📍From Kilifi to Doha: Bringing community voices into investment conversations. 🇰🇪🇶🇦 We’re live at the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐡𝐚, 𝐐𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫, from 25–27 October! At @ForIntegrityOrg (YIB), we believe investment should be about more than #capital flowing into #economies. It should also be about the #opportunities_created, the #communities_reached, the #institutions_strengthened and the public #resources_protected. As we engage with global conversations on investment, we’re keen to #learn, exchange #ideas and explore #partnerships that can strengthen accountable governance and community-led development back home in Kenya. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚? We’re here to listen, contribute and connect the dots between investment, integrity and the development our communities deserve. #WorldInvestmentForum #YouthForIntegrityBuilding #InvestmentWithIntegrity #GoodGovernance #SustainableDevelopment

📍 Igniting Integrity, One Choice at a Time | #ChanukaNaDigiSkills Corruption is rarely sustained by one act alone. It can thrive through everyday compromises, unchecked power, silence, weak accountability, and systems that allow wrongdoing to go unchallenged. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲? During our #Integrity_Session with Cluster 9, we went beyond defining integrity. We challenged assumptions, examined real-life examples of corruption from grassroots communities to global systems, and explored how our choices can enable corruption or help prevent it. At the heart of the conversation was our integrity formula: 𝐈 = 𝐚(𝐀 + 𝐂 + 𝐄) − 𝐜 Answerability. Competence. Ethical behaviour. Strengthened by anti-corruption mechanisms. We connected these principles to responsible AI use, ethical decision-making, and Ubuntu, the recognition that our humanity is bound up with that of others. This work matters. As the global anti-corruption community focuses on igniting integrity and exposing the links between corruption and crime, young people must be equipped not only to recognise wrongdoing, but to question, challenge, and help change the conditions that allow it to persist. That is part of advancing #SDG_16: peaceful, just and inclusive societies, supported by effective, accountable institutions. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘈 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. #IgnitingIntegrity #SDG16 #AntiCorruption #EthicalLeadership #ResponsibleAI #YouthEmpowerment #FreeDigitalSkills #YIB

📍 Happy Africa Human Rights Day! 🇰🇪 Human rights must be more than promises on paper. They must be felt in our communities, reflected in public decisions, and protected in people’s everyday lives. As we commemorate the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, let’s remember that dignity, justice, development, and a healthy environment are rights to be upheld not privileges to be granted. #AfricaHumanRightsDay #AfricanCharter #HumanRights #HumanRightsDefenders #SocialJustice

📍Happy Mashujaa Day 2026🇰🇪 | Kila mmoja ana shujaa wake. Who is yours? From the heroes who fought for Kenya’s freedom to the everyday heroes who inspire us, stand by us, and make a difference in our communities, every shujaa has a story worth celebrating. This Mashujaa Day, we asked some of our staff and beneficiaries: 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘫𝘢𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺? Their stories remind us that heroism is not only found in our history books, but also in the people who shape our lives, uplift our communities, and give us hope for a better Kenya. 🎥 Watch, listen, and celebrate the mashujaa who make a difference in our lives. Heri ya Siku ya Mashujaa! 🇰🇪 Tuwasherehekee mashujaa wetu, wa jana na wa leo. #MashujaaDay #MashujaaWetu #KenyaYetu

📍From Creativity to Data | Cluster 9 in Action! It’s been another productive week for our #ChanukaNaDigiSkills Cluster 9 learners! From exploring Microsoft Publisher to working with Microsoft Access, our learners have been putting theory into practice by designing, organizing information, solving problems, and sharpening their digital capabilities. Because knowing what a tool does is one thing. Having the confidence to use it independently is where the real transformation begins. 📌 More practice. More challenges. More progress. #Cluster_9, keep pushing those boundaries. Every skill you master is another possibility unlocked! 👏🏾 #FreeDigitalSkills #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalJustice #EnhanceEmployability #BoostInnovation #EnhanceOnlineAdvocacy #ChanukaNaDigiSkills #YIB

📍From community realities to continental policy: Advancing water justice and accountability. @ForIntegrityOrg (YIB) was represented at the @AU_ECOSOCC E-Symposium on Water and Sanitation, contributing perspectives from Kilifi County, Kenya, through our Kilifi Women for Water Justice Initiative. During the discussions, we raised important questions about accountability in water investments, the role of community-generated data in informing water budgets and service delivery, and the need to ensure that women and young people can see how their contributions influence decisions. One message resonated throughout the symposium: water security is not achieved simply by building infrastructure. It requires sustainable financing, effective governance, community participation and accountability for the services people actually receive. As discussions move towards consolidating practical policy recommendations, we hope that the experiences of communities, particularly women and young people who face barriers to reliable water access, will remain central to the process. @KilifiCountyGov; @wateraidnl; @003CountyGender; @Deptofwater_003, @KIMAWASCO; @MawascoLtd #AU_ECOSOCC #WaterJustice #WaterGovernance #Accountability #WomenForWaterJustice #CommunityParticipation #YIB

