Members of the public at a budget hearing forum held in Mombasa County, Kenya in April 2016
DSW mobilized 34 youth to participate in the budget making forums in eight counties in Kenya.
The youth, drawn from Kilifi, Mombasa, Laikipia and Uasin Gishu Counties, made a case for their development needs.
The youth from Laikipia and Mombasa Counties asked for construction of youth friendly centres in their counties. Those from Uasin Gishu asked for a specific budget line to be indicated in the county budget, while those from Laikipia county asked for resources to be allocated for construction of a health facility
The budget forums, held in month of April, are held to give citizens an opportunity to meet up with their county government and communicate their development priorities.
These activities are part of DSW’s SHAPE (Securing Health through Advocacy and People’s Empowerment) project.
The three-year SHAPE project aims to mobilize more and better funds from key European donors (Germany and The European Union) as well as from East African governments (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) to support family planning.
