, grit, and a commitment to create change day in and day out and one day we shall win.
The solution is to ensure that strategies developed to engage young people should seek to empower young women and young men as partners in achieving gender equality. We know addressing all of the challenges girls and boys face will not be done in one day. But takes heart, grit, and a commitment to create change day in and day out and one day we shall win.
sustainable development
Achieving sustainable development requires the active participation of all sectors in the society and all types of people. Broad channels of participation are now being considered away from the orthodox way society deemed fit. Stakeholder engagements are necessary for the SDGs Agenda and the Government believes that active and evidential based participation is critical in guiding strategic development objectives. Since the adoption of the SDGs in 2015, Kenya has made significant progress in their implementation including the 1st and 2nd Voluntary National Reviews, one progress report and capacity building in counties and national governments. Additionally, various stakeholders in Kenya have convened annually at the National Multi-stakeholders’ Conference since 2019 to 2021. In all the mentioned conferences, there has not been any youth driven sessions nor has there been a theme centered on youth engagement in SDGs processes. It was vital for the youth to host a pre-summit to solely look into youth matters, voice their challenges, concerns and access tools necessary to disseminate SDGs ideas.
After the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for SD, continuous recognition of the youths’ roles at the grassroot, and national levels is recognized. Therefore, SDGs commits to catalyze the youths’ growth and capabilities through global and continental development frameworks, which discharges their mandate to strive for higher economic, social and cultural growth that can translate to increased employment, equality, better health and innovative ideas.
In the spirit of stakeholder engagement and SDGs coordination, Champions for SDGs Youth, and Polly Foundation in collaboration with SDGs Kenya Forum, and partnering with UNA Finland organized a youth pre-conference that attracted 76 physical and 52 virtual young SDGs enthusiasts from 26 counties across Kenya including; Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Embu, Homabay, Kajiado, Kakamega, Kiambu, Kilifi, Kisii, Kisumu, Kwale, Makueni, Mandera, Mombasa, Murang'a, Nairobi, Narok, Nyamira, Siaya, Tharaka Nithi, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Vihiga.
By design the hashtags were #MaYouthNaSDGs, #TwendeKaziNaSDGs and #Champions4SDGs.
After the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for SD, continuous recognition of the youths’ roles at the grassroot, and national levels is recognized. Therefore, SDGs commits to catalyze the youths’ growth and capabilities through global and continental development frameworks, which discharges their mandate to strive for higher economic, social and cultural growth that can translate to increased employment, equality, better health and innovative ideas.
In the spirit of stakeholder engagement and SDGs coordination, Champions for SDGs Youth, and Polly Foundation in collaboration with SDGs Kenya Forum, and partnering with UNA Finland organized a youth pre-conference that attracted 76 physical and 52 virtual young SDGs enthusiasts from 26 counties across Kenya including; Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Embu, Homabay, Kajiado, Kakamega, Kiambu, Kilifi, Kisii, Kisumu, Kwale, Makueni, Mandera, Mombasa, Murang'a, Nairobi, Narok, Nyamira, Siaya, Tharaka Nithi, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Vihiga.
By design the hashtags were #MaYouthNaSDGs, #TwendeKaziNaSDGs and #Champions4SDGs.
The Kectil Youth Community
Kenya was established to identify and nurture highly talented youth in developing countries who have the potential to make a positive difference in their communities and countries.
The title “Kectil” refers to the “Knowles Educational and Charitable Trust for International Leadership”. The goal of this program is to nurture, network, and mentor youth in developing countries who have the potential to be leaders and make a positive difference in their communities, countries and maybe even the world!
The title “Kectil” refers to the “Knowles Educational and Charitable Trust for International Leadership”. The goal of this program is to nurture, network, and mentor youth in developing countries who have the potential to be leaders and make a positive difference in their communities, countries and maybe even the world!
