Youth Alliance for Change Kenya (YACK)

Giving Best To Every Right

What We Do

We advocate for the rights and well-being of LGBTIQ individuals, providing services such as health promotion, HIV testing and treatment, mental health support, and advocacy for social justice and legal aid.

Our Vision

We envisions fighting against pandemic, injustices and building a healthier and more equitable world which values and respects differences regardless of diversity, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexuality, gender, bodily, disability of identity circumstances.

Our Mission

We-lead to attain legal health and wellbeing and safety hub rooted in sexual and gender minorities affirming LGBTIQ are protected by-law and pursuing community drivers to challenge oppression norms enhancing promotion of inclusion, tolerance and diversity base building and advocacy mobilisation creating emergence response to roll-out national lobby for law and
policy-reforms.

THEORY OF CHANGE

Our Programs

Health Promotion & Services Delivery

We provide essential healthcare services, including HIV testing and treatment, mental health support, and access to telehealth services, to ensure the well-being of the LGBTIQ community.

Social Justice and legal Aid Agency

We advocate for social justice and community safety initiatives to empower sexual and gender minorities and combat systemic violence, discrimination, and legal injustices.

Socio-Economic and Empowerment Integrations

We provide economic justice and empowerment programs to enhance long-term economic independence and resilience, reducing economic injustice and supporting opportunities for LGBTIQ individuals to thrive.

Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR)

We advocate for inclusive SRHR policies and campaigns to address the unique reproductive health needs of LGBTIQ individuals, promoting reproductive choice and reducing complications from HIV and other health issues.

Climate Action & Environment Sustainability

We engage in climate response initiatives to amplify LGBTIQ voices in climate action and promote environmental sustainability, recognizing the intersectional impacts of climate change on social and economic inequalities.

Inclusion & Diversity

Through a diverse array of programs, we strive to meet the varied needs of individuals of all gender identities and sexual orientations. From healthcare services to advocacy efforts, each initiative is designed to ensure that every member of the community feels valued and supported.

Strategic Plan

Prevent New HIV Infections:

Expand and improve implementation of effective prevention interventions, including treatment as
prevention, PrEP, PEP, and SSPs, and develop new options amongst LGBTIQ. Increase the capacity of health care delivery
systems, public health, and the health workforce to prevent and diagnose HIV amongst LGBTIQ. Diagnose LGBTIQ with HIV as
early as possible and promptly link them to care and treatment.

Value Clarification and Attitudes Transformation (VCAT):

Provides trainers, policymakers and other stakeholders to mitigate the effects of concept Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIES) stigma and increase provision of and access to social services and assesses changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions of VCAT participants LGBTIQ.

Community-Led Monitoring CML in Action:

Emerging evidence and good practice cyclical process in which LGBTIQ affected by
health inequities, particularly in HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, systematically monitor services, analyze the data we collect,
and conduct evidence-driven advocacy to improve service delivery, generate solutions and create an enabling environment for
their well-being. This is done in collaboration with key cohort partners as part of the community-led response and practices.

Media Advocacy and Public Education:

This focuses on determining the extent to which we support advocacy that is intersectional and includes the lived realities of those most pushed to the margins LGBTIQ and thus able to track whether there
is a growing base of supporters of LGBTQ rights that uses its influence to impact policy.

About us

Youth Alliance for Change Kenya (YACK)

formed-and-founded by a group of dual identities of 15 LGBTIQ with active representation of trans women and intersex women and girls after facing a lot of discrimination and stigmatization to access health care and other social services. YACK is a local youthful LGBTIQ-led Non-State Community Based Organisation (CBO) ...

INTERVENTION OUTCOME

Our efforts have resulted in significant outcomes including increased access to HIV testing and treatment services for LGBTIQ individuals, reduction in stigma and discrimination, empowerment through economic opportunities, and improved mental health support. Through our advocacy initiatives, we have also seen positive shifts in public attitudes and policies towards sexual and gender minorities. Stay tuned for more updates on the impact of our interventions

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LGBTQ Tested

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LGBTQ Requested Condoms

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LGBTQ Given lubricants

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LGBTQ Initiated on PEP & PREP

News and Updates

Welcome to our latest news and updates section, where we keep you informed and engaged with the latest developments from our organization. Stay tuned to discover exciting announcements, insightful articles, and important updates about our initiatives.

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING KEY POPULATIONS
Through targeted outreach campaigns in clubs and beach areas, we've taken proactive steps to educate key populations on..
ENHANCING HIV SERVICES THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
In our relentless pursuit of comprehensive HIV care, we forged a strategic collaboration with NASCOP/LVCT to secure..
FUELING CHANGE: EMPOWERING LGBTQ+ PEER COUNSELORS
In a concerted effort to bolster our outreach initiatives and ensure ongoing service provision, we conducted a transformative 3-day..

Gratitude to Our Essential Partners: Your Support Fuels Our Impact