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Organization of Africa Youth-Kenya
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The Organization of Africa Youth (OAY) is committed to advocating for adolescents and youth by promoting rights-based, youth-friendly health services in Kenya.
They aimed to reach 5,000 adolescents and youth, 1,000 frontline health service providers, and 500 religious and cultural leaders. OAY also sought to influence key policies, including the Kenya National Youth Policy, to address family planning and newborn care. Their commitment focused on grassroots advocacy, capacity building, and collaboration with the government to improve healthcare access and quality for young women and newborns by 2020.
Commitments made to:
Vision
The Organization of Africa Youth-Kenya (OAYK) committed to influencing the content of the Kenya National Youth Policy and at least three other relevant policies, to reflect the current and emerging issues related to family planning and every newborn action plan, by advocating for improvement in access to and quality of healthcare for young women and newborns by 2020.
Organization of Africa Youth-Kenya Commitment Narratives
- OAY advocates for rights-based health services, particularly in family planning and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.
- The aim is to improve the quality of healthcare and increase the number of providers skilled in addressing the specific needs of young people.
- OAY conducts youth-led advocacy activities at the grassroots level, including citizens’ hearings and engagement with existing accountability structures.
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