1. TRAINING REPORT
LIFESKILLS PROMOTERS
Out of School Youth Refresher Training
Held on
28th
-30th
April 2015
At Amusha Hall, Mukuru Kwa Njenga estate
Facilitated by: Charity Kariba
Report Compiled by: Ernest Kirui
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Program Coordinator/Program Manager

2. INTRODUCTION
This was a three-day refresher training for out of school youths from Amusha,
Moonson and Upendo groups who had attended at least 75% of the previous
training last year. The youth were from Mukuru Kwa Njenga and were working
in these communities. The training workshop took place at Amusha Hall,
Mukuru Kwa Njenga estate from 28/4/2015 to 30/4/2015. It was attended by
49, 45 and 43 participants on the first, second and third days respectively. The
participants were drawn from the registered groups within the area. A total of
37 participants attended for the three days without missing. From the
interactions with the participants the life skills training had helped them as
individuals and also as groups. The groups are now sensitive to issues of child
protection.
Pre and post test results
The pre-test was administered at the start of the training shortly after
introduction and after the participants had expressed their fears and
expectations with regard to the training. A total of 44 participants sat the pre-
test and the average of the class was 0.91/6 (15.15%).
On the last day, a total of 43 participants sat for the post test. The average of
the class was 3.19/6 (53.1%).
NAME GENDER PRE TEST
SCORE (out
of 6)
POST TEST
SCORE (out
of 6)
DEVIATION
(POST-PRE
TEST SCORE)
Alex Maroga M 2 4 2
Alice Kwamboka F 1 3 2
Anami Daudi M 0 2 2
Ann Kaluki F - 2 -
Ann Musau F 0 - -
Ann Shirima F 1 4 3
Caroline Adhiambo F 1 3 2
Catherine Safuu F 1 1 0
Cecilia Wambua F 0 - -
Chadly Moziah M 0 6 6

3. Dorcas Nzilani F 2 3 1
Dorcas Wanjiku F 1 2 1
Edina Kwamboka F 1 2 1
Edinah Bonareri F 1 2 1
Elizabeth Kavee F 1 3 2
Eric Otieno M 2 5 3
Esther Akinyi F 0 4 3
Faith Nthenya F 1 6 5
Felister Kalimi F 1 5 4
Francis Bett M 1 4 3
Gladys Ndinda F 0 1 1
Hezinah Moraa F 2 2 0
Hillary Giro M 0 6 6
Ismail Otieno M 1 - -
Jackline Mwende F - 1 -
Janeth Bahati F 0 5 5
Jonathan Mbithi M 0 4 4
Josephine Waviti F 3 2 -1
Julius Kafwa M 0 1 1
Lilian Mwende F 2 - -
Luchie Martiny M 2 5 3
Mariam Akech F 0 - -
Mary Wanza F - 2 -
Mercy Akinyi F 0 5 5
Milly Akinyi F 2 5 3
Mourine Iminza F 0 2 2
Pamela Muimia F 1 2 1

4. Paul Kinyanjui M 2 - -
Perpetual Nduku F 2 - -
Purity Mutethya F 0 1 1
Ramadhan Jumah M 1 5 4
Rhoda Indimuli F - 1 -
Ruth Mutheu F - 4 -
Scholar Mueni F 2 3 1
Susan Hamisi F 1 2 1
Susan Nyapera F 0 6 6
Veronica Kemuma F 0 2 2
Veronica
Nyaboroyo
F 1 3 2
Vhanicy Moraa F 1 2 1
William Kiiyungi M - 5 -
Over 75% of those who sat the pre-test scored 1 out of 6, while only 55.8%
attained the pass grade in the post test. Most students failed questions 2, 5
and 6.
Participants’ Fears
 Not being transreimbursed.
 Not getting a certificate after the training.
Participants’ Expectations
 To refresh on earlier lessons.
 To gain more life skills.
 To get a certificate at the end of the training.
 To learn more about youth empowerment.
 To be a life skills trainer.
 To interact, socialize and network with people.
 To be a good decision maker.

