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Jenga AfriHub
Past Projects

Completed Work

Every project we have completed has shaped who we are today. These pilots, partnerships, and programmes built the evidence base and relationships that drive our current work.

Combined Legacy Impact

1,260+
People reached across all past projects
6
Counties covered
4
Completed projects
2019
Year Jenga AfriHub was founded

Digital Futures Pilot

Completed
2019 – 2020Nairobi County
Digital InclusionTrustLab Africa

A six-month pilot introducing internet safety and digital literacy to out-of-school youth in Eastlands, Nairobi. The pilot tested peer-facilitated workshops in community youth centres before scaling into the Safe Clicks programme.

320
Youth trained
6
Community centres
1
County
  • 320 young people (14–22) trained across 6 community centres
  • 18 youth facilitators recruited and certified
  • Pilot curriculum iterated over 3 cycles based on participant feedback
  • Findings informed the Safe Clicks national rollout framework
Directly evolved into Safe Clicks (2021–present)
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Mama na Mtoto SRHR

Completed
2019 – 2021Kisumu & Siaya Counties
Sexual & Reproductive HealthGlobal Youth Movement

A two-year community-based programme supporting adolescent girls and young mothers with sexual and reproductive health information, antenatal referral pathways, and peer support groups in Nyanza region.

410
Women reached
3
Health partners
2
Counties
  • 410 adolescent girls and young mothers reached
  • 3 referral partnerships established with local dispensaries
  • 28 peer support group facilitators trained
  • Community health worker integration model developed
Foundational learning carried into Sauti Zetu (2020–present)
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Youth Employment Pathways

Completed
2020 – 2022Nairobi & Kakamega Counties
Economic EmpowermentEU Delegation Kenya

An 18-month skills and enterprise programme targeting unemployed youth aged 18–28. Participants received vocational skills training, business development coaching, and seed-grant access through village savings and loan associations.

290
Youth trained
67
Enterprises started
2
Counties
  • 290 youth completed vocational and enterprise skills training
  • 14 VSLAs formed with a combined savings pool of KES 1.2 million
  • 67 micro-enterprises started or formalised
  • Enterprise mentorship model adopted into Economic Empowerment programme
VSLA and mentorship model scaled via Economic Empowerment (2022–present)
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Amani Youth Dialogues

Completed
2020 – 2021Western Kenya (Bungoma & Trans Nzoia)
Peace & SecurityKenya National Cohesion & Integration Commission

A community peacebuilding pilot engaging youth in structured inter-ethnic dialogue, conflict resolution skill-building, and early-warning community networks in historically contested areas of Western Kenya ahead of the 2022 elections.

240
Youth engaged
8
Dialogue cohorts
2
Counties
  • 240 youth (18–30) participated across 8 dialogue cohorts
  • 4 early-warning community watch groups established
  • Conflict resolution training integrated into 3 secondary schools
  • Programme design informed the Peace & Security focus area strategy
Dialogue methodology embedded in Peace & Security (2022–present)
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Building on every lesson learned

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