Empowering a generation of changemakers!
Amplifying youth voices in governance and human rights.
who we are!
Crosschange is a community based organization (CBO) formed and led by young people under the ages of 35 years. Our main objective is to equip at risk and underserved youth from Kibera Slums with skills and tools to fight poverty, climate change and tap into their innovation to help solve the world’s most challenging problems within their communities. At Crosschange we believe young people have the skills and ingenuity that can power the world towards solving the world’s biggest challenges.
Vision
Our vision is empowered, self-reliant youth who initiate and participate in socio-economic development of self and others trapped in similar socio-economic and socio-ecological conditions.
Mission
Our mission is to create a crime free society where the youth are safe, employable, academically achieving, healthy and socially connected.
programs
Sauti Ya Vijana
At Crosschange, we are advocating for youth engagement in key decision making processes and legislations because young people are the leaders of tomorrow and decisions around climate change, health, governance et al, will have lasting effects on their lives and their children for many years to come. In this program we continue to build youth capacity on governance and advocacy in order to ensure that youth voices are heard in demanding for social accountability from key stakeholders and government officials.
Omoka Rahisi
Crosschange's livelihood seeks to promote the achievement of SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all and SDG 4: Education, Target 4.4; to substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship. We have deployed significant towards skilling and re-tooling the youth to partake entrepreneurship as an employment creation intervention and participate in the digital economy in order to achieve economic agency.
Healthy Youth Program (HYP)
This program seeks to give cushion at-risk youth from HIV/AIDS, provide access to mental health psychosocial support and equal access to Sexual Reproductive Health rights (SRHR). This program champions the realization SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Climate Change and Environment
Young people are not only victims of climate change. They are also valuable contributors to climate action. They are agents of change, entrepreneurs and innovators. Crosschange seeks empower young people are scaling up their efforts and using their skills to accelerate climate action through capacity building and technological innovations.
donate
KSh200
contact us
- Kibera Drive, Nairobi, Kenya
- P.O. Box 58605 - 00200
- +254-711-5311-76
- crosschangeproject@gmail.com
- Monday - Friday | 0800 - 1700 HRS Saturday | 0800 - 1200 HRS
