INTRODUCTION
Ray of Light Youth group was established and registered in 2003 by the Ministry of culture & social services as a community based organization through the participatory rural assessment by the youth who promote for holistic development of the community sustainable development...
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INTRODUCTION
Ray of Light Youth group was established and registered in 2003 by the Ministry of culture & social services as a community based organization through the participatory rural assessment by the youth who promote for holistic development of the community sustainable development projects.

The group has 36 registered youth members. It is located at A.C.K. Ngungu Church compound in Ngungu area, Ngiroche Sub location, Kabare Location, Gichugu constituency in Kirinyaga District.

The group conducts health education through plenary sessions in the community to advocate for prevention positive behavior changes, counseling services, care and support of the infected / affected people by HIV/Aid’s scourge.

It also advocates for the rights of each and every individual person in the society as such, the group works with the disadvantaged people in the society like orphans, physically challenged people and the aged.

VISION
To empower the community to be able to implement their own sustainable initiatives through revealing and mobilizing of the hidden resources in order to meet their social development challenges.

MISSION
To enlighten the community to be in a position to undertake their own initiatives collectively.

GOAL
To strengthen the capacity of our community through sensitizing the people on social, economic, psychological and political issues affecting them.

To improve the well being of the community through implementing initiatives that uses the local resources to earn income for the people and become self-reliant.

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ACHIEVEMENTS
Since the official establishment of Ray of Light youth group as a community-based organization, we have achieved the following: -
Participated in the creation of awareness campaigns about HIV / AIDS and advocating for positive behavior change in the community
The...
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Since the official establishment of Ray of Light youth group as a community-based organization, we have achieved the following: -
Participated in the creation of awareness campaigns about HIV / AIDS and advocating for positive behavior change in the community
The members have been involved in environmental conservation through planting of trees in selected areas and cleaning of thorny bushes along the roadside.
Building the capacity of the members through organizing of various training workshops where we have been trained in revealing and mobilizing hidden resources like: making avocado soap; Soya beans processing and utilization; production of milking jelly; avocado milk shake and; macadamia nut processing.
Our group has been selected as the best youth group in Kirinyaga District with the only viable project by the social services department during the youth best practice competition.
We have reached a great number of people and especially the youth and as a result 2 more new youth groups have been formed through our networking.
We have been able to identify the poorest of the poor in the community, the vulnerable groups and work hand in hand with them. As such, we have been able to set up two (2) mud houses for the homeless who used to spend their nights in the cold.

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STRATEGIES
To enhance and strengthen the capacity of partnership with development agencies.
Mobilized financial resources through organizing of fund raising, writing of grant winning proposals and re-investing of the income earned from our projects.
Expanding our income...
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STRATEGIES
To enhance and strengthen the capacity of partnership with development agencies.
Mobilized financial resources through organizing of fund raising, writing of grant winning proposals and re-investing of the income earned from our projects.
Expanding our income generating activities e.g. Soya beans project to cover a wider coverage of population to earn money.
Working hand in hand with other groups, government and other civil societies (networking).

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