📍Kilifi Women for Water Justice Initiative (#KW4WJ) | Women’s Healing Circles Water insecurity doesn’t just leave taps dry; it can leave women emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed and unheard. Through our #WaterWithIntegrity campaign and the Women’s Monthly Healing Circles, we are creating safe, supportive spaces where women can share their experiences, find strength in one another, and navigate the emotional and social burdens of water insecurity. Because water justice is about more than access to water. It is about women’s dignity, wellbeing and the right to be heard. When women come together, healing becomes collective, solidarity grows, and voices become stronger. 📌 Implemented in Ganze and Magarini sub-counties, Kilifi County, by @ForIntegrityOrg (YIB) with support from #WaterJusticeFund by @wateraidnl, in collaboration with community members, relevant @KilifiCountyGov departments, @KIMAWASCO, @MawascoLtd, and other stakeholders. @003CountyGender, @DOHKilifi, @Deptofwater_003, @AU_ECOSOCC #WaterWithIntegrity #WomenForWaterJustice #YouthForIntegrityBuilding

📍ARTIVIST SHIELD ACADEMY – KENYA 2026 | THE JOURNEY IN 8 MINUTES Three days. Incredible creatives. Powerful conversations. Countless stories. One shared purpose. From the first introductions and creative explorations to body mapping, conversations on artistic freedom and civic space, safety and resilience, storytelling, collaboration and the connections that will outlive the Academy; every moment added something special to the journey. We came together to explore how art can do more than express. How it can challenge, question, protect, connect communities and inspire change. To our partners @ArtLordsNet, @KilifiCountyGov; State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy, every artivist, facilitator, guest, and everyone who made this possible, asante sana! The Academy may be over, but the stories, connections and creative resistance continue. Now, eight minutes to relive some of the moments that made it all worthwhile. Watch the full recap here: youtu.be/uK0BKorDlkY?si=UL4v… 📌 Create. Protect. Inspire. Connect. @Youthsports003; @PU_Kilifi; @apt_kenya; @AU_ECOSOCC; @TuunganeK; @Mikeda_Youthorg; @kispedkenya #ArtivistShieldKe #ArtivistShieldAcademy #ArtLords #YIB #Artivism #CreativeResistance #ArtistsOfKenya #YouthCreatives #ArtForSocialChange #Kilifi

📍More Than Clicking Keys | Chanuka Na DigiSkills Behind every new skill is a learner willing to try, practise, make mistakes, and try again. At #ChanukaNaDigiSkills, we’re creating opportunities for young people to move beyond simply using technology to understanding it, applying it, and discovering what they can do with it. Because digital empowerment isn’t just about access to computers. It’s about building the confidence and competence to turn access into opportunity. Creating possibilities that reach beyond the computer screen. #FreeDigitalSkills #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalJustice #EnhanceEmployability #BoostInnovation #EnhanceOnlineAdvocacy #ChanukaNaDigiSkills #YIB

📍 #WorldMentalHealthDay2026 | People don’t just need a voice, they need a world willing to listen. Today, @ForIntegrityOrg (YIB) joined the @KilifiCountyGov @DOHKilifi @Youthsports003, and fellow stakeholders to commemorate World Mental Health Day under the global theme: “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change.” Listening is only the beginning. Real change happens when we challenge stigma, create safe spaces, take people’s experiences seriously, and turn their voices into action. At YIB, we believe that every person deserves #dignity, #compassion, and the #freedom to speak without fear of judgment. Because being heard can be the beginning of feeling seen. And feeling seen can make all the difference. 🗣️ 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴? 💚 𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥. Let’s listen without judgment, support without assumptions, and build communities where no one feels they must struggle in silence. #WorldMentalHealthDay #RealVoicesRealChange #MentalHealthAdvocacy #YIB #KilifiCounty

📍 When the Skills Meet the Test! | Chanuka Na DigiSkills The smiles during training are one thing. The moment the CAT paper lands on your desk? What comes in your mind? Our Cluster 9 learners are putting their skills to the test. Because at #ChanukaNaDigiSkills, it’s not just about attending classes or collecting certificates, it’s about being able to demonstrate what you’ve learned. And as the saying goes, “𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴.” A little pressure, a lot of concentration, and lessons that go beyond the classroom. 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 9, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵. #FreeDigitalSkills #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalJustice #EnhanceEmployability #BoostInnovation #EnhanceOnlineAdvocacy #ChanukaNaDigiSkills #YIB

📍Who gets a say in decisions about water?💧 Water justice is not only about whether a pipe, borehole or water point exists. It is also about whether the people who depend on those services have a meaningful voice in how they are planned, managed and monitored. Through the Kilifi Women for Water Justice Initiative (#KW4WJ), supported by #WaterJusticeFund from @wateraidnl, we are creating spaces where women can bring lived experiences to the table, engage duty bearers, ask questions, and participate in shaping solutions. Because lasting water security cannot be built for communities without building it with them. Water justice requires participation. @KilifiCountyGov; @KIMAWASCO; @DOHKilifi; @KilifiDECCF_ke; @Deptofwater_003; @AU_ECOSOCC; @MawascoLtd #TheHumanVerb #WaterJustice #WaterWithIntegrity #CommunityParticipation #Accountability #WaterIsARight #KW4WJ

📍Water security is not only about infrastructure. It is also about governance, accountability and the voices of the communities who depend on water services. We are pleased to see the African Union ECOSOCC convening Session 2 of its E-Symposium on the 2026 AU Theme of the Year: “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063.” As an organization working with communities in Kilifi County through the Kilifi Women for Water Justice Initiative (#KW4WJ) to strengthen women’s participation, water governance and accountability, we see these conversations as critical to ensuring that water policies and investments translate into services that work for the people they are intended to serve. See you there! #AUTOTY2026 #WaterForAfrica #WASH #Agenda2063 #WaterGovernance #WaterJustice #CivilSociety #CommunityParticipation

📍From Cells to Possibilities 📊| Chanuka Na DigiSkills This week, #Cluster_9 is getting hands-on with Microsoft Excel, turning rows, columns and numbers into something far more powerful: the ability to make sense of information. As Peter Drucker reminds us: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Every formula learned. Every spreadsheet built. Every problem solved. One more skill. One more possibility. One step closer to being ready for what comes next. @KilifiCountyGov; Kilifi Department of Education and ICT #FreeDigitalSkills #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalJustice #EnhanceEmployability #BoostInnovation #EnhanceOnlineAdvocacy #ChanukaNaDigiSkills #YIB

📍When Water Infrastructure Fails, Who Is Accountable?💧 Water justice is not only about building infrastructure. It is about building #systems where communities have a #voice in what is built, how it is managed, how services are monitored, and who is held accountable. In our #baseline survey, we saw water pipes cut, boreholes vandalized and water points damaged, sometimes by the very communities that depend on them. The #consequences go far beyond the damaged infrastructure: water is wasted through #leakages, households go without supply, water #bills can increase, and scarce public resources may have to be #redirected to repair what has already been built instead of expanding access to communities that still have none. This is why community #participation and #ownership matter. When communities are meaningfully involved in identifying #priorities, shaping #interventions, #protecting infrastructure and #monitoring services, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. With support from the #WaterJusticeFund, powered by @wateraidnl, we are working through the Kilifi Women for Water Justice Initiative (#KW4WJ) to strengthen women’s participation in water governance, amplify community voices, and build stronger pathways for accountability and collective action. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.💧 @KilifiCountyGov; @DOHKilifi; @KIMAWASCO; @Deptofwater_003; @MawascoLtd #TheHumanVerb #WaterJustice #WaterWithIntegrity #Accountability #CommunityParticipation #WaterIsARight #KW4WJ

📍What happens when women stop waiting for someone else to speak for them? They ask questions. They seek answers. They engage the institutions responsible. They organize. And they begin to shape the decisions that affect their lives. Through the Women Healing Circles under the Kilifi Women for Water Justice Initiative (#KW4WJ), women are creating spaces to speak openly about water insecurity, understand their rights, examine how water services are governed, and engage duty bearers on the issues affecting their communities. Because women are not merely recipients of water services. They are rights holders, community leaders and powerful actors in advancing water justice. And when women have the knowledge, confidence and space to participate, community concerns can become evidence, evidence can become dialogue, and dialogue can become action. 💧 Women’s voices. Community action. Water justice. Supported by @wateraidnl through #WaterJusticeFund @KilifiCountyGov @DOHKilifi @MawascoLtd @AU_ECOSOCC @KIMAWASCO #WaterWithIntegrity #KW4WJ #WaterJustice #WomenForWaterJustice #CommunityAccountability #WaterIsARight

📍 Cluster 9 Is Underway | Chanuka Na DigiSkills Our new cohort has commenced its first training unit under the #ChanukaNaDigiSkills Program, bringing together young people ready to build their digital capabilities and explore new possibilities. The first session set the tone: curiosity, participation, questions, and hands-on practice. As Plutarch reminds us: “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” That is the spirit we hope to nurture throughout this programme; not simply teaching young people how to use technology, but encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, and the confidence to explore what is possible. And around them, the walls of our hub tell another part of the YIB story, including the Artivist Shield Academy mural, a reflection of creativity, expression, diversity, and the power of young people to use their voices. Different programmes, different forms of expression, but one shared belief: young people can be equipped to create, participate, and drive positive change. Cluster 9, you’ve started strong. Keep going! #FreeDigitalSkills #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalJustice #EnhanceEmployability #BoostInnovation #EnhanceOnlineAdvocacy #ChanukaNaDigiSkills #YIB