What is meaningful Youth Engagement?

What is meaningful Youth Engagement.

inclusion of young people in all stages of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programs, policies, and investment of resources — from start to finish.

With aspirations and experience in our own right, we are taking what is within our grasp to build a better world. This is the power we hold as young people, to re imagine the world, with the tenacity, innovation and courage to disrupt every cycle that yields negative results for women and girls.
— Yemurai Nyoni, 26 years old, Zimbabwe

My name is Saumu and i come from one of the areas in that Pwani Work in,First i was introduced  this program through a project the program that i am.
I am a youth advocate who uses my skill and talent on fashion and art to advocate for issue that affect women and girls from the informal settlement of Mombasa

Young Men as Equal Partners on Modern Contraceptive Discussion

Do we  need Young men in this Conversation?
Can Men play a vital role in the discussion of modern Contraceptive?
How do we Involve them in this
These are some of the big questions the organization this week talked with the Young men open forum at  the Mikindani Health Center.
The Forum that brought together Young men Champions,the health care provide and also  staffs partner organization Kenya Muslim Youth Development  Organization with Donor Organization PAI.ORG  wanted to know what the opinion of young men on modern Contraceptives.
One Young man shared that he comes from one of the largest informal settlement in Mombasa [Bangladesh] he said that he had been one of greatest opposer of family planning methods but after her young sister got pregnant when she was still in school he has realized that indeed young women and girls should have right to modern methods of contraception.

What should be done Different.
Most young people still need correct information on  modern methods for them to support the other gender and this because we still have myths and misconception surrounding these methods.
We can achieve alot  when all the  people involved in this stand firm and have the correction information.
One of the Champions said he is a strong supporter of Condom use for it offer double protection and hence it can be of great help in reducing new HIV infection among young people.

Beyond Skin Colour 2018 Edittion

The Team Behind Beuty Beyond Skin Colour did it again
In a great atmosphere at the Mombasa Beach Hotel the team hosted the 3rd Edittion of the event,The event that brought great designers from across the Coast Counties  started in style with the MC off the Day,D the  -MC 001 hyping the crowd in style

We have great  picture of the great event.
CEO  Beyond Skin Colour Miss Lucia Kimemia talked through her closing  speech said,"This great  event is like this because of the team work,we had been nervous  at one point during the planning  of the event.Thanks to the great partnership from all  the partners,Starting  with Mombasa Beach hotel for hosting the event ,albinism  Foundation of Kenya and all the other partners.
The great team,Beyond Skin Colour Sophie  and whole team,The models and designer's  and all those who  came to support  this event."end of quotes
The event  that has been running for three year now is a girls project in Mombasa trying to create  awareness  and push for Human  right issue of the people living with Albinism.
We shall be uploading  pictures  from the event  soon.

Save the Tudor Creek Project

Tudor Creek is one of two main water bodies separating Mombasa Island (and the city of Mombasa) from the Kenyan mainland (the other body being Kilindini Harbour).
Before the estuary into the Indian Ocean, the tidal creek passes under the Nyali Bridge, and is bordered to the west by the Makupa Causeway.
The source of the river that becomes the creek is near the town of Mariakani, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Mombasa.

For the last one Month a team of Young model and youth advocates  have joined hands to help solve the challenge the creek is facing.

Looking at the Three Main stage of its advancement the team intends to create awareness on the cycle, this Creek has to the entire Mombasa Eco System in the area.Follow our blog Pwani Youth Network for update on the details of the work,what mangrove can  do and why conserving the Creek would help mainly the unemployment challenge to the youths

Fashion Designer and High Fashion Runway Model

Today we  let the picture do the talking,One of great brains working on matters of fashion in Mombasa,She is a youth advocate and Human Right Defender but most time you will find her doing the great Fabrics with Pwani Vaazi and Keziam Wear.
Her real name is Keziah Oloo

Limo All Day

They call him Limo alyday but his real name is Emmanuel limo the young fashion model from Mombasa recently did a photo shot named African Ankara .The model who is currently eyeing  the Mr Youth2Youth  Award an annual event that  happen and bring together youths from Mombasa,Kilifi and Kwale.

.He plans to promote the African outfit in his journey in the modelling world.
He is currently managing the Pwani Studio that is a youth music autifit with Pwani Youth Network and also working as a youth advocating within the organization  through the community programs.

He is dresses with Pwani Vazzi
Shoes and Bag  by Keziam Wear

and picture by Pwani Photography

Winner Jagaban...Representing Mikindani West Coast

Pwani Youth Network  Recently organized Mikindani Photography for Peace  Competition.The Competition that brought together youth from Several villages within Mikindani saw more than 200 youths participate in photography moment to promote peace.The youths came from Ganahola ,Staff,Kwa Mwanzia,Sunset and Kwa Ngombe amongs other,This event  soo one of the youth crew crowned Champion in the first round after a social media campaign to push for peace through the reaction facebook  on the picture they took during the shot.

Jagaban as they are Famously know who are they?  ;We are a group of young people who  started living as neighbours and even had childhood moments playing together.

So how many are you and are you from the same village? we started with a 10 in number  people  but  currently we come more than that from different villages in Mikindani.
 What about the composition of the team? ;We are currently an all boys team but we have a team of young models joining our crew .


The team shared how they have been taken through a one week  shuga workshop through the Pwani Youth Network empowerment center and also some of them boost of being in the modelling and Art teams.
The team will soon benefit through a mentor ship program for being youth champion for peace in the area before ,during and  after election.
The organization promised to organize such event in every 3 months to help promote peace and counter Violent and Extremism in the area by offering platform for the youths to promote the skills they have.The organization shall have several training for all the youth who have participated in the competition.