LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE 

Our approach to cultivating leadership engagement is to encourage and support spaces that enable youth, women, and PWDs to organize as leaders and engage with local and national government to achieve desired change in their communities. We host trainings, workshops training, mentorship and cross learning opportunities in order to strengthen their political leadership skills.

In addition, we advocate for legal and policy reforms that strengthen inclusive leadership, transparency, and citizen participation in governance.

Current Projects

Tusemezane (Lets Dialogue)

A program designed to foster dialogue between citizens and their leaders. This forum aims to create a space where community members can engage directly with their elected leaders and other leaders to discuss issues of importance, share concerns and provide feedback on policies and initiatives. Tusemezane serves as a bridge, enhancing communication and understanding between the community and its leaders. Through these interactions, citizens can hold their leaders accountable, while leaders gain a deeper understanding of the community’s needs and priorities.

Past Projects

Capacity Building Training for Young Political Aspirants on Manifesto Development – 2022

Funded by project aimed to equip emerging leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to craft compelling and impactful manifestos. The training focused on policy formulation, issue-based campaigning, and strategic communication, ensuring that young aspirants could effectively articulate their vision and priorities.

Jitokeze KuVOTE (Let’s come out & Vote) Dialogue forums – 2022

Funded by Konrad Adeneur Stiftung Foundation, the forums intended to strengthen the capacities of grassroots opinion leaders with information and knowledge on how best they can enhance voter uptake using political tools such as targeted community dialogues and Memorandum of understanding between candidates and the electorate.

Enhancing rural youth in Policy making and Governance – 2023

Funded by Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung Foundation the seminars aimed to have constructive dialogues with selected youth change makers from local civil society organizations on priority county and national legislations. The main output was a policy brief developed. The clarion call for the policy brief were 1. Effective ways to empower the youth to foster economic growth in rural areas 2. Youth participation in policy formulation, public budget participatory and decision making.