Our Impact Projects

#GreenManifesto 2024-2026 and 2027 Under the Erasmus+ project, OAY and SUDWIND International are leading engagements aimed at empowering youth competences in advocating for a more sustainable and equal world at local and international level. This is being done through development and dissemination of Youth Manifesto for Participatory Governance

OAY is part of the Our World Our Planet project, a Global North and Global South Youth for a more Sustainable and Equal World.

Sikiliza Sauti Yetu! Dunia Inaita Project is a project being implemented with a consortium of 4 Organizations (CRAWN Trust Kenya, OAY Kenya, Barnfonden, and WeWorld Kenya) in Nairobi, Kwale, and Isiolo Counties.

The project seeks to strengthen the role of civil society in promoting youth participation in governance, economic inclusion, and leadership with a strong emphasis on opportunities within the green and digital economy.

Since 2016, OAY has been engaged in the International Conference on Population and Development processes, including the Nairobi ICPD 25 Summit in 2019. The Overall Goal was; Meaningful and impactful youth engagement in the International Conference on Population and Development Implementation and influence other related global, regional and national processes through coordinated advocacy. Between December 2016 and May 2017, we implemented ‘Accelerating International Conference on Population and Development Implementation through coordinated

Generation Equality is a landmark global initiative led by UN Women to accelerate the stalled progress of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The campaign focuses on achieving "irreversible progress" by 2026 through these core objectives: Economic Justice, Safety and Health, Leadership and Power, and Innovation and Inclusion.

Nurturing the Seed of Environmental Sustainability in childcare ecosystems implemented through WUSC’s Flagship International Volunteer Cooperation Initiative: IGNI+E

Regional Focus: Nairobi (Eastlands sub counties ) and Kisumu ( Central/East and Muhoroni)

The project’s overall goal was to mobilize, build capacity and amplify voices of young people in Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Kenya to advocate for and demand from policy makers and duty bearers improved access to quality and youth friendly contraceptive services and information as a sexual reproductive right. This project was implemented through the SheDecides Alliance made up of very dynamic youth led and youth serving organizations from Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The four oganizations include; Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum – Uganda, My Age Trust – Zimbabwe, Her Liberty – Malawi and Organization of Africa Youth – Kenya.

The Organization of African Youth (OAY) has been engaging young people as rights holders and County Governments through the Ministries of Health as duty bearers in the five pilot Counties of; Machakos, Kajiado, Nairobi, Nyeri and Kiambu, on issues of prioritization of Adolescent and Youth Friendly Spaces (AYFS) as a primary health care package within Universal Health Care (UHC).