Upon arrival, all the kids, staff of the Children’s home, and volunteers gathered in the hall for introductions and a time for spiritual nourishment. We later developed groups called “knowledge academ…
Life Skills
Sport for Wellness Easter Edition @ Remand Home
The engagement was a platform for showing how children within statutory institutions can be responsible in terms of behavior and how they can deal with social issues they are facing in the community. …
Life Skills Lesson on Peer Pressure @ Remand Home
We started the lesson by introducing the topic of peer pressure to them. We discussed different types of peers and both positive and negative peer pressure. At the end, we engaged in a discussion abou…
Life Skills Lesson on “Peer Pressure” @ St. Williams Primary
The purpose of the session was to educate the children about peer pressure, both positive and negative, and how to deal with negative peer pressure. The lesson began with a round of Simon Says to enga…
Life Skills Lesson on Feelings @ Remand Home
At the beginning, we played a game by rolling the dice and answering one of six questions we had written on the board. Following this, we engaged in a discussion about feelings and how to handle them …
Life Skills Lesson on Stress @ St. Williams Primary School
The lesson started with a warm-up game consisting of stretching. It continued with a life skills lesson on stress where the participants were taught the definition of stress and how to manage it. At t…
Team Building Fun Session @ Jijenge Youth
We completed part one of a two part activity on Thursday. We facilitated a very fun team competition to illustrate team work and how people can work to achieve the same goals in different ways. The da…
Effective Communication Skills Lesson @ The Remand Home
Today, we had a YUMP session at the Remand home. Spencer and Zoey facilitated a lesson on effective communication, specifically in heightened emotional states. They facilitated this lesson with the ol…
Kids Camp @ Korando Educational Centre
We planned and hosted a camp for kids from PP1 to Grade 4. It consisted of three hours of both Kenyan and American children’s games, including duck duck goose, red light green light, and ninja. We con…
Academic Success and O.K.Rs @ Kuoyo Secondary
There were two focuses of this session. There was a YUMP talk given about Academic success and O.K.R.s in HighSchool. There was also a survey conducted with 20 girls about menstrual hygiene. …
Decision Making in 6 Steps @ Korando
We taught our decision making in 6 steps as a YUMP session at Korando. We discussed how to differentiate between a good and bad decision and how to approach big decisions in life. …
Life Skills on “Decision Making” @ St. Williams
We had a very fruitful YUMP lesson about how to make good decisions….
Time Management @ St. Williams
This talk was held to help kids to be able to plan through and run their errands effectively while considering the time factor in all their daily activities. Train them on how to properly carry out …
Mindful Firefighters: Nurturing Mental Wellness
The objective was to promote wellness and resilience among firefighters through a mindfulness and stress reduction activity…
Life skills “Taking Responsibility” @ Remand Home
During this talk,we delved into the vital concept of responsibility and its significance in shaping teenagers as valuable members of society. We explored the essence of being accountable individuals, …
Life Skills “Decision Making” @ Kudho Secondary
With the help of a team from Jijenge, we taught a YUMP lesson on decision making in 6 steps. …
Life-skills Session on Decision Making @ Kudho Secondary School
The Intention was to deliver a lifeskills session on Decision Making. …
Life Skills “Public Speaking” @ Korando Educational Center
The purpose of this activity was to train the students to talk in front of an audience as part of the “Life Skills” project. This can be relevant for oral examinations, future assignments at a univers…
Life Skills “Public Speaking” @ St. Williams Primary School
The purpose of this activity was to train the students to talk in front of an audience as part of the “Life Skills” project. This can be relevant for oral examinations, future assignments at a univers…
Good Study Habits @ Kudho Secondary School
We purposed to enlighten the form 1 and 2 students at Kudho secondary school on good study habits to help improve their academic perfomance….
Introductory Session: Kudho Secondary School
Since it was the first session with the group, the idea was to introduce the Youth Unleashed Mentorship Program to the group of Form 1 and Form 2 Boys.
We also wanted to find out what topics the stude…
Study Habits Workshop @ Kudho Secondary
The purpose of this meeting was to help the students at Kudho High school navigate good study habits for their academic improvement….
New Year Life Skills Introduction @ Korando
The aim of the meeting was to have an introductory session on life skills, by allowing the kids to bring forth their needs in as far as life skills is concerned….
