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Youth Empowerment
Training young people to monitor health services, gather community feedback, and engage decision-makers.
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Health is a right.
We make sure it is delivered.
Afya Rights Initiative is a youth-led accountability and advocacy organisation transforming sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence systems. We put community voices at the centre and hold governments and donors accountable for the care young people deserve.
4,200
Adolescents and young people reached with SRHR education
860
Vulnerable girls and teenage mothers supported in school
92%
Retention rate among supported girls in school
140
Youth advocates trained and active across the county
Why this matters
The funding gap is a girl's life.
Kenya allocates a fraction of its health budget to sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence response, far below the levels recommended by the World Health Organization and the African Union Abuja Declaration. The shortfall lands hardest on adolescent girls, teenage mothers, and rural communities.
Donor dependency is fragile. When external funding shifts, county systems falter and young people pay the price. ARI exists to close that gap by mobilising communities, shaping policy, and pressing governments and donors to invest in dignified care.
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Three programs, one theory of change.
Advocacy in focus
Governments must fund what they promise.
We translate community evidence into policy memos, county dialogues, and budget advocacy that move resources to where they matter most. Our open call to national and county governments, and to international donors, is simple: invest in SRHR and GBV response now, or pay a higher price later.
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Community dialogues convened
11
Policy memos and briefs submitted
4
Sub-counties of active operation
18
Partner schools and health facilities
"I left school when I became a mother. ARI helped me return, finish my exams, and speak up for other girls in my village."
Achieng, 19, Nyando Sub-county
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Fund the movement that funds the future.
Every shilling, every dollar, every euro is converted into training, advocacy, school fees, sanitary pads, and a louder voice in the rooms where decisions are made.