Empower.Impact.Change
SCOHRA SOCIETY is happy to announce this great opportunity for young people to showcase their creativity for an upcoming human rights project. Good luck and all the best!!
SCHORA is happy to announce this wonderful opportunity to get participants who can come up with viable proposals for an upcoming project. All the best!!
Are you interested in volunteering? Are you keen on human rights education and advocacy? Are you willing to commit your time to transform the education sector? If YES, SCOHRA is seeking for volunteers to join the Angaza Elimu team who will work towards transforming education across Kenya and beyond, by addressing some of the challenges faced by students.
Interested applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
1. Must be a SCOHRA Member. Please visit our Facebook Page and click on the sign up button to join
2. Must have an interest in Human Rights
3. Must have internet connection- engagement will be primarily Virtual’
4. Must be available for online Human Rights Training
5. Should have proof of credentials if you have completed your university education
6. Should at least be a 3rd year student at an institution of higher learning.
Complete the form provided below and submit your application.
Good Deeds Day (GDD) is an annual tradition of good deeds. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the world choose to help others through different acts of kindness and selflessness without expecting any reward. They put simple ideas into practice and prove that everyone in the society can do good. However small, these gestures can go a long way to improve other people’s lives and foster positive change in the world.
Initiated in 2007 by Shari Arison, a businesswoman and philanthropist, Good Deeds Day is held annually and has become the leading day of celebrating good deeds and with the aim of continuing to encourage people to do good in their communities. This year’s Good Deeds Day, held on Sunday15th April, was organized by Volunteer Involving Organizations Society (VIO-Society), and set along City Hall Way, in Nairobi’s Central Business District. The event was the second annual GDD celebrations in the country, and was attended by children, students, youths, volunteers, Community Based Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Multilateral organizations, The Nairobi County Government, and other members of the public.
Nairobi County Governor Hon. Mike Sonko flagged the celebrations, after which he expressed his passion for doing good and unending efforts to give back to the community. Numerous organizations and companies set up their exhibitions in booths where they shared the good deed projects and initiatives they run in various parts of the country.
SCOHRA was not left out either. There was a booth set aside for exhibitions and for engaging members of the public who walked past or expressed interest in SCOHRA. Human rights activists led by SCOHRA Director Awuor Ayiecho and the youth leader Wathagi Ndung’u offered free legal aid to the public as an act of doing good. They also shared the National Volunteerism Policy which provides guidelines on management of volunteerism in Kenya.
The key strategic interventions in the National Volunteerism Policy are to:
SCOHRA remains committed to doing good through its programs as it aims to empower the community using human rights education, impact positively towards personal and societal development, and promote positive change in the society.
The next Good Deeds Day will take place on 7th April 2019.
IHRD 2017 is here and we have extended the application deadline for Judges and Volunteers to 18th July,2017. For more information on the roles and to apply, you can follow the link to this document: TORs Judges and Volunteers IHRD 2017
The journey towards the 2017 Inter Varsity Human Rights debate (IHRD 2017) has now begun. This year the theme is ‘Education, Human Rights and SDG #4 . To realize the success of this year’s event, we are inviting all interested persons to join our team of Judges, Volunteers and Regional representatives . To view the requirements, you can click on this link; TORs Judges, regional reps and Volunteers IHRD 2017 .
Good luck.
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day.
It is an opportunity to:
Read more about this year’s themes in the Concept Note
[This post originally appeared on the United Nations Website]
Hey SCOHRA,
For the past one year, we have been engaged in an International Youth Strategy Review process for Amnesty International as an external organization + youth partner for Amnesty International Kenya. We were aligning the 2010 – 2015 strategy to the new goals set for the movement but more importantly we wanted the new strategy to reflect concerns and experiences for youth both in the movement and outside the movement e.g. Stronger partner engagement with youth organizations … Last year around this time we held consultations with youth leaders, Amnesty decision makers, external organizations & Amnesty staff … Here in Kenya, SCOHRA activists contributed immensely.
Thank you Joseph, Willis, Awuor, Nzangi, Adero, Stella, Lodenyi and Nick 👏 Presenting Amnesty’s new international youth strategy 2017 – 2020 #YouthPowerAction. It’s the brochure version for a quick read 👆 We hope it inspires you to take action wherever you are. In case you have questions I am more than happy to assist. Please share widely with youth activists and youth organizations.
Yours Truly,
Sandra Mwarania
Below are the highlights captured in the different regions covered during the debate. Stay tuned for the upcoming album this weekend.
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