Call for Proposals 2012:
We are now offering free website services for the following individuals and organizations
- peace organization
- HIV/AIDS groups
- theatre groups
- youth groups and
- clubs
- youth activists
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About us
Youth Online is designed for young people in Kenya to campaign for change; to raise public awareness; to express young people's views; to entertain and to help share in the benefits of the digital age.
The organization's main activity is to build websites for the youth and their groups. The sites will showcase high quality digital artwork which reflects the ideas and experiences of young people whose voices are rarely heard in the mainstream media. The site provides a platform for these young people to communicate directly with their peers, adults in decision/policy-making positions and the general public.
The project is managed by Youth Online (K). The organization's workers use discussion and group work to generate ideas about the content and style of the pages each group wishes to create. These ideas are then developed, through storyboarding and sketching. Participants have an opportunity to try their hands at photography, writing and sound recording to produce the 'artwork with a message' for their pages. They also get hands on experience of the design software and some of the young people involved are getting further training in website design so they can be involved in the post-production of their pages.
Mission:
To be a proactive and innovative organization working to promote and strengthen the wellbeing of Kenyan youths
Values:
- A determination to provide flexible and accessible support to youth organizations in Kenya.
- Respect for all human life, and for the diversity that is reflected in society.
- Protection and promotion of fundamental rights, freedoms, gender equality, and human dignity.
- The role of sound governance in advancing Human Rights and Social Justice.
- The need for people to actively participate in individual and social progress.
- Bridging socio-economic disparities, and challenging the impediments to individual and social advancement.
- The irreducibility of Human Rights for the promotion of values in the Human Rights movement.
- Pride in our ethnic, cultural, sexual, gender and religious diversity.
- A commitment to the achievement of equality for all irrespective of gender and sexual identity.
- Commitment to respect, fairness, equity and integrity in all our dealings and initiatives.
Goals:
- To strengthen individuals, organizations and networks of the youths, building leadership and digital capacity.
- To build an internationally recognized, competitive, peer review led mechanism to empower youth initiatives.
- Develop improved skills and motivation among.
- Give impetus to the growth of increased capacity building, civil society organizations, private sector etc.
- Realize a successful (cross-organizational) regional & international internship program.
- Facilitate increased networking and inter-collaboration between youth actors.
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