EU – Kenya Youth Sounding Board

The Youth Sounding Board (YSB) is a platform established under the Meaningful Engagement – Transformative Action (META) for Structured CSO Dialogue action in Kenya. The action is implemented by a consortium led by African Women’s Communication and Development Network (FEMNET) in partnership with the Coalition for Sustainable Development (SDGs Kenya Forum) and Women Engage For a Common Future (WECF) with support from the European Union.

The YSB consists of 15 diverse young people aged 18-30 years representing the six regional economic blocks in Kenya. Specifically, the YSB is representative, and diverse in terms of ethnicity, tribe, sex and sexual orientation, age, gender, geographical location, disability etc. The board includes the global EU Youth Sounding Board representative from Kenya who serves as an advisor in the board.

The board’s establishment was done through a consultative, transparent and competitive process including vetting applicants.

The YSB is a platform for youth to engage in inclusive dialogue on the EU-Kenya partnership and advise the action on program implementation. In addition, the YSB will advise the EU Delegation in Kenya to effectively integrate the voices and perspectives of Kenyan youth into EU programming to ensure that policies reflect the realities and aspirations of young people in all their diversity.