This document outlines commitments and plans around youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Kenya. It discusses: - Stakeholder commitments to foster youth expression, advocacy, and education on SRHR topics. - Plans for the #IYD2013 (International Youth Day) and National Youth Month in August 2013, including capturing youth voices through photos, phrases, and videos on SRHR issues and displaying these. - An inaugural bi-annual forum on youth sexuality, HIV, SRH and rights to enhance capacity sharing between various stakeholders.

1. Post Awards Way Forward
MaqC Eric Gitau
LVCT’s Youth Programme Coordinator
July 25th 2013, Louis Leaky Auditorium
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2. STAKEHOLDERS COMMITMENTS
- Foster open and creative dialogue by youth in the home, work place, online,
and in public forums.
• Allow young people to express themselves at home, in school, in public forums.
• Continue advocacy efforts on comprehensive development of young people
• Enhance SRHR literacy among youth through comprehensive, correct
information so they can be well-informed on SRHR related topics.
• Establish networks with a focus on youth in order to address HIV-related issues.
• Consult youth in the process development and implementation for programs
that aim to educate young people.
• Include parents in SRHR education and encourage them to take full
responsibility for their children’s health, particularly when it comes to child sexual
abuse.
• Introduce compulsory sex education curriculum in schools
• Protect and promote the rights of sexual minorities in Kenya
- There is thus a real need to foster open & creative dialogue by young people
and listen more intently to young people’s ideas and concerns in terms of SRHR.

3. #IYD2013
- Building on these findings & recommendations, LVCT &
other HIVOS partners of connecting youth voices
project invite you to join in drawing out participation
for the #IYD2013 (August 12th) and National Youth
Month (August 2013)
- The overall objective is to create and curate creative
content on AYSRHR for utilization by researchers, policy
makers, programmers and key stakeholders in taking
steps to address the issues.
- The desired outcome is greater visibility of youth in
addressing their own issues through an enabling
environment/platform where they can bring forward
and/or openly discuss taboo breaking issues relating
to sex and SRH rights.

4. #IYD2013
1. Capture your voice
a. More than a thousand words – Capture the raw reality
of issues affecting youth in the country through
captioned photos
b. In my own words – Capture short catch phrases that
express in the youth’s own words
c. Reel views – Turn on your video and capture a
moment with raw reality of AYSRHR issues
2. Send These to one2one@lvct.org or 0733 523 152 with your
Name, Location, Twitter Handle, Facebook Name
between now and August 5th 2013
3. Adopt A Wall with the above curated into well designed
canvases
4. International Youth Day – August 12th 2013

6. LOOK OUT FOR…
Inaugural Bi-annual Forum on Trends, Developments
and Emerging Issues on Youth Sexuality, HIV, SRH and
Rights.
- Capacity enhancement and sharing forum
- bringing together young people from all backgrounds,
youth service providers, programmers, parents,
curriculum developers, educationalists, donors,
government, researchers, policy makers, media and
film makers and other stakeholders.

7. • Children are very often victims of domestic and/or
sexual violence in the texts. The authors too often
convey the idea that children should be submissive
and not disclose to anyone that they were molested
out of love for their parents.

8. Thank You!
egitau@lvct.org
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