Advocacy.
Young people taking part in decisions that affect their lives. Ask about civic engagement, research or community accountability work.
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- Who it is for
- Young people and community groups interested in civic participation, research, lived-experience documentation or feedback on programmes.
- Where
- We are based in Ruaraka, Nairobi. Our work includes civic campaigns and national and international convenings.
- Get in touch
- info@wazikenya.org or +254 755 819 889. Tell us your school or area and the support you need.
What the programme does
Civic and governance engagement
Youth voter awareness, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) data accountability and active civic participation. We took part in Reject Finance Bill 2024 and Dignity in Public Service.
Research and lived experience
Documentation, evidence-building and policy analysis grounded in the people policies affect, including our research on sustainable menstrual health approaches for grassroots initiatives in Kenya.
Community accountability
Feedback systems, social-accountability mechanisms and civic engagement connecting communities, programmes and institutions. Youth-led programme design is part of this work.
The pillar works towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 16 and 17: peace, justice and strong institutions, and partnerships for the goals.
From Ruaraka to the world stage
We took part in the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) and the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF) in 2025, advocating for youth engagement in environmental governance and menstrual waste management.
At the Nairobi assembly in December 2025, we focused on the environmental impact of disposable menstrual products alongside access to affordable hygiene products.
Source: our UNEA-7 update. We took youth voices into environmental governance and menstrual health conversations.
Convening and research
People brought together through our convening and research. Each figure keeps the scope of that work.
- policymakers at Innovating Dignity
- 22
- With 39 organisations at American Corner Moi University, December 2025.
- research respondents
- 1,400+
- Menstrual health attitudes and practices in Beyond Access: Research and Learning.
Eight menstrual health principles
The Innovating Dignity seminar produced a youth-led framework on menstrual health, hygiene and dignity in December 2025.
- Knowledge and education; access and affordability.
- Product choice; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure.
- Health and clinical care; inclusion and rights.
- Innovation and youth leadership; governance and accountability.
Read the full principles and their scope.
Beyond Access: Research and Learning
Our 2024 paper is Sustainable Menstrual Health Approaches for Grassroot Initiatives in Kenya. Read the research on SSRN.
Advocacy partners
- Heinrich Böll Stiftung Nairobi
- European Union
- Global Youth Mobilization
- American Corner Moi University
Support the work behind the voice
Documentation, transport to convenings and printed materials make advocacy possible. You can contribute directly to a campaign.
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