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Poor or lack of communication has led to marginalization in societies. This has forced many people to live in extreme poverty. Information is therefore an important vehicle to prosperity and health. When people are isolated such that they cannot access information on how to improve their lives they only live for today and barely make any effort to improve themselves. To eradicate poverty and all other social injustices people must have home grown policy reforms. At Maidan we are working one step at a time to ensure that our target beneficiaries have access to the information they need in order to improve their lives. We strongly believe in the potential and abilitites of people to pull themselves out of poverty. We work to facilitate integration of community knowledge, appropriate technology, access to information and funds, and advocate for enabling policies to ensure sustainable development. Since development is a process of improving the quality of all human life which includes living standards, self esteem and increasing the freedom of choices, we are building strategic relationships with local and international like minded organizations and individuals to help break the vicious cycle of poverty enslaving many Kenyans and beyond.
The objective of the resource centers will be Ø To promote the use of Information Communications Technology and computers for learning and creative self-expression in activities like web design, movie making, photography, graphic arts and journalism. Ø To involve youth and children in film training and production. Ø To encourage use of drama and video production on educational, health and religious matters. Ø To expose the youth and children to the power of story telling in social transformation and develop their individual strengths to take active roles in decision making by expressing their own ideas. Ø To impart in children and youth media skills in order to fully participate in matters of national public interest. Ø To help children and youth to discover and develop their God given creativity and talents. Ø To provide and nurture a forum for the youth and children to discover and exploit their God given creativity and talent in an encouraging atmosphere. Ø To facilitate an interactive process between Kids and Youth in Kenya with their counter parts abroad for learning and fostering good relations and exchange of culture and ideas through online forums ,Video-conference calls, Email or Personal visitations. Ø To help children and youth to discover their own potential and follow it seizing their challenges and turning them into opportunities for growth. Ø To give kids and youth from over-crowded places, a space and opportunities in sports and creative games for their self-esteem, a more active mind and improved mental health. Ø To advocate and rise awareness for the rights of children and the youth especially in regards to education, recreation and job opportunities. Ø To provide opportunities and enable young people create Jobs by taking initiatives to use their creativity and talents to create and produce products of their own designs.
Milestones set: Ø 500 children to be reached with training and mentoring and hence instill tolerance, good companionship interaction skills and team work spirit. Ø 200 Youths to be trained and mentored in film and media production. Ø 100 short films to be produced as media products as a result of learnt skills and practice opportunities. Ø 15 Kids clubs to be established.