OAY COVID-19 Response

March 11, 2020
World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.
March 12 , 2020
Kenya reports first COVID-19 case
March 20, 2020
OAY launched #Solidarity4Humanity to rally youth support to government interventions with focus on Health and wellbeing, Livelihoods and Humanitarian support
April-May 2020
OAY conducts a study called A New World: Understanding the impact, challenges and interventions in Kenya
May 14, 2020
OAY in partnership with National Youth Council, Pathways Institute, HAKI Africa and Talanta Youth Empowerment conducted a workshop to disseminate the study findings to youth sector stakeholders

Our Approach

During the cause of the Covid-19 pandemic, OAY will endeavour to

Act in line with our values

Be agile, making decisions quickly based on best (good enough) intelligence and knowledge

Mainstream and support usage of the digital space to continually deliver on our priorities

Hold regular virtual meetings to ensure that the organization continually delivers on priorities.

Be in consistent support of our volunteers and interns particularly those who may become ill or self-isolated from daily work.

Strategically engage county and national governments on clarity on critical issues affecting our constituents, working closely with other key allies

Play a leadership role in enhancing access to information and building knowledge as enablers to the safety of our constituents.