CITIZENS for CHANGE - CBO

On 24th October 2020 , as an Organization, we were actively presented by our M&E Officer Austin Mcharo in the Chachawiza Maskani Program at Mwaroni Primary School Grounds courtesy of our partners SambaSports Youth Agenda ( SSYA) . The program revolved around DIVERSITY where participants were taken through; - What is diversity? - How is diversity important in our socio-economic collaboration? - What are the challenges brought by diversity? We continue to appreciate SSYA for their continued engagement and support to us - ASANTENI SANA.

Yesterday, we were delighted to be presented by our Executive Director to the historic inauguration of the Kwale Youth Assembly which took place at the Kwale Cultural Amphitheatre. Our ED also had the privilege to represent Kwale CSOs and deliver a speech on behalf of Kwale CSOs Consortium, Presiding Convener Mr. George Jaramba. As Organization we are looking forward to engaging and collaborating with any like-minded partner in order to seek better governance and service delivery for the great people of this County and Kenya at large. We are determined to continue championing the rule of law, transparency, accountability, diversity, and exclusivity among others. .

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, many families have been affected socially and economically leading to psychological effects including cases of trauma within families. This is what led to our Organization to organize an activity dubbed “Trauma and COVID-19 Awareness” with an aim of creating awareness basically on the effects of Trauma with regards to the novel virus . We narrowed down to the mitigation measures of how to stay safe, fit, and healthy during this period of the global pandemic by taking participants through the focal steps of ensuring everyone is out of danger of the novel virus. On the Trauma aspect our guest SambaSports Youth Agenda, Partnership Advisor - Mr. Mohamed Mwachausa took the participants through what is trauma, types of trauma, causes of trauma, how trauma manifests in human life, and finally how to cope with trauma.

Today, we had a very constructive planning meeting on our upcoming activity on Trauma and COVID-19 pandemic. 

  #WakoWapi ? On 30th August 2020, we joined other Human Rights Organizations from Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, and the great people of Coast region in commemorating the International Day of the Victims of ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES in Msambweni Sub-County, Kwale County - Kenya. The event was marked by conducting a Peaceful Procession from Kona ya Musa, Diani to Corner Beach where we held a 30-minutes vigil, followed by a submission of a Memorandum to the Area OCPD.

On 25th August 2020, our members joined other groups in a Mental Health/Trauma Healing Support Training courtesy of our partners Sambasport Youth Agenda which was held at Mwaroni Village, Diani.

On 21st August 2020, we were presented by our Executive Director (in a yellow T-Shirt) in pre-public participation for the preparation of the Kwale County Annual Development Plan (CADP) for the Financial Year 2021/2022 in Gombato/Bongwe Ward.