Open Session @ St. Williams Education Centre
This was the initial session with the students at the St. Williams primary. Specifically for the 7th and 8th grade however Madda and me have picked grade 8. After a short introduction by the volunteer…
Art Therapy Session on Self-Reflection @ Korando
The aim of art therapy session at Korando is to help raise the consciousness of the children by helping them become aware of their essence and true identity. Nature, being the bigger reflection of thi…
Self-Confidence Lesson @ Remand Home
Self-confidence is such a grounding aspect of the self. It is the root that anchors our self worth, self esteem and our ability to express ourselves fearlessly and authentically. In our session, we hi…
Year End Recap @ Remand Home
The purpose of the year-end open review was to evaluate the program’s impact on the boys and girls at the Remand Home, assess their feedback, and identify areas for improvement and growth for the upco…
The Life Tree Concept @ Remand Home
The concept of the life tree aims to shed light on uncomfortable emotions. Similar to the roots of a tree, these emotions provide depth, and we can use the experiences gained from them to improve how …
Open Life Skills Session at the Remand Home
We had an open discussion about the common challenges young people are facing in the community, especially the boys. This was a personal question and everyone had an opportunity to express himself.
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Achego Orphanage Chapati Festival
Chapati Festival is a quarterly activity we run in partnership with Jijenge youth organization to reach out to the less privileged. It is composed of entertainment, opportunity to share delicious meal…
Life Skills Talk “Balancing Confidence and Ego” @ Jijenge Youth
The main purpose of this talk was to enlighten youths on the two distinctive meaning and how significantly they affect our personal and professional growth. Additionally, we aimed to explore the diff…
Life Skills + Kitchen Garden @ Remand Home
The session’s topic was the non-verbal communication….
Diversity and Empathy – Life Skill Session @ Kisumu Children Remand Home
Our purpose was to sensitize the children to the topic of diversity, aiming to enhance their ability to tolerate and understand people who are, or may seem, different from themselves. When discussing …
Nyalenda Youngstars Football Training: 7 & 9 November 2023
– In Tuesday’s session the boys and girls focused on their passing skills.
– On Thursday we did some passing exercises and shooting training with
both teams…
Life Skill Session “Diversity” @ Remand Home
The purpose of the session was to discuss identity and diversity with the younger boys, making them aware of the different nuances of the topic….
Girls & Boys Football Training @ Nyalenda Young Stars
In Tuesday’s session, the boys focused on their passing skills while the girls got a lot of playtime to get a feeling for the game. On Thursday we organized some fun games which improved the reaction…
Life skill Session “Healthy Relationships” Pt. 2 @ Remand Home
The topic of the session was “Healthy Relationships”. We talked about the values of any kind of relationship….
Korando School Closing Ceremony 3rd Term 2023
The celebration day of the school marked the last day of the academic year and signaled the beginning of the holidays. We played games, held a celebration ceremony, and organized lunch….
Life Skill Session @ Shauri Mojo Primary
The purpose of our life skills session at Shauri Moyo was to facilitate an interactive talk and activities toward the topic of healthy relationships. Our aim was to give the students a general idea of…
Life Skill Session “Healthy Relationships” @ Kisumu Remand Home
The purpose of the session what to have a conversation with the children about healthy relationships and find out what they know and don´t know about the topic. Furthermore, we focused on personal iss…
Nyalenda Youngstars Life Skills & Football Training
Saturday was a life skills session & Sunday we had a friendly match…
Non-Violent Communication “Giraffe Language” @ Korando
Our aim was to educate the children on how to deal with conflicts situations by introducing to them the four steps of non-violent communication and having a deeper look into the different needs that h…
Life Skill Session on Gender Equality @ Kisumu Remand Home
Our purpose was to educate the older boys at Remand Home on the importance of gender equality and sentizice them on the topic of stereotypes towards women and men. We also pointed out that in relation…
Nyalenda Young Stars Football Training
The training on the weekend was meant to improve the children’s individual technical skills and quality of passing in Soccer. …
Korando Life Skills Session on Consent
The purpose of this life skills session at Korando School was to educate 6th graders on the importance of consent and boundaries. …
St Williams Life Skills Session on Boundaries
The lesson objective was helping the students understand what boundaries are. We explored what physical, emotional and spiritual boundaries are. They wrote down what each of their own boundaries are i…
Music Therapy at Jijenge Youth Organisation
The Music Therapy was a coaching for us and was meant to have a break and relax with the help of music….
