COME INITIATIVE

Community Mentorship and Empowerment (COME) Initiative is a Youth Led-Community Based Organization that Creates a Supportive Environment FOR Youth, Adolescent Girls and Young Women to Build Sustainable, Peaceful, Tolerant and Inclusive Community through Life Skills, Talent and ICT Development.

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Current Ongoing Projects

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SIKIKA project builds the skills of content generators in Kakuma Refugee Camp to produce quality and compelling audio content that informs the public, objectively and accurately on the issues that shape their lives by allowing them to debate and facilitate dialogue across margin-alized population and addressing peoples concerns in their local dialect.

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JIAJIRI aims to provide high quality vocational training skills, life skills and work readiness skills for the youth through capacity building on ICT, Entrepreneurship and Dressmaking for socio-economic development.

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JIJUE Creates a safe place for high Quality Life Skills Based and increased open discussion on Reproductive Health, Mental health, Sexuality and Gender issues among Adolescent Girls and Young Women, including PWD through multistakeholders’ involvement.

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VIVA seeks to empower youth to improve their own sexual, reproductive health and socioeconomic situations. The primary outcome of ViVA project is improved sexual and reproductive health outcomes and socioeconomic wellbeing of Kenyan youth aged 15-24 years residing in informal settlements in Kisumu.

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Core Values

“ Committed to building an empowered community.” — COME INITIATIVE

“ Inclusivity for all regardless of ability, tribe or creed.” —COME INITIATIVE

“Integrity and strong morality in our programs.” — COME INITIATIVE

Media Development

COME's approach to media development includes tailored activities that are context-sensitive, and which also take account of the challenges and opportunities created by the rapidly changing media environment. We use the power of media and communication to help reduce poverty, improve health, save lives and support people in understanding their rights. Our aim is to inform, connect and empower people around the world. We harness our creativity on TV, radio, online and social media. We support other media organisations to create content too. We conduct research to inform, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our media projects.

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NEWS & EVENTS

March 20, 2021
AUDITION Call for Creatives

On 20th March 2021 we will be hosting an Audition for Creatives on our Upcoming Project #sautikimya . Talented Young People of Migori County are Encouraged to avail themselves.Venue Kakrao Technical and vocational training College.

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Sep 01, 2020
The Director State Department for Youth Affairs

COME INITIATIVE hosted The Director State Department for Youth Affairs at The Youth Empowerment Center to Asses our Preparedness in our Upcoming Digital Skills Project in Partnership With State Department For Youth Affairs..

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OUR STRENGTH

Our Strength is based on our ability to create networks and lasting partnership with Youth Serving Community Centered organizations both State and non-state actors for socio-economic development. We also have diverse networks of young people actively participating in our programs. We ensure we are inclusive in our programming and we are very passionate in transforming our community.