5. TRAINING OBJECTIVES
1. To equip the participants with knowledge issues of child protection so
that they can actively take part in detecting, preventing and
responding to violence against children in the community.
2. To identify children safety networks available and their mandate.
3. To inform the youth of available funds and opportunities in the
devolved government.
CONTENT OF THE TRAINING
The participants were divided into five groups then asked to answer the
following questions.
Group 1: 2 life skills learnt that were easy to put into practice.
 Self-esteem: When one has low self-esteem, he/she gives up easily in
life and thus makes wrong choices which end up causing more harm
than good.
 Assertiveness: The ability to take a firm stand and be self-confident. If
you believe in yourself and in your capabilities, then pushing for child
issues becomes easy.
Group 2: Identify 2 life skills learnt that were challenging to put into practice.
 Stress management: sometimes we are faced with stressful situations
and we fail to tackle it with sobriety. For example, a child has been
sent home for school fees which might not be readily available; the
parent will find it hard to cope with the stress.
 Decision making: ‘I decided to chew miraa instead of engaging myself
in criminal activities’; one youth explained how it has been hard for
him to disengage the vice.
Group 3: Identify cases of abuse that you have been able to assist as
groups/individuals.
They were able to assist a number of cases;
 Corporal punishment at home: Amusha group member handled a care
where a mother was flogging her 9-year old kid for accompanying his
friends to the playground. The child was taken to the health facility for
treatment.
 Being denied access to education: Alex Maroga, a member of Moonson
group addressed a case of a child whose parents had refused to take her
to school on claim that they weren’t able to raise her fees.

6.  Child labour/ employment: Moonson handled a case of child labour
which they first reported to the chief who told them to exploit the child
officer for appropriate action.
 Child defilement: A father was found defiling his 13-year old daughter,
arrested and taken to police station. The girl was immediately taken to
the hospital for treatment thereafter counselled.
 Early marriage: Upendo group handled a case where a middle-aged man
had locked up a teenage girl on claims that the latter was his wife. The
man was arrested and the girl was forced to go back to school.
Group 4: Identify challenges faced in assisting cases of child abuse and
possible strategies used to address these challenges.
a) Challenges
 Lack of witness, evidence or supporting documents in court.
 Bribery and corrupt enforcement officers.
 Poverty and insufficient funds to support those in need.
 Threats and fear of reporting where affected children are threatened by
the attacker not to reveal acts of rape and the identity of the attacker.
 Lack of co-operation from the victim’s parents in matters of child safety.
 Ignorance of the public on child safety issues and how to bring them up
in the right manner.
b) Possible strategies
 Ensure there is recorded evidence either audio or video clips to use
during case hearing.
 Make follow-up on reported cases to ensure action is done before it’s too
late.
 They would organize community dialogue forums and build good rapport
with the enforcement authorities.
 Awareness creation to empower community members on the need to
protect children’s rights.
 Counsel the survivors and forcibly take them for medication.
Group 5: Discuss how the life skills learnt can help in addressing cases of
child protection
 Self-esteem instils confidence in addressing child issues and in making
right decisions for instance, not to engage in crime or drug abuse.
 Effective communication is paramount in addressing the community and
convincing them to stop cases child abuse.
 They admitted that negotiation skills have helped them a great deal when
it comes to peaceful conflict resolutions.

7. Child protection
There was a heated debate on whether a child exposed to pornographic
images and videos is sexually or emotionally abused. Majority, however,
insisted that it’s a form of emotional abuse. However, the facilitator had to
cut the arguments short then let them know that pornography is a form of
sexual abuse since it inclines the one involved to acts of sex.
The participants were then put into three groups and asked to undertake
the following activities;
Group 1: Identify types and forms of child protection.
Children are protected from;
a) Physical abuse such as torture, assault
b) Emotional/psychological abuse e.g. when one’s loved family member dies,
when couples separate children become devastated.
c) Sexual abuse such as children married off at tender ages or luring them
to engage in prostitution.
d) Neglect where children miss to obtain parental love; may lead to school
drop outs and criminal activities.
Group 2: Outline the response in case of child abuse.
 Educational programmes to enlighten the community on child safety
networks.
 Report the matter to the chief or child officer.
 Source for funds to support those in need. NGOs in collaboration with
registered CBOs have been swift in responding to these matters.
 Arrest the culprit and take him/her to the police station.
 Talk to the affected child and possibly take him/her for medication.
Group 3: Identify legal instruments in defence of children’s rights.
The participants claimed to have little knowledge on the legal instruments in
place though they eventually came up with;
 The constitution; which provides for protection of children against any
form of abuse.
 The Children’s Act; embraces the whole idea of children’s rights as
paramount.
The participants then mentioned the places below as points where help could
be sought in case of child abuse
 Mikato
Both within Mukuru Kwa Njenga
 Mukuru Promotion Centre

