WAYAN FOR YOUTHS

OUR MOTIVATION

RECOGNITION that Kenya's population is heavily skewed towards children and youth making them a highly dependent and vulnerable segment of population.

ACCEPTING that young people have a right to access information and services free from coercion,stigma or violence

UNDERSTANDING that the health and general well being of young people is crucial to social,economic and political development of our country.

ACKNOWLEDGING the efforts of government and other stakeholders in improving the health and general wellbeing of youth in Kenya and the need to do more.


THE RIGHTS OF YOUTH AND ADVOCACY

The Constitution of Kenya and Human Rights Charter guarantee the right of all people to life, liberty and security of person. The Kenyan government goes further and supports young people's right to information on sexiual health. It is the responsibilty of the government and organizations that serve young people to:

• Respect and safeguard the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people
• Inform and educate young people, community leaders and parents on the importance of creating a supportive environment for young people to enjoy their rights to health
•  Develop and implement policies that promote the particpation of young people at all levels of programme development, implementation and evaluation
• Provide sexual and reproductive health services within a Youth friendly enviroment

 WAYAN seeks to ensure that the rights of youth are enforced. Where policies exist on paper and not in practice, WAYAN will advocate for their imlementation. Where the rights of the youth are not laid out in law, WAYAN will lobby for their legislation.