YOUTH IN MOTION CAMP

Youth In motion camp

Young Achievers Network since its establishment in 2013 has been tirelessly working to see to it that youths have a platform for mentorship., charity and advocacy. We have gone to schools (primary, secondary and higher learning institutions) we have visited childrens home, we have worked with slum support groups, we have closely worked with local and international bodies to enhance youth voices and youth actions. These were our small winnings to ensure that the dreams, goals and visions of our youth are in motion.

Over time during our interactions with our volunteers, mentees and mentors we have identified the gap between dreams and actualization, static plans and rolled out plans, we have met people who have given up on their destiny, we have interacted with stories and testimonies of failure. But again we have also met champions built by resilience, determination and focus. Young people who are doing marvelous things in their 20s and 30s. These are people who broke the records, dared the undared, focused on the little things for big wins.

Bringing these two groups together has always been our joy. We have in several instances done it in our bi monthly cocktails, Forums, social media conversations  etc. But that is not enough! When we engaged some of our participants, the asked for more; more time, more youths, more days, more topics and even more speakers. In all humility as a platform for these young people we took up the challenge and organized our first ever camp, not because we were experts but because of the kind of belief our fellow youths have bestowed on us and we promised never to let them down. So 2^nd-4^th October 2015 we converged at IYF headquarters for an experience like no other. With youths drawn from almost all universities and colleges in Kenya, working class, hustlers and high level speakers and personalities we did it and that was just but the beginning.

One year later we want to do it same place but with a different touch, this time round we have opened up to more than 300 young people from Kenya and outside Kenya to come and be part of the movement. Youth In Motion camp is not just about spending 3 nights in  a place away from your bed, no. Its about setting those dead dreams, stalled visions and complicated careers into motion. It’s a journey of inspiration, motivation and rejuvenation. This is where contacts are exchanged, business deals are made, lifetime opportunities are carved and your future gets into motion. It’s a place to unwind , have fun and make it remarkable forever after, because that’s what it means to be young

This year’s Youth In Motion Camp will be held at IYF Headquarters starting 29^th September- 2^nd October 2016. Charges are 2000/=  payable via lipa na mpesa till 652372. Forward payment confirmation to Solomon on 0713234071. For any enquiries contact 0713234071/ 0724758827.

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Social media; antisocial behaviours

Its 9:30 am , an early Tuesday morning especially for those of us who are are beneficiaries of hardworking entrepreneurs who worked themselves out to employ us an 8-5 kind of a job. Unfortunately other than being non risk takers, most of us are also lazy, so we need a few hours to pick up the pace needed at the workplace especially on the early days of the week. The situation has been made worse by the July weather which has negatively influenced us to change the dress code of this high profile (blue chip) institution. 

Everyone has arrived other than the usual suspect... Sheriff is the name we fondly call him. We are not any better than him though, we are busy catching up with latest hashtag on twitter , posting long inspirational messages on facebook, reading the blogs and team mafisi are doing their usual trolls on social media feeding their eyes with assets beyond their reach . This defines our hardworking culture (if my boss hears this) . 

For those who are curious about where i work lemmi help you understand the setting.Itss a high class office in the outskirts of the capital with unlimited internet access, for research of course; i mean everything we do here has a background of research, reading things such as 10 things you didn't know about vera sidika and such like important topics in life, isn't that research? Back to the description, this place has human beings of all age groups, some old enough to be sponsors and others young enough to be sponsored, some with big bellies and others with 6 pack (by the way this where i fall). our clients are human beings from all walks of life ranging from sponsored entities, sponsoring entities, hit and run , vacated entities etc. 

So this morning, we are just doing what we  ' love' doing. suddenly, Risper screams followed by a couples of oooh noo mumbles, everyone looked at her astonished. You see, Risper is this workplace socialite who is always in 6 inch heels, she is well endowed in areas like mathematics , gossip and celebrity news . Everyone loves to hate her, she is a zero chills kinda lady who will never publicly show her emotions,everything about her is mystery. In a great understanding of her character,the bosses threw him to the communications and PR department.

Everyone looks up in shock wondering what has happened to our rather composed socialite. She is uncontrollable, no one really understands what has transpired other than sheriff who happened to be walking in at that time and carelessly asks ''kwani sponsor amepull out'' of course no one listens to him. Our HR walks to her desk to calm her down and understand the situation. 

So after like 10 minutes, since the drama broke out everyone ha gathered information which would be enough to hold a press conference. The news were not Good, Risper had learnt of her father's death on Facebook after a neighbor had posted it on his wall. 

This got me thinking, how would i feel if i got such news on social media, this doubles up the pain of losing a loved one. It is not only absolute mediocrity but also very uncultured behavior. To the breed of bastards who compliment their self esteem with gossip and idle talk, Let not your love for gossiping go beyond our socialites and politicians, before you post that message on social media, ask yourself what will be the implications, who is getting that information. Imagine we still respect you even though you are not the first to give us the news....

Social media ethics are so needed!!!!!!!

Passion for Christ

Passion 4 Christ.

Tried,tempted and tired
Defeated, struckdown and dismantled,
Strangled ,convicted and paralysed
For His Sake.
We have faced death along this journey,
But our faith stands strong,
That's why we call it passion for Christ.

With insults
Tonnes of insolence
But we keep to our silence
To answer them, we don't have a license,
For The Kingdom of God,
Is not a Matter of talk but of power,
So it becomes more than passion 4 Christ.