8. Personal development
The participants then shared the worst decisions they ever made that have left
them regret to date. Most of them regretted failing in High School; made most
of them to stay at home since they couldn’t make to university as Government
Sponsored students. Most young men also regretted marrying and siring
children early. One of them shared that he attacked his neighbour after
discovering that his wife had been having a secret affair with him, an act that
landed him in jail for one year. Alex Maroga attested that he used to smoke
Bhang, which he refers to as ‘weed’ but discerned the act and join Karate Club.
He’s in fact recruited his children to the club. Luchie got into chewing miraa
and smoking Bhang instead of joining dangerous gangs; he’s since been
addicted.
Luchie would like to stop chewing miraa and Bhang smoking.
Alex would like his children not to be drug abusers.
Milly would like to do her best in sports and compete internationally.
Ramadhan Juma would love to stop taking alcohol and empower his age-
mates.
Janeth Bahati would consider going back to school.
Plans to overcome challenges encountered in pushing for issues of child
protection.
The participants acknowledged that advocating for children’s rights isn’t always
a walk in the park but is a very demanding task. However, here are some of the
ways they mentioned as strategies they employ to improve child protection.
a. Be good role models so that children grow knowing what’s good for them.
b. Develop a positive personal relationship with children; this way a child is
able to share his/her experiences more freely.
c. Make sure evidence is not tampered with in cases of rape.
d. Create more networking and cooperation in addressing child issues.
e. Ensure proper referral system for the victims.
f. Make a positive behaviour change and encourage children.
g. Develop mentorship programmes.
h. Raise more awareness on issues of child protection.
i. Advocate for children’s rights more vibrantly.
j. Make proper follow-ups to ensure that files are not closed.

9. Record keeping
The groups claimed to keep different types of records and hence do not have a
specific format to use. The records they mentioned include: sales and
purchases records, expenditures, membership registration records, minutes of
meetings, e.t.c.
GROUP DYNAMICS
The participants conducted a simulation exercise in groups using stale
newspapers. The facilitator told them to completely disarrange the pages as
much as they could then swap them amongst the groups. Consequently, the
facilitator asked the participants to draw conclusions thus;
 Putting back the newspaper in order took more time: the trainees
compared this to process of forming a group which takes time and is
quite demanding.
 Disorganizing the newspaper took little time. The team likened this to
the process of bringing down a group which is fast and only happens
with little misunderstanding.
Moonson and Amusha groups believed that they are at performing stage while
Upendo which is still operating under Moonson is at norming stage and will
soon perform.
 Amusha advocated for water and sanitation issues; now they man
several water points within the estate. Waste collection is also
undertaken by its members. They also actively participate in sports and
have a team of group members and a welfare programme.
 Moonson petitioned a case in court and managed to stop the demolition
of the entire estate. They jointly agitated for water provision with
Amusha.

10. DEVOLVED FUNDS
Only Amusha has ever borrowed from Uwezo Fund. Upendo and Moonson
claimed that they fear being denied the loan after applying. We can’t trust one
another and repaying the loan is a tricky affair.
Discuss how you will budget for Kshs. 100,000 and your payback strategy.
Group 1: Chicken business (Layers)
Purchase 300 chicks @100 = 30,000
2 bags of chick mash @800 = 1,600
1 structure @13,000 = 13,000
Solar panel for 30,000 = 30,000
Drugs/medicine = 4,000
Trays = 6,000
Every group member is entitled to Kshs. 3,000 monthly motivation fee while
50% of the remaining profit will be used to repay the loan.
Group 2: Baby care unit
Rent 2 rooms @1,500
Materials (furniture, bedding, utensils, food, etc) 35,800
Salaries for 3 people @4,000/month
They anticipated to get 70,000 per month; proposed to pay 81,100 (70,000 +
savings) the first month and 6,000 monthly thereafter.
Group 3: Selling petrol
Purchase 1 pump 50,000
4 drums @1,500
Packaging material 500
Power 400
Detergents 300
Rent 1000

