COWART - Community Watch and Rescue Team

Our youth centre is a safe haven and resource place for the rural youth in Kiptere. It’s a youth friendly centre run by the youth. The organization was registered with ministry of Kenya social services in the year 2006 as a community based organization (CBO).

Our Mission

To educate, train and empower the rural youth reduce the risks of HIV transmission and take up the leadership responsibility in building the nation through peace, love and Unity.

COWART envisions a youthful life full of energy, Inspiration and confidence to turn the world around as the safest place and free ...of HIV/Aids.That's why our two main programmes are

1. PEACE BUILDING

2.HIV/ AIDS PREVENTION.

What we do

The purpose of these youth friendly activities is to mobilize the rural youth to our center and access incorporated youth programs:

-Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) services

-Community Library

-Resources & Information on jobs, colleges, scholarships among others

-Sport Clubs (Martial arts and Football)

-COWAR...T-clubs in high schools

-Networking with other youth and peace building groups

-Peer Education in schools

-Organizing peace building events and work camps