Behavior Change Communication

Just like other East African beach locations of Lake Victoria, the area espouses acute societal moral degradation among young and old, economic exploitation and school dropouts among other phenomena .The youth are the most affected as many find themselves in situations of parenting, child headed families, child labour, commercial sex work, teenage motherhood and other roles all together.
Many girls and young women are sometimes forced to resort to commercial sex placing them at higher risk of contracting HIV/AID and in many cases the girls work for other people making them more prone to abuse and exploitation. This situation has been as a result of poverty in the areas identified.

We endeavors to provide education and counseling to youth with attention to their physical and emotional changes. The youth together with the organization has been very active in facilitating the exchange programmes to motivate school age girls, education for the youth on sexual and mental health as well as HIV prevention.

Most of the workshops are carried out in schools, churches and groups. The message is passed out through different ways like drama, conducting an exchange program between the youth groups, schools or churches.

WHAT VOLUNTEERS WILL DO WITH NTHE HELP OF OUR LOCAL FACILITATORS
*Help advocate against drugs and/or rehabilitate victims of drug abuse.
*Discourage irresponsible sex relationship among teenage and dangers of early marriage
*Teaching behavioral science on how habits are acquired developed and maintained to mould participants into responsible members of society.
*Counseling and encourage the community discussing the basic facts of HIV/AIDS and the factors that contribute to the epidemic.

REQUIREMENTS:
*Must be 18 yrs and over
*have a positive attitude
*Be ready to adopt the living conditions in the village
*English speaking

If you are qualified and want to challenge yourself and make a difference in this Kenyan Communities, click here to view volunteer fee and apply online