Improving lives of 1000 girls in Nairobi's slums

September 11^th -12^th 2026 marked a milestone in the life of Vijana Amani Pamoja. On 11^th, it was stakeholders’ day that was attended by various stakeholders including: partners, community members, program participants, like-minded organizations and professionals from both public and private sectors. The day also marked the end of Vijana Amani Pamoja’s 2020-2025 strategic plan and ushered a groundbreaking of another 5 years strategic plan:2027-2031.

 During the day, a lot of achievement gained in the last strategic plan was shared with the audience with each and every partner having an opportunity to express the partnership with Vijana Amani Pamoja and the gains achieved. Like-minded organizations also had an opportunity to share partnership that resulted into networking and learning opportunities between VAP and their respective organizations.

 Vijana Amani Pamoja took advantage of the event to collect views, opinions and suggestions from the stakeholders as it embarks in rebuilding a new 5-year strategic plan (2027-2031) with main focus on ‘Sustainability”. During the event, various health services were also provided including: HIV testing, Psycho social support services, counseling.

On 12^th,the day was full of sports activities and tournaments with over 30 teams both boys and girls participating in thematic football and basketball events. Participating teams and members of the community had an opportunity to know their HIV status by getting HIV tests, receiving psycho social support services and other health services conducted by Vijana Amani Pmaoja’s partner, Metropolitan Hospital. A total of 216 young people were tested on HIV with some receiving counseling and referrals to various hospitals and clinics.