Equipping young people in Kenya and at large Africa with key media literacy, critical thinking, and fact-checking skills in today’s world is of high importance. Now more than ever young people need to improve the manner in which they use digital media not only for their own benefit but also for the betterment of their country’s development. This Intersectional Rapid Gender Analysis Report was seeking to identify the challenges and needs women, men, boys, girls, and gender non-conforming persons in Embakasi are facing when it comes to digital media literacy and civic engagement.
Youth Initiative Kenya (YIKE) | Kenyan NGO
Youth Initiatives-Kenya (YIKE) is a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was established in 2003. The organization was formed out of academic research on the “Role of Youth Groups in the Development of their Communities” by the founding members. Thus, YIKE was established to assist marginalized and disenfranchised youth to develop initiatives that can generate income to build sustainable socio-economic livelihoods.