Meet the COVID-19 Emergency Response Team
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Meet the COVID-19 Team Young people in Kenya’s informal settlements, cities and towns are the driving force behind preventative measures in the community.

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Meet the COVID-19 Team Young people in Kenya’s informal settlements, cities and towns are the driving force behind preventative measures in the community.
ByMaimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN-HabitatVolkan Bozki, President of the United Nations General Assembly First Printed by The Star In Summary They have the power and responsibility to bring about positive change in their communities. What is clear is that it is time for everyone to not only listen to young people, but give them
Reposted from UNHabitat.org website 19 January 2021 – As soon as the first COVID-19 cases were discovered in Kenya in March last year, UN-Habitat turned to the youth-led groups in informal settlements and slums to partner on the response. By International Youth Day on 21 August, over 2.5 million handwashes had been done at the
The impact of COVID-19 has intensified the pre-existing challenges faced by young people in their day to day lives. Ranging from unemployment to lack of access of resources and services, there has been an increasing need for policies that will urgently address these issues. Because of this UN-Habitat has developed a Policy Brief on Youth,
Nairobi, 26 August 2020—Kenyan football star Victor Wanyama has partnered with UN-Habitat to provide face masks to inhabitants of two of Nairobi’s informal settlements to protect them against COVID-19. So far, some 7000 masks have been distributed. Through the partnership, the Foundation of the Kenyan born footballer Victor Wanyama and UN-Habitat agreed to support communities
The newly formed Youth-led COVID-19 Emergency Response Coalition has launched call to action while at the same time announcing its 1,500,000 hand washes as part of its #KomeshaCorona campaign to stop the spread of the corona virus in the informal settlements and towns of Kenya. “We are proud to announce this milestone,” states Coalition spokesman
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