What we do
Juvenile Wellness Programs, Mental Health on the Road, and webinars and conversations, each creating space for young people to be heard, supported and empowered.
Flagship program
Our Juvenile Wellness Programs walk with young people inside facilities across Kenya, so their story is not finished by the walls around them. We visit every month, to restore dignity, offer hope and help them imagine a different tomorrow.
Some of the pillars
Social, spiritual, legal and health wellness are some of the areas their lives turn on while they are inside. They are not the only ones, but they are among the most critical: how they feel, what they believe, the case they are in, and the health of their body and mind.
A space to be heard.
Inside the facility, many young people carry what they have never been able to say. This work gives them a room to speak, be listened to and begin to understand what they feel, so they are not left alone with it.
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Finding hope in the middle of difficult circumstances.
Confinement can make a young person feel forgotten. Spiritual wellness offers hope, peace and meaning while they are still inside, and honours every faith in the room so no one has to leave their belief at the door.
Understanding your rights. Understanding your journey.
Many young people in these facilities do not understand the case they are in, or the rights they still have. Legal wellness helps them make sense of the process and ask questions, so they feel less powerless while their case moves. We do not replace the lawyer already assigned to them.
Healthy body. Healthy mind. Whole person.
A young person's body and mind still need care while they are confined. Health wellness brings awareness and medical attention into the facility, so they are treated as whole people, not only as cases.
Our other programs
Mental Health on the Road
An experience that brings AkiliSpace members together through road trips, exploration and activities designed to strengthen relationships and team spirit. Youthful, energetic and unapologetically human.
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Webinars & conversations
AkiliSpace hosts conversations around topics affecting young people and invites experts and professionals to share knowledge and perspective, openly, warmly and without jargon.
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