About us
Reality Tested Youth Programme (RYP) is a Community Based Organization (CBO) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
RYP collaborates with 150 partner community associations and self help groups reaching directly 3000 families and many more indirectly.
The Organization is non-governmental, non-partisan and not for profit. It was founded in 2004 by Calvin Mbugua (Knight French National Order of Merit). It’s legally registered under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Services as a CBO; Serial No. 2116 .
Mission / Vision
Our mission is:
To transform the local community and become leaders in initiating and sustaining meaningful social change. To do this through training; education and connecting people with the resources they need to alleviate poverty.
Vision Statement:
RYP’s vision is to secure enhanced livelihood and food security for the poor communities and bring positive changes to the worsening humanitarian crisis in key areas of interventions through institutional capacity building and policy change for human development.
Objective 1
To serve as a focal point for community development and transformation by partnering with local and international agencies to plan and coordinate the development efforts intended to improve the living conditions of the people.
Objective 2
To facilitate genuine peace, reconciliation, behavioral change and development issue by arranging effective and continuous communication within the community and between the community and other development stakeholders.
Objective 3
To encourage the exchange of ideas on peace, reconciliation, governance, human rights, gender, behavioral change and development by providing to the community appropriate internal and external sources of information and knowledge.
Established Network Referrals
- Kituo cha Sheria, Eastleigh- For Legal assistance
- MSF- France, Mathare office – for Gender Based Violence and HIV/Aids
- Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – legal assistance
- Provincial Administration for dispute resolution.
- Children Department – for child related cases.
- Chief Kadhis Court- Kilimani.
