Kamburu Youth Empowerment Group (KYEG) is a community based group committed to uplifting the socio-economic status of youths and children in its target localities. KYEG is base in Kamuchege Location in Lari County. Started in 2016, KYEG has had spectacular success in organizing charitable events and Talent shows in the locality in less than two years of existence (Smith, 2011). KYEG hopes to inspire a generation of Youths and children who are confident out to strive to become the best they can ever be. We believe that every dream is valid no matter how much dreamers have to stretch their imagination to envision it.
The objectives of the group include:
To give the youth in the locality a common voice in matters that affect their lives and shape their future.
To form an investment structure(s) that will enable youths invest in various parts of the economy.
To sensitize youths about available economic opportunities and fast track their access to funding including the youth fund, the county fund, international donors and other funding organizations.
To provides opportunities for the development of talent including singing, dancing, acting, sports, public speaking, comedy and other talents.
To give back to the community through philanthropic activities including tree planting, visiting the needy and the elderly and cleanup activities.
To provide a safe and responsible environment where youths can have fun, interact and develop each other.
Project Background
KYEG as a group is engaged with youths of all ages including school children to graduates. KYEG has identified certain problems that affect talent development for all youths (Smith, 2011). Among the problems noted include:
Lack of a platform where youth can showcase talents.
Lack of local content like comedies, dramas, songs and spoken word among youths in the locality.
Lack of opportunities for youths to have fun responsibly.
We believe that the future stars of the entertainment industry are here in our localities. We believe that we can start our own entertainment content where our gifted models, musicians, MCs, dancers and public speakers will be featured. KYEG Multimedia projects aims to stimulate the production of local content starting with skits, poems, dance routines and spoken word before movie into music and movie recording.
Project Description
The KYEG Multimedia project is a continuing program whose aim is help youths produce quality media content. We believe that we can create jobs and the next big stars in the television industry.
Target: The program targets talented youths in the before mentioned localities.
Objectives
To provides opportunities for the development of talent including singing, dancing, acting, sports, public speaking, comedy and other talents.
To provide a safe and responsible environment where youths can have fun, interact and develop each other.
Resources Needed
1. Video camera and Sound Equipment
2. Production facilitators and skill coaches.
Budget
Video Camera
50000
Staff Appreciation
5000@month for 12 months
60000
11000
Skeletal Budget
Items
Description
Unit Cost
Total
Video Camera
50000
5000
Implementation
The project will be implemented through a continuing program with talented individuals recruited from Dr. Njenga Children’s home and the surrounding primary and high schools as well as the whole community.
Who are we?
A 2010 study by the Uwenzo; then contracted by the Ministry of Education revealed worrying details about the level of literacy in the Kenyan Primary school system. The report among other thing said that most KCPE graduates cannot comfortably read storybooks meant for class two pupils. We believe that the level s of literacy in our primary schools needs to improve. By raising these levels we will be able to prepare the present generation of pupils for a world that is increasingly global and where superior language skills will offer distinct advantages.
Project Description
The project that we are currently seeking funds for is referred to as the KYEG Book Club. The KYEG Book club is an idea mooted to improve literacy among primary school students in the Kamuchege, Kamburu Ward, Gatamaiyu and Githunguri localities. The program will be implemented by volunteers drawn from Kamuchege Youth Empowerment Group and other youths drawn from the locality.
Target: The program targets class 7-8 students in the before mentioned localities.
Objectives
1. To instill a reading culture among primary school students across primary schools in the target area.
2. To help enhance the general knowledge of pupils targeted by the program.
3. To enhance the English language skills of the target population.
Resources Needed
3. 100 pacesetter- 3 different titles.
4. Dictionaries- 2 copies.
5. Facilitators- 5 volunteers
Budget
100 pacesetters
30,000
Dictionaries
1000
31, 000
Skeletal Budget
30 pacesetters
9000
Dictionaries
1000
10000
Implementation
The project will be implemented through weekly visits by the volunteers to target schools in the locality. During the weekly visit the volunteers together with the pupils will review the chapters of the storybook covered by the pupils in the previous week. The sessions will also have a question answer session where the facilitators can expand on the themes that emerge from the readings.
Project Background
KYEG as a group is engaged with youths of all ages including school children to graduates. KYEG has identified certain problems that affect talent development for all youths. Among the problems noted include:
Lack of a platform where youth can showcase talents.
Lack of local content like comedies, dramas, songs and spoken word among youths in the locality.
Lack of opportunities for youths to have fun responsibly.
We believe that the future stars of the entertainment industry are here in our localities. We believe that we can start our own entertainment content where our gifted models, musicians, MCs, dancers and public speakers will be featured (Aguirre and Brown, 2010). KYEG Multimedia projects aims to stimulate the production of local content starting with skits, poems, dance routines and spoken word before movie into music and movie recording (Kotter 2008).
Project Description
The KYEG Multimedia project is a continuing program whose aim is help youths produce quality media content. We believe that we can create jobs and the next big stars in the television industry.
Target: The program targets talented youths in the before mentioned localities.
Objectives
To provides opportunities for the development of talent including singing, dancing, acting, sports, public speaking, comedy and other talents (Palmer et al, 2009).
To provide a safe and responsible environment where youths can have fun, interact and develop each other.
Resources Needed
6. Video camera and Sound Equipment
7. Production facilitators and skill coaches.
Budget
Video Camera
50000
Staff Appreciation
5000@month for 12 months
60000
11000
Skeletal Budget
Items
Description
Unit Cost
Total
Video Camera
50000
5000
Implementation
The project will be implemented through a continuing program with talented individuals recruited from Dr. Njenga Children’s home and the surrounding primary and high schools as well as the whole community.
References
Aguirre, D., " Brown, A. (2010). Making Change Happen, and Making It Stick Delivering Sustainable Organizational Change. Booz " Company, 8.
Helfat, C. E., Finkelstein, S., Mitchell, W., Peteraf, M., Singh, H., Teece, D., " Winter, S. G. (2009). Dynamic capabilities: Understanding strategic change in organizations. John Wiley " Sons.
Kotter, J. P. (2008). A sense of urgency. Harvard Business Press.
Palmer, I., Dunford, R., Akin, G., " Buchanan, D. A. (2009). Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Smith, I. (2011). Organisational quality and organisational change: Interconnecting paths to effectiveness. Library Management, 32(1/2), 111-128.
