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LIGHT YOUTH GROUP CBO

Siaya- wichlum beach, Kenya
Joined May 2022

Siaya county in western kenya.mission is to act as an agent of transformation withthe view to pursue common understanding between the gender and sexual minority pple,the community and general society



Presence in: Kenya
Focus: Ethnic / Religious Minorities' Rights, Gender-based violence, Health, HIV/Aids, LGBTQI+ Rights, Livelihoods

Light youth group cbo is a civil society organization from rural and fisher-folk set organization formed by three individuals whom came out to address the minority rights at the rural set. arIts a registered organization with the ministry of Gender and social services in kenya as Light youth group cbo with total membership of 30people and serving over 3000clients across siaya county. This was realized in the year 2011 when the minorities faced different evictions by landlord, harassed by local administrators and beach leaders, we lacked health services and faced stigma and discriminations. From the perpetrators. Being that we are near boarder of Kenya and Uganda, the Uganda administration always charge people without trial after thoroughly beaten this has caused many to loose their lives in water while performing fishing activity which is our day to day activity and only source of income.The organization currently has 16 competent staffs and three volunteers.We have different partiners like.Kisped,Tugutuke jamii,Pictures,Myspace alliance,Siaya feminist[siayalbq].We focused on Universal health rights,universal human rights,legal empowerment, Economic empowerment and Instutional development. We also have Donors whom have supported our activities like Open Society Initiative for East Africa[OSIEA] through michael helflin we receive farm, inputs,UHAI-EASHRI,PEPFAR-through Impact Research and Development organization[IRDO]Center for Disease Control [CDC]-through center for health solution.