Meet Mr. Willice Onyango; Executive Director here at The Youth Cafe; a multi-award-winning Pan-African youth organization. He is a seasoned leader for this generation who is leading young and redefining the story of Africa's young people by casting his lot with not only trusting the youth to lead; but also involving them from design, to implementation and follow-up of the youth-led initiatives here at the Youth Cafe.
In partnership with Young Women Leaders Connect(YWLC), The Youth Cafe organized a Podcast centred around the theme 'Exploring Online Gender-Based Violence Among Youth in Kenya.' The discussions provided an invaluable platform for raising awareness, fostering dialogue, and encouraging meaningful interactions surrounding the critical issue of online gender-based violence affecting the youth in Kenya.
The Youth Café launched the Kenya Youth Manifesto 2022, which aims at addressing youth matters, especially in the next government. The agenda document is a declaration of shared visions that Kenyan youths have for their futures - demanding a full report from those running for office while they're campaigning and asking them to stick true to these promises after they're elected! With an estimated 70% of Kenya's population under age 35, some too many leaders take advantage of this demographic without listening when they need it most; those voices need to be heard now more than ever.
