Shauri Yako Community
Youth Support Centre
"It takes a whole village to raise a child"
- African Proverb
Meaning:
That child upbringing is a communal effort.
The responsibility for raising a child is shared with the larger family.
We need your help!
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Shauri Yako Community Youth Support Centre
Account: 1108681573
Kenya Commercial Bank
Kencom House Branch
Swift code: KCBLKENX
We deeply appreciate any help you can give.
Vision
To be a centre for empowering the disadvantaged youth people in sustainable way
Mission
To improve the quality of life for the poor and marginalized people in Nyeri communities, with a special focus on children and youth.Goals
Our goal is to improve the lives of children, youth and families through the provisions of programs and services that will result in social and economic development opportunities.
We believe that services offering stability to children, youth and their families are critical for maintaining healthy communities.
Through our initiatives, we:
- Reduce social isolation among children and youth.
- Help children and youth to realize their potential and create development opportunities for them
- Support poor families to reduce the risk of children being forced to streets and helping keep families together.
- Reduce the HIV/AIDS infection rate.
SYSC Future Plans
Future development plan for Shauri Yako Communality Youth Support Centre shall include the following:
- Acquire a plot and build a vocational training school
- Create a community resources centre cum library with internet services
- Build a hostel for 24 visitors and 80 students
About SYSC
Shauri Yako Community Youth Support Centre (SYSC) is a community-based organization located in Nyeri, Kenya.
Founded in 1996, SYSC is registered with the Kenyan government's Ministry of Youth, Gender, and Social Services. SYSC is committed to youth and community development as means to alleviate poverty of marginalized people.
The SYSC purpose is to support and to create social and economic development opportunities for underprivileged residents of the Nyeri, with special focus on vulnerable youth, women and at risk-families. SYSC provides the following programs: youth development, vocational skills training, health outreach, sports, music lessons, HIV/AIDS home-based care (HBC), voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), environmental protection, drop-in centre, and community services.
SYSC work is inline with the Millennium Development Goals set out by the United Nations and acts in support of the global campaign to Make Poverty History. SYSC believes that progress towards poverty alleviation will take place only if these recommendations will be fully implemented and partnerships developed for committed action.
List of programs provided by SYSC
- Youth empowerment - vocational skills training and leadership program
- HIV/AIDS prevention - voluntary counseling and testing and home-based care
- Youth Drop-in Centre
- Sports program - soccer club
- Commercial sex workers outreach program
- Community services, newsletter and youth environment protection campaign
- Street children feeding program
- Food security - vegetable gardening
Our values
A number of values guide the work of SYSC:
We believe in the importance of children growing up in good health, in peace and in a safe environment so that they can become productive members of their communities.
- We believe that everyone has a responsibility and capacity to contribute to creating better communities and a better world.
- We value equitable living of all people of all races.
- We value cooperation and collaboration with other like-minded organizations.
- We believe in gender equality
The Board of Directors
Joe Mwai - Chairman
Millicet W. Kariuki
Ndungu Kahihu
Rebecca Kamau
Michael Neff
Silvia Mwangi
Jane Njeri
Board Advisory Committee
Sarah Van Exan
Our staff
Anthony M. Mucheru - Project Coordinator and Secretary to the Board
Tirus Ndegwa - Youth Worker/HIVAIDS Educator
Martin Muita - Community Outreach Worker
Eunice Githae - Women Outreach/Administration Support
Agnes Kingori - Computer Skills Trainer
Jane Muthoni - Tailoring Skills Trainer
Volunteers
Peter Macharia - HIV/AIDS program
Zack Kweyu - Youth counseling
Yusuf Ngotho - Coordinator sport program
Marina Klimi - Website