Message From Representative

Dear readers!

I am pleased to introduce this report in my new role as the National Program Coordinator. I joined the organization at a time of great opportunity, transition and at a time when we must defend our hard-won gains. This report is extremely meaningful to all of us at the Alliance as it presents the key performance results for 2018 and 2019 and allows us to share our progress and growth over the past two years with the public. Our team is wholly dedicated to transparency, so we are excited that this is the first of many annual reports that we look forward to publishing.

2018 and 2019 were amazing years for the Alliance. While we saw many setbacks and faced different challenges, the two years have been full of inspiring accomplishments and impact. The last two years saw the alliance achieve strong collaborations and partnerships with the national and county government, relevant key stakeholders and the communities we serve and we are ready and excited to scale that work in the years ahead.

The Alliance continues to provide leadership on sexual and reproductive health and rights and this is appreciated with an underlying assumption that recognizes that the complexity of the youth SRHR is best addressed by a variety of components rather than just one and this we accomplish through our key pillars, Multi- Component Approach (MCA) and the Meaningful Youth Participation (MYP).

The alliance strives to ensure the SRHR rights of young people are respected. Over the years, we have seen a growing interest in youth issues and the involvement of young people in our organizations, programs and in decision making spaces. The Alliance acknowledges that young people deserve the right to information, the right to access, and the right to advocate, regardless of their age, marital status, physical ability, religion, culture, gender identity, or language and therefore works with a network of open-minded, progressive, and motivated youth in Kenya to give them the space they need to speak their minds.

Our advocacy is most effective when we work and collaborate with different partners in civil society organizations, policy makers and communities to ensure that laws and policies support sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality.

The results presented here demonstrate the unwavering efforts of alliance staff and partners. I acknowledge with deep appreciation and gratitude all that has been achieved under the leadership of my predecessor, Mr. Johnstone Kuya and the continued success of working together with each one of you effectively and collectively.

It has been a privilege and honor to work with you and I have confidence that with your support, together we will champion, protect and improve sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.

I am looking forward to an exciting year and I hope you will be there with us!

Kind regards,

Mwikali Kivuvani

Mwikali Kivuvani- National Program Coordinator SRHR Alliance Kenya