Empowering young people is about instilling a sense of ownership in the efforts to improve their well-being and building their capacity to realize their aspirations and boost self motivation.

Empowering young people therefore requires an economic and social base, political will, adequate resources and a supportive legal and administrative framework, a stable environment of equality, peace and democracy. It also requires access to knowledge, skills and information and a positive value system and facilitating them to forge partnerships with other groups in society…It is upon these ideals that our vision and mission are rooted…

Youth Alive! Kenya