YUMP Session “Personal Boundaries” at Kuoyo Secondary School
The purpose of this life skills session at Kuoyo Secondary School was to educate students from Form 1 through to Form 4 on Consent, Personal Boundaries, and touch on Cancer prevention strategies in re…
Remand Home Life Skills Session “Personal Boundaries”
The purpose of this life skills session at the Remand Home was to educate the boys and girls on consent. For the younger boys we focused largely on consent in day to day life and personal boundaries, …
Team Building – Embracing Fear and Building Bonds
In the heart of western Kenya, the Better Me team embarked on a...
Life Skill Session on Hygiene @ St. Williams Primary (#2 Group)
Educating the students in hygiene practices and emphasize the importance of how to keep their body clean. …
St Williams Life Skills Session on Hygiene
The purpose of this life skills session at St Williams Primary School was to educate the students on the importance of personal hygiene and how to best stay hygienic. …
Remand Home Life Skills Session on Puberty and Adolescence
The purpose of the English lessons at Remand Home are to educate the boys and girls on puberty and adolescence …
Life Skill Session on Self-Confidence at Korando
The purpose of this life skills session with the Korando students was to educate them on self-confidence, and how to best gain self-confidence and utilise it. …
Life Skill Session on Self-Confidence
The purpose of the session was to educate the kids on how to gain self-confidence and explaining why it is an important life skill….
Kuoyo Secondary School Life Skills Session
The purpose of this life skills session was to educate high school students on exam anxiety and how to cope with such issues. …
Remand Home Life Skill Session “Feelings”
The students become more literate in expressing their feelings, they have an idea on how to deal with overwhelming feelings and what to do about it.
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Emotions in Football
Teaching the children ways to deal with negative emotions and how to keep a positive mindset through examples in football…
Korando Life Skills Session
This life skills session at Korando Education Centre is held on a weekly basis for the purpose of enhancing and educatin…
St. Williams Life Skill Session
Life Skill Session on the topic “Feelings”…
Life Skills Session at Tieng’re Sec School
The purpose of this life skills session was to educate students on exam stress and provide coping mechanisms to these issues. …
Remand Home Life Skills Session
The topic was mental health and sports…
Case Conference
The purpose of this case conference at the Remand Home was to assess and evaluate past cases and address new cases that …
Lifeskill lesson with the topic “Friendship and Trust”
Lifeskill lesson with the topic “friendship and trust”
– Talked about friendship and trust with the help of various questions and tasks
– e.g. What is important for you in a friendship?, searching fo…
Life-skills Session “Studying” @ Shauri Moyo Primary
Life skill lesson about studying.
Study Methods, Types of studying, Time Management and Tips for Studying….
Armstrong Women Empowerment: Girls Mentorship Session
The aim of the session was to discuss the topic of Resilience…
CommuniQuest Communication Skills
In today’s session, we dove into the world of Communication. We explored its importance and the various ways to enhance …
Korando Counseling Session on Expressing Emotions
The purpose of the meeting was to do a practical activity that would help the children to express their emotions in a mindful and fun way through art.
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Life skill class about mental health at Korando and St.Williams
In this life skill lesson we talked about Mental health. We started with a game outside, named “step over the line if…” We gave the kids situations or questions and if they experienced this or they fe…
Remand Home Life skills Session on Critical Thinking
During this session we discussed the topic of critical thinking. This
included the 5 steps of critical thinking; decision making, problem
solving, reasoning, evaluation and analyzing. Ruth Obilo and Y…
“Thank you for saving my life” – Success story from the Kisumu Children’s Remand Home
“Thank you so much for saving my life”. These simple words coming...
How I broke through fear – Emily from the U.S.
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Hope for Homeless Children
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Spring Camp “Adventure Begins”
The Camp Adventure Begins: “Unusual, exciting, daring” The camp was...
Youth Unleashed Mentorship Program (YUMP) for Woman & Girls
As part of our contribution to the 16 Days of Activism Against...
Homeless of Kisumu
Back in August a group of young people sat around the table in the...