Youth Education and Development Programs (YEDP)

YEDP implemented this project for the third round in kakuma Refugee Camp, to plant and restore hope for refugees women and young people for them to become independently in their lives this project is very interested to Refugee in Kakuma Cause many refugee in this camp are living under ilitracy maters that causes many of them sentences poverty, Lack of peace among themselves and lack of proper use of medicine which affect many refugee women and young people, this Years many of the people we trained have reported getting jobs and living independently and this completing this 6 months appreciated a lot then wish this program to continue and reach many refugees but we have a shortage of funds to reach many of the only $5 can assist getting Materials and stationaries to train many Refugees.

As a part of Education Program YEDP has made a great impact from 2016, All Young and Adult Refugees trained on Communicative English and Literacy 65% of these refugee reported getting opportunities of having jobs and others engaged in translating English in mother tongue to new refugee from their country of origin and they appreciate YEDP for making them hundling their proper control of health care in Kakuma Refugee Camp. 

YEDP Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health activity has made a great impact of changing the lives of adolescents and youth and reducing the number of unintended pregnancies among refugees girls for them to manage their lives in learning. Above are hope girls checking some parts in a book Participants are in group discussion Above are girls sport club which aims to promote information on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health among refugee girls. Tarcis assisting his participants during the progress of the session and they are responding to the questions from photos demonstrated by facilitator.

Kakuma Refugee Camp has many Nationalities from different countries  and from the time refugees reached Kenya at kakuma refugee camp education has been a challenge especially in adulthood ages and many more refugees who are in need of acquiring knowledge in English as a second language here in Kenya. YEDP has therefore  taken this Initiative of opening Literacy classes for women  the camp with aim of  empowering Refugee women. Above are is literacy learners taking notes during class time, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana County in the Rift Valley Kenya @ YEDP Kakuma Kenya 2017. In front on the blackboard is woman doing an assignment given by a teacher during class time. Soda Mangaiko is Literacy teacher and YEDP Deputy Director now during class time is trying to assist a student to pronounce well some of the complicated words.

Youth Empowerment Entrepreneurship and savings skills English language training and assistance Sport and performing arts Integrated learning skills for girls women learning tailoring skills at Utukuzwe Vocational training center, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana County in the Rift Valley, Kenya @ YEDP Kenya 2017 Youth Empowerment The aim is to reduce poverty, economic dependency and promote cohesion The objectives of this program is to promote Education and Literacy to people and Adults who fail to complete the normal schools due to the poverty and lack of possibility in many families in Africa that limited socio-economic to people and this came due to the lack of Gender Based Violence among many generation as all of over the world the lack of Education lead people to exercise poverty all over the world but Education has no limit We should provide literacy and normal education to people who drop out school due to some circumstances like: early pregnancy

YEDP started in kakuma refugee camp in 2009, YEDP is a community Based Organization whose mission is to empower refugees and other displaced people to improve their socio-economic conditions through employability support, skills development and reproductive health. Vision YEDP dreams of a society where refugees are fully to achieve their potential. The people we work with YEDP works with refugee’s camp, Kenya and host community Programs Youth Empowerment Entrepreneurship and savings skills English language training and assistance Sport and performing arts Integrated learning skills for girls Reproductive Health care SRH training activities Community health training Family planning and HIV testing services   Contact Youth Education and Development Program Kenya office: kakuma2 Zone 2 Block2 kakuma refugee camp, Turkana West Contact person: Soda Mangaiko Email: yedpumoja1@gmail.com Mobile: +254(0) 71