About us

Stretchers Youth Organization is a membership, Youth-led community-based
organization that was founded in 2011 to enhance and promote a healthy, equal, just and inclusive environment for youths through capacity building, advocacy and information sharing for sustainable development. The organization works in the coastal counties of Kenya with a partial presence in Nairobi, Kisumu, and Siaya counties
respectively. The organization is envisioned by its new five year Strategic Plan 2021-2025. We are guided by our vision which stated that “A healthy society where every youthful voice counts”

Stretchers Youth Organization focuses on the needs and potential of the largest young generation in history. We are committed to creating demand for and access to sexual reproductive health information, promoting human rights & gender mainstreaming, democracy and good governance through services and linkages to youths and women.

We achieve this by engaging in advocacy, capacity development, linkages health and human rights services, social media campaigns, peer to peer led activities, which makes sure the youths and women of today are empowered to lead healthy and self-determined lives.

OUR OBJECTIVES

  • To improve equitable access to quality adolescents and young people-friendly sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)/HIV information and services 

  • To strengthen the meaningful engagement of communities in adolescents and young people programs and policy processes 

  • To strengthen multi-sectorial coordination on SRHR/HIV health outcomes among adolescents and young people in Mombasa county by 2023

THEMATIC AREAS

HEALTH & WELL-BEING

  1. Project 1.0 AYEHA
  2. Project 2.0 WE LEAD

  3. Project 3.0 One by One HIV Campaign

DEMOCRACY & GOOD GOVERNANCE

  1. Project 4.0: Mobilize Empower Actualize Transform (MEAT)

  2. Project 5.0: My Vote My Voice My Right (MVMVMR)

HUMAN RIGHTS & GENDER MAINSTREAMING

  1. Project 6.0 Social Cohesion

OUR PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES