The Young Kiberans For Change Club (YK4C), formerly known as the Life Skills Club, attended the "Food Security in Kenya" panel discussion and debate. YK4C is a club started by some of the students in Interns Joscelyn Truitt and Jacqueline Espana's Life Skills class at the Kibra Academy, a partnership school with CoKF. The dedicated students of this club enjoy discussing Food Security as one of their favorite topics. As a club, we meet two times per week and discuss issues that are important to the people of Kibera and how as the youth we can make a difference. Other topics we have covered include tribalism, tribal violence, poverty, corruption, gender inequality, peace, the image of Kibera and HIV/AIDS.
Ten students were able to attend the panel and were the only youth in the audience. The facilitators of the event and the panel themselves were very appreciative of Kibra's presence and continually spoke out to them as representatives of the youth of Kenya.
Wyclef, a Form 4 student looking over some of the materials provided by the FAO. The audience was provided with statistics on production and consumption of foods in Kenya along with information on human rights and various food security related projects.
A few students were brave enough to ask the panel questions.
Panel members included: Dr. John Omiti from KIPPRA, Dr. James Nyoro from the Rockefeller Foundation, Dr. John Mutunga from KENFAP, Dr. Irungu from the Minister of Agriculture, and Mr. Ibrahim Maalim from the Ministry of Special Projects. It was moderated by Professor Ratemo Michieka from Nairobi University and held at the Goethe Institute.
One of the most interesting guests was a former Parliament member and the only female who spoke. She bravely addressed corruption in her closing remarks and personally challenged panel members claiming they "have no business in business." Kibra students were enlightened and inspired by her knowledge and courage to face the facts when it comes to corruption and food security.
After the panel, Form 4 student Kevin was able to ask one of the speakers a few questions.
Students and Intern Joscelyn Truitt who took the group to the panel, along with her mother and fellow intern Jacqueline Espana, enjoyed some refreshments after the panel.
Ten students were able to attend the panel and were the only youth in the audience. The facilitators of the event and the panel themselves were very appreciative of Kibra's presence and continually spoke out to them as representatives of the youth of Kenya.
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