USAID In Action - Education And Youth

A group of young Kenyan men and women that belong to a youth bunge
Girls in Kenya and around the world don't always have a chance to finish their educations due to pressure from their families and communities to marry.
Kenyan students use laptop computers in classroom
Bour-Algy primary school is located roughly 9 km south of Garissa, in Kenya’s arid northeast. The school serves the children of nomadic pastoralists and subsistence farmers, who make their living along the nearby Tana River...
A blind young Kenyan in a classroom, listening intently
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.  When Edwin Mulongo was born, he had perfect sight. He became blind at the age of four, despite several...
A young Kenyan man shows the training manual he received
 As veteran politicians campaign for the elective positions, Laban Loyatum Kibor, a 24-year-old aspirant from Chepareria Ward of West Pokot County is also warming up for the same parliamentary seats during the Kenya’a...
Kibuye Zingira Youth Group - Yes Youth Can, Nyanza
Kibuye Zingira Youth Bunge members improve their livelihoods by saving the environment Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya is faced by high rates of unemployment and restricted access to other opportunities which pushes...
Young Kenyan with disabilities leads U.S. official on a tour of a nutrition farm
Fredrick Mwangi Mbugua delivered a powerful address in honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the Joytown School for the Disabled in Thika. Mbugua speaks from personal experience, from resilience…and from...
Judy Auma mobilizing her community to create an HIV/AIDS free generation
 Judy’s case was an extra ordinary one. When she got tested after years and years of engaging in unprotected sex with many different partners, she figured she would be a victim of her careless behavior.  She was...
The Hon. Joseph W.N. Nyagah, Minister for Cooperative Development and Market
Two visitors came to Thika on October 26th.One was the Honorable Joseph W. N. Nyagah. He is the Minister for Cooperative Development and Marketing. The other was Dr. Roger Steinkamp. He is from the U.S. Agency for...
A group of Kenyans hold up their registration certificate
The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Robert F. Godec and the Hon. Joseph W.N. Nyagah, Minister for Cooperative Development and Marketing, joined leaders of the National Youth Bunge Association in Kisumu on October 15 to launch six...
Winnie Kimeu
Girls all over the world face numerous challenges that impede their efforts to succeed in life. As we mark the International Day of the Girl, USAID/Kenya is proud to show how scholarships can help girls in Kenya break...