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Miss Koch Kenya Miss Koch Kenya is a not for profit youth empowerment organization. It was founded in 2001 as a CBO to address the vulnerability of girls and young women in the Korogocho slum of Nairobi, Kenya. At the time of establishment, crime and gender based violence were rife in Korogocho. A group of committed young people decided something had to be done and recognized the need for a platform that could address these vices and to push for change in their community. In the year 2010, after years of good work in the community, MKK transformed from being a Community Based Organization (CBO) to a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and registered in 2010 under the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Board Organization Act (Cap 19) of 1990. MKK has since then continued to develop and gain experience across a range of areas critical to the Youth, building its competence and refining its vision and mission as to what is the best way to address the many issues facing the Youth in informal settlements.

MKK started as a girl’s emancipation and empowerment organization – as an intervention against the endemic socio-economic and political problems facing the residents of Korogocho, especially the insecurity and disempowerment of the girl child and young woman. Over the years, Miss Koch Kenya has broadened its scope of work and endeavored to help the youth of Korogocho and surrounding areas – girls and boys- as the need is massive for all of them. MKK has tried to give hope to the Youth through providing support and training and opportunity. It has done this through educational bursaries to needy but achieving girls and boys, through nurturing creative talent in djing, dance, modelling, music, fine art and photography/film. It has provided information on sexual and reproductive health and helped youth get access to health services when in need. MKK has tried to lobby and advocate for the youth and for good governance and safety and security. It has engaged duty bearers and others to promote the youth of Miss Koch Kenya and their issues. It has worked with many other organizations to address the challenges of poverty facing the youth.