Youth for Sustainable Development (Nairobi Chapter)

Photo | Courtesy Africa’s population is expected to reach around 2.3 billion by 2050. About 41% of the people in the continent are below 15 years old while another 19% are youth between 15 and 24 years old.  The Africa’s youth population is growing rapidly and is expected to reach over 830 million by 2050. It is also important to note that, youth comprise over one billion people, 600 million of whom live in violence- and conflict-affected areas.  They also represent one-third of those displaced by conflict. Estimates of direct conflict deaths in 2015 show that more than 90 percent of all casualties occur among young adult males (UNFPA, 2015). It is quite evident that, young people are vulnerable and account for the greatest population affected by conflict. The history of insecurity in Africa associates high youth unemployment with the numerous situations of instability on the continent such as political strife, violent extremism and terrorist activities such as Al-Shabaab in...

 This article highlights three of our youth champions. As we share more about them, we hope you will be inspired or will inspire other youth to take action in solving community issues. Enjoy! CLAIRE LUNG'AHI   Background Claire pursued BSc Community Health and Development from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology and graduated in 2018. She has been a full time volunteer since 2017. She is a SRHR Educator at Positive Young Women Voices, Women Leadership Champion at International Community of Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) Kenya, and also a GBV and Child protection Advocate/Documenting Officer at Dandora Community Justice Centre. Claire does all these on voluntary basis. Passion and Interest She is passionate about community service by linking Health and Development especially amongst adolescents, women and youth. Her passion is to advocate for period positivity by challenging societal mentality towards Menstrual Health Management. Claire also r...