Empowering Youth in Karamoja

KAYEN is a youth-led organization committed to empowering women and youth in Karamoja through education and skills development, creating opportunities for peaceful, healthy, and prosperous lives.

Youth-Led

Community driven

Education

Skills development

Empowerment

Women & youth focus

Our Mission & Vision

Founded in 2011, KAYEN is an indigenous community-based organization committed to empowering women and youth in Karamoja through education and skills development.

Our Vision

Empowering women and youth in Karamoja to live peaceful, healthy, and prosperous lives through education and skills development.

Our Mission

To empower women and youth in Karamoja through education and skills development, creating opportunities for them to live peaceful, healthy, and prosperous lives.

Core Values

Gender Equity

Promoting equality and inclusiveness for all community members

Transparency

Operating with openness and accountability in all our work

Teamwork

Collaboration and mutual respect to achieve our goals

Integrity

Upholding the highest ethical standards in all activities

Our Impact in Numbers

KAYEN has been making a difference in Karamoja communities for over a decade

3
Districts Served
Moroto, Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit
13+
Years of Service
Since 2011
4
Focus Areas
Livelihood, Protection, Health, Education
100%
Youth-Led
Community-driven organization

Our Strategic Intervention Areas

KAYEN focuses on four key areas to address the most pressing challenges facing communities in Karamoja.

Livelihood

Food security, climate change mitigation, and environment management

Food Security
Climate Change
Environment

Protection

Human rights, gender-based violence prevention, and child protection

Human Rights
Gender Protection
Child Protection

Health Justice

Nutrition, HIV/TB prevention, reproductive health, and animal health

Nutrition
HIV/TB Prevention
Reproductive Health
Animal Health

Education

Youth skilling and formal education from pre-primary to tertiary

Youth Skilling
Formal Education

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