We are facing a global health crisis that is a major threat to life and wellbeing of everyone. People are dying in their thousands across the world and millions are quickly sinking into poverty and untold depression every single day.
We are facing a public health crisis that has never been witnessed before in the history of the modern world. Like a whirlwind, Covid-19 struck the world so fast no one seems to understand what it is that is happening. In a single, ominous strike COVID-19 has killed thousands, shut down economies, rendered millions jobless and overseen closure of schools. Practically, COVID-19 has completely disrupted all spheres of our lives in ways we couldn’t ever have imagined before.
At moments of distress, the call to renew hope in our nation, families, comrades and friends is critical.
Our clarion call at the moment should be to keep hope alive. Together, let’s search for knowledge, embrace it, understand it, and share it to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
Let’s be bold, courageous, talk openly about the pandemic, analyse information, discard myths, get facts and avoid fear.
This is the age of modern technology. Information can be generated and shared to help save lives. Elimika is about knowledge, technology and sound utilization of both.
Wote town, the heart of Makueni County hosted the first 2020 Elimika Wajibika workshop at the Acacia resort on January 22-23, 2020.
Three quarters of the people in attendance were youth drawn from various counties including Homabay, Kwale, Makueni, Nairobi and Turkana. The remaining quarter wasn't youth, they were respected scholars, civil servants and county government officials.
Education is intended to bring noticeable change in our lives. Through actions, one can differentiate a learned person from the others. Education is the only bank from which we can withdraw knowledge which is the key to a better world and the only bargaining currency we have. It is the key to advances, making the boundary between others and podium takers because it is the price for any rank in the society. It costs knowledge, skill, creativity and innovativeness to be a leaders to others.
During the Youth Summit on 13th June 2019, Prof. Mulinge, informed the youth that they are the catalysts of change. He urged them to strive to be role models to their peers. According to him, for meaningful and constructive change to occur the youth have to re-orient their attitude, which he referred as being born again. Young people are fundamental drivers of social change but to achieve that standard, they have to shun blame and assume responsibility. They as well are the main victims of social hiccups including corruption, poverty, unemployment and poor governance.
Theme: Corruption as a Driver of Violent Extremism.
The event took place between the 11th and 12th of, 2019 in Taifa Hall during the Nairobi Innovation week. The training was organized and facilitated by the Department of Research Production and Extension in the University of Nairobi and brought together youth from Makueni, Kwale, Nairobi, Homabay, Garisa among other counties. During the training, young people were equipped with skills on ideation to commercialization.
The University of Nairobi’s UNESCO/UNITWIN Chair held a vibrant youth summit dubbed “Elimika Wajibika Vijana Amkeni.” The summit held on June 13, 2019 was a side event of the ongoing Nairobi Innovations Week.
