The Dandora Youth Friendly Center in Kenya offers social support, life skills, mentorship, and career development training for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Tucked in the streets of Eastlands, an area of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, a hidden treasure lies beyond the small green gate of the bustling Dandora Youth Friendly Center: a collaborative project between the Nairobi County Department of Health and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) serving young people from disadvantaged communities.Established in 2021, the Dandora Youth Friendly Center serves as a safe space for young people aged 10 to 24, and offers medical care and other services. This vulnerable group grapples with urban violence, substance abuse, and socio-economic challenges such as unemployment and poverty.
To respond to their needs, MSF provides human resources, expertise, and medical supplies, and works with the local public health center for referrals and sensitization on youth-friendly service delivery.
"Safe spaces enable you to express yourself freely without fear of contradiction, intimidation, coercion, or anything else,” explained Daniel Katavi, one of the young people benefiting from the center’s services.
Source: Reliefweb
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