WeRise Africa
Description
WeRise Africa is a not for profit and a non-political organization headquartered in Nyali, Mombasa County. The organization was founded in 2020 and officially registered in 2021 under the laws of Kenya. The organization is youth led and prides itself in a group of 8 highly trained staff with a cumulative experience of more than 10 years in addressing gender equality, governance programs and peace building. Our vision is an equitable society where men and women enjoy their rights while our mission is to inspire communities to harness their power to achieve sustainable development. WeRise Africa operates under four thematic areas that include: championing for peace and cohesion, ending forms of gender violence, youth & leadership and education.
Summary of relevant work
WeRise Africa is implementing a building resilience on mental health among the youth in Mombasa county project as part of an idea to respond to challenges of Covid-19 pandemic. The project is supported by Global Youth Mobilization. The project seeks to create awareness among the youth on mental health and it seeks to employ the following approaches; training/capacity building on mental health and sporting activities that helps reduce mental health distress and misinformation among the young people that leads to stress, anxiety, suicide and mental breakdown
Areas of Intervention
Women, Peace, Education, Collaborations and Networking
Key Partners
Global Youth Mobilization.
Type of Organization
CBO
weriseafrica@outlook.com
County
Mombasa
Phone
+254705271309
Website
https://weriseafrica.or.ke/