11. Stock 800 litres at sh. 40/litre
They proposed to work with a 2 year repayment period of Kshs. 5,000 monthly.
Group 4: Laundry machine
Purchase the machine 50,000
Rent a room 3,500
Iron board and Iron box 5,000
Hangers 1,000
Wrapping material 1,000
Detergents 4,000
Electricity 500
Salary 10,000
Water 500
Licenses 10,000
Transport 5,000
Receipt book 300
Note book 150
They proposed to adopt a five month repayment period of Kshs. 20,000/month.
Group 5: Rental house purchase
Built house with 12 rooms 80,000
Renovation 5,000
Insurance 5,000
Electricity and other expenses 5,000
Every month, each member is entitled to Kshs. 2,000 dividends. Repayment
strategy proposed was 5-month of 20,000/month.
The facilitator also enquired for those who had joined NYS, KEPSA and any
other government initiated project and the numbers were as follows;
 NYS- 16 members
 KEPSA- 0 members

12. GAPS IDENTIFIED
1. The levels of education for most trainees were low hence could not easily
understand the trainer/facilitator.
2. They have little skills in drawing business plans and budget making.
3. They condemned corrupt police officers and chiefs.
4. They require more training on related topics.
5. Most group members are inactively involved.
6. There has been no proper follow up on reported cases.
SUCCESS OF THE TRAINING
1. A total of 37 participants attended the training for all the three days.
2. Majority of the respondents recorded a positive knowledge gain based on
pre-test and post-test results.
3. The groups were able to identify some of the safety networks within the
community that they can network with.
4. The youth got a chance to share their experiences and challenge each
other.
SUCCESS STORIES
It was evident that the previous training had an impact on the young and they
were utilising the skills acquired to change their communities. Here are some
of the things the youth shared as part of what they did after the training.
 Many youth have started their own businesses because they got inspired
from the previous life skills’ training that they had.
 Luchie, Chadly and Ramadhan boldly declared that they had chosen to
chew Miraa, smoke Bhang and take alcohol instead of engaging in crime.
However, after the training the trio chose to disengage the vices and start
businesses.
 Alex Maroga took the girl to a nearby primary school, talked to the head
teacher and the girl was sponsored to study.
CHALLENGES
1. The first day began late with most of the participants coming later than
expected. The issue of only training participants who had successfully
completed 75 of the first training took a lot of time. Eliminating those
who were not in the register was a hard task.
2. Some participants missed tea on the first day.
3. The participants complained the food and transport reimbursement was
too little.

13. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. They need more training on budget, writing business plans and good
payback strategies.
2. Structure the training in a way that it can involve the participants who
cannot attend full day.
3. Review the transreimbursent of the participants.
4. Enough drinking water should be provided for rehydration during
training.
5. Constant regular training necessary to keep the groups on toes.
CONCLUSIONS
Most participants agreed that the training was relevant to their needs and that
the content was well organised and easy to follow. The class was well behaved
and could do assigned tasks with minimum supervision. They enjoyed their
class and the facilitator’s ability to relate life skills to real life situations. The
training met most of the participants’ expectations as well. Thus, the training
objectives were adequately met.
Respective groups availed their action plans on sheets of paper.
Amusha
Child protection focal person: Anami Daudi (0711545096)
Meeting day: Friday 8 am.
Upendo
Child protection focal person: Cecilia Wambua (0728116777)
Meeting day: Saturday 4 pm.
Moonson
Child protection focal person: Alex Maroga (0718447926)
Meeting day: Saturday 3 pm
APPENDICES
Training programme (provided at invitation/ beginning of workshop)
Evaluations
Pre and Post test
Daily attendance sheets