With moments of lack,
Days of Hunger,
Months of desperation,
Years of desertion,
This is our time of grief,
A moment of spiritual inspiration,
Soon we start the celebration.
Enjoying our Passion in Christ.

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Tribe ni jina, Kenya ni sisi

On Saturday I and a group of young people set out to Nyandarua county to mentor young high school students. It's not the first time I am doing it but there is something that makes this special was that I was going to a county I have never stepped foot into and more special was the young people who accompanied me. They were all from DIFFERENT TRIBES! Norah Moraa is a kisii from Nyamira county, Patrick is a Luo , Monica is Kalenjin and our host was a Kikuyu. As we travelled, joked, posed for photos and mentoring the students, we didn't do it because we were members of our specific TRIBES. No, we did it because we believe that every child in this country deserves better, not only from the government but from the society they grow up in. This is why I love being young, because youths means global. I am a firm believer of humanity, your tribe doesn't matter, what matters is our collective love and commitment to the future and the destiny of this great country. Shun TRIBALISM, commit to the future. Rise above Hate.

LIVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY

So now we are still in the streets 53 years and 7 days after the independence of this great country.  Young people have died  or have been injured as they put on demonstrations in the streets, lemmi do a quick recap to how it happened pre-independence. In those days, the liberation was led by the likes of Dedan Kimathi, General China and the likes. These guys drank, slept and ate the suffering that their followers were ‘enjoying’ .  They gave their all to the change they believed in, they did not relent or give up on the larger goal to fulfil selfish ambitions. They were in the line with their families for a course bigger than themselves. The ‘demons ‘ of the status quo feared them  because they knew how passionate they were to realize the independence of this country. Most of them died for this country to live beyond colonization. This was the same case during the second liberation.

Fast forward to today. A leader wakes up from a posh estate where house helps are paid more than MCAs. They drop their children and grandchildren to schools where presidential debates are held and shortly afterwards hold a breakfast meeting with the business community . After they have done what matters to them, they will now rush to remind you that you are poor because they are not in government, they will tell you to destroy toilets they don’t go to, burn vehicles they don’t own  and of course bear tear gas they cant withstand.  They will afterwards be driven by vehicles your whole village cannot buy even after receiving dowry for the born and unborn daughters. They will have a luncheon with the same people they were telling you to oppose and of course lift a glass for long lives and prosperity. Later that evening, they will hold a presser and throw a minute of silence (which is usually 16 seconds) for the departed souls who were your neighbours, workmates and family members. In their words they will say “ it is unfortunate that  they had to die fighting for this ‘country’ their souls give us a purpose to fight for a better country” and kaput!! That is the end of you.

Meanwhile their daughters are busy interviewing househelps, their sons are busy chasing after pretty young things and their wives are on shopping in Dubai. We shall plan a quick burial for you which of course will be another political rally. Rest in piece (pieces of trash)  brother!! Truth be told, you are not a hero. You are a disappointment to mankind and our country. This country does not want you to die for it, LIVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY. Living for your country does not mean that you shouldn’t stand up for the great ideals ,no. It means that you will work hard to see this country at a better place, not by destroying property, killing people and such like nonsense but by speaking out, embracing one another , paying your taxes faithfully, upholding integrity and voting in leaders who have a vision beyond their big bellies!!

ACTIVISM vs POLITICAL MANIPULATION

On Monday 16^th we were treated to a rather spectacular day during the #CordDemos. Well to people who have been in the streets before, they will tell you that this is how it has always been, especially on the police brutality. People from the 1980s went through this to get the ultimate goal realized. What was different in this is that, once the police descended on the protesters, the leaders were whisked off and taken to lavish hotels to watch as the common citizens were being harassed and brutalized. This tells you one thing, they are not ready to commit to the course, so why should you.

I have seen demonstrations by passionate activists such as Boniface Mwangi, Rev Njoya and Okiya Omtata among others. All these people had one thing in common, they stood on the front line and suffered as fellow protesters did. This describes passion and commitment. What was seen on Monday was a leadership which is there for the cameras and to build some PR and then when the going gets tough, they leave you to be roughed up alone.

THE TRUTH is even if you die, or you are jailed, they don’t care. Of course they will give a minute of silence in front of the cameras, but deep inside they are praying that many more will die for them to catch the attention they so badly need from local and international bodies. The will circulate your photos everywhere with loads of hashtags and even update some hypocritical ‘#RIP so and so, you fought a good fight; aluta continua’ that will be the end of you and them. Back in the village we shall conduct fundraisings for months to bury you and you leave us the trouble of taking care of your children; of course we are not proud of you.

Kenya’s politicians are protectionist to each other, they will act as enemies in front of the cameras and dine and wine in the evening. In Uganda, the leader of a demonstration is treated in equal measure as any other protester, this is unfortunately not the case with Kenya. THEY CAN NEVER DO THAT TO THEIR FRIENDS. So you will suffer alone as they make calls to each other, making business deals using your blood. That is definitely not the course you are willing to die for.

Our freedom fighters put on a course before personal interests, they were ready to die for what they believed in not who they believed in; that’s the difference. Furthermore these are not the times that you should be dying for your country, this is the time to LIVE for your country. DON’T walk a journey with people who will leave you halfway. Walk with those willing to walk all the way with you.