Join Us — YSW at EA Philanthropy Conference.

Join Us — YSW at EA Philanthropy Conference.

Young people are shaping the future.

We advance equality, expand access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and build sustainable livelihoods by putting young people in the lead.
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The Challenge

The barriers are real. So is young people's power to change them.

Across Kenya, young people continue to face barriers to health information and services, economic opportunity, equality and meaningful participation in decisions that affect their lives. YSW works alongside young people and communities to remove these barriers and create pathways to health, opportunity, voice and agency.
Health information & services
Economic opportunity
Equality
Meaningful participation

Our Big Idea

When young people have knowledge, agency and opportunity, change follows.

  1. KNOWLEDGE
  2. AGENCY
  3. OPPORTUNITY
  4. CHANGE
Who We Are

Locally led. Youth-centred.

Youth for a Sustainable World (YSW) is a locally led, youth-centred organisation advancing equality, expanding access to SRHR and building sustainable livelihoods. We work with young people, communities, government and partners to strengthen systems, expand opportunities and support young people to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
YSW is locally registered as a public benefit organisation in Kenya and builds on more than two decades of experience working with young people and communities.
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Our Work

Five ways we put young people in the lead.

01

Youth leadership & governance

Promote youth-led governance, public accountability and policy influence
Young people should have a meaningful voice in the decisions, policies and opportunities that affect them.
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02

SRHR

Equitable access to adolescent and youth-friendly SRHR information and services
Every young person deserves accurate information, quality services and the freedom to make informed decisions.
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03

Youth economic empowerment

Advance youth enterprises and market systems engagement
Skills matter most when they connect young people to real economic opportunities and sustainable livelihoods.
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04

Gender equality

Integrated measures to prevent and eliminate VAWG
We challenge harmful gender norms and systems that limit young people’s rights, dignity and opportunities.
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05

Climate governance

Youth leadership in climate governance and green economic transformation
Young people belong at the table. We support youth leadership and meaningful participation in policies, plans and decisions.
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Our Impact

Young people informed.Accessing services.Earning.Influencing decisions.

148,000+

young people reached with SRHR knowledge and life skills. Knowledge that strengthens choice, confidence and agency.

6,400+

young people accessed contraceptive services. Turning access into the power to make informed choices.

9,500+

connected to training and economic opportunities

667

young women engaged in policy review

259

youth centres and clubs strengthened

24

youth priorities integrated into county plans

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Our Reach

22 counties. One youth-led mission.

YSW works with young people and local partners to respond to priorities shaped by communities themselves.

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Share Power.
Shift Power.

YSW believes lasting change happens when young people have a meaningful role in shaping the decisions, systems and opportunities that affect their lives.
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