overall goal is to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 16 by engaging young people in the
grassroots. Impart Change was founded by Vyonne Akoth in 2015 just after the launch of the Sustainable
Development Goals. Vyonne Akoth is a peace advocate and a violence prevention strategist. As a youth
leader leading an organization that empowers young people on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and
violence prevention, she has worked with partners to integrate good governance and legal knowledge to
enhance peace and security in local communities in Kenya.
This lesson was based on personal experience with Impart Change and these sources:
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"African Migration to Europe: Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions," D. Kohnert,
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Working Paper No. 49, (May 2007).
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017: Score Evolution Since 2012.
"The Kenya Youth Survey Report," A. Awiti & B. Scott, East Africa Institute, (April 2016).
Lesson Author: Vyonne Akoth, Violence Prevention Strategist, Impart Change
YMCA
Headquarters,
Nairobi, Kenya
(2018)
Impart Change
engages in a
good governance
training project
with youth in
Kenya.
(Photo Credit:
Impart Change)
Editor’s Note: In 2015, world leaders met at the United Nations Headquarters in New
York, USA, to launch the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), following the
conclusion of the eight Millennium Development Goals established in 2000. The SDGs
form the next step in a global strategy to pursue development of people and the planet
in prosperity, peace, and partnership. They cover seventeen areas of
focus from poverty eradication and gender equality to environmental
protection. Of note, Sustainable Development Goal 16 pertains directly to
peacebuilding: “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions
at all levels.”
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