Empower Youth & Women in Leadership & Civic Engagement
Investing in the leadership potential of women and young people, so they can take their place in governance, peacebuilding, and community development.
Inclusive leadership is essential for democratic governance and sustainable development.
Safe Steps Foundation Kenya invests in the leadership potential of women and young people, building the knowledge, confidence, skills, and opportunities they need to participate meaningfully in governance, peacebuilding, and community development.
Through leadership academies, mentorship, civic education, advocacy training, policy dialogue, and networking, we equip emerging leaders to influence public policy, champion accountability, and drive positive social transformation, while working with institutions and communities to remove the barriers that limit women's and youth participation in leadership.
The leaders communities need are already among them, waiting for the chance to lead.
Leadership that reflects everyone
Six ways we empower women and youth in leadership and civic life.
Leadership academies
Structured programmes that build the next generation of leaders.
Mentorship programmes
Pairing emerging leaders with those who have walked the path.
Civic education
Knowledge of rights, governance, and how to take part.
Advocacy training
Skills to champion accountability and influence policy.
Democratic participation
Policy dialogue and real routes into decision-making.
Removing barriers
Working with institutions to open leadership to all.
How this work happens on the ground
Building confidence, opening doors, and putting women and youth at the table.
Leadership Academies & Mentorship
The Wezesha Vijana Kuongoza initiative and mentorship programmes that grow young leaders' knowledge, confidence, and skills.
Civic Education & Advocacy Training
Equipping women and youth with the knowledge and skills to advocate, organise, and hold leaders to account.
Women in Leadership
Supporting women to step into leadership and defend rights in their communities.
Policy Dialogue & Participation
Creating real routes for women and youth into policy dialogue and democratic decision-making.
Youth-Led Civic Action
Backing youth-led initiatives and community-based organisations to lead change from the ground up.
Removing Barriers to Leadership
Working with institutions and communities to open leadership and decision-making to women and youth.
When women and youth lead, decisions reflect everyone, and everyone's future improves.
What inclusive leadership makes possible
Confident leaders
Women and youth with the skills and confidence to lead.
A seat at the table
Decision-making that includes those it affects.
Stronger participation
More active, engaged citizens across communities.
Barriers removed
Institutions open to the leadership of all.
This work in pictures
Back the next generation of leaders
Fund a mentorship programme, support a youth-led initiative, or partner with us to open leadership to women and youth.