#DOTYouth

Lavender Odeny

MashLav Foods: a Thriving Social Enterprise Founded by a Young, Daring Innovator

Growing up in one of Kenya’s biggest cities, Mombasa, Lavender made an observation that very few people practised agriculture. Those ...

Rosaly Akinyi

Roak, a Rock for Youth and Women in Mombasa, Kenya

More than half of Kenya’s population is below the age of 35, according to 2019’s Kenya National Bureau of Statistics ...

Harun Mwadena

Dear young people, Dare to pay the cost for accessing a purposeful life.

“What is my purpose in life?” This was a question Harun Mwadena Muyesi struggled with when he finally completed the ...

Kelvin Gumwa

“ If you are willing to be a self-learner you will develop yourself” ~ Lailah Gifty. The willingness to self-learn ...

Henry

Creating resilient and future-proof skill sets with digital and business training for youth

As a young social innovator from rural Kenya, Henry Mkare knows first-hand the importance of community support. Henry grew up ...

Aisha and Ruth

Empowering young girls in Kenya to innovate with STEM

Studying ICT at the Technical University of Mombasa, Aisha Abdulkadir and Ruth Kaveke made up 50% of the program’s female ...