ROBERT ASEDA
ROBERT ASEDA is the Partnerships and Policy Officer at the Network for Adolescents and Youth of Africa-Kenya Chapter, a youth led advocacy network that does sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy. He has a BSc. Population Health from Kenyatta University. He has undergone training on budget advocacy, policy advocacy and media advocacy by Planned Parenthood Global and Choice for Youth and Sexuality of the Netherlands. He has been involved in the ICPD process and is currently the chairman of the National Youth Consortium on the POST2015 Development Agenda comprising of young people from organizations working in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya. He is also a radio personality, a creative blogger, poet and a regular contributor to local dailies in Kenya. Connect with him on twitter: @Varaq-
Kenya Elections: Why Political Parties Must Meaningfully Engage Young People
by ROBERT ASEDA - Jul 6, 2017By Robert Aseda As the electioneering period gets to a high fever pitch, it’s not uncommon to hear politicians across the aisle announce audacious plans concerning what they are going to do for different age-groups, including... -
Resilient Kenya: Trudging Ahead Of Our Challenges
by ROBERT ASEDA - Dec 7, 2016By Robert Aseda No single statement could have ever captured the mood of a nation than the, ‘Please, Just Steal a Little.’ It is a declaration of people pleading with those in power to plunder public... -
Why We Cannot Afford to Ignore Non-Communicable Diseases Anymore
by ROBERT ASEDA - Sep 19, 2016By Robert Aseda Long thought to be ‘rare’ diseases affecting only the old and the rich, Non-Communicable Diseases are increasingly establishing themselves as a global nuisance, especially in middle and low-income nations. Report after report... -
Kenya Needs to Involve the Public and Young People in National and County Budget Making Process
by ROBERT ASEDA - Jun 16, 2016In the next few weeks, Kenyans will be hearing of what their government plans for them for the next financial year. Unlike before, when the budget making process was a preserve of technocrats and political oligarchs... -
Ensuring Access to Youth Friendly Services is Investing for Now and for the Future
by ROBERT ASEDA - Mar 5, 2016According to the United Nations Population Fund’s ‘The power of 1.8 Billion; Adolescents, Youth and the Transformation of the Future’, our world is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24. This... -
Lets Prioritize the Life of Adolescents in Kenya
by ROBERT ASEDA - Nov 11, 2015Scholars, researchers, policy makers, activists, young and old people and even adolescents from Kenya and beyond descended into Nairobi early last week for the first National Adolescent Health Symposium to deliberate on the deteriorating health standards... -
THE NEW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROVIDES THE GLOBE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT RIGHT
by ROBERT ASEDA - Sep 26, 2015The United Nations Summit and its ambitious seventeen sustainable Development Goals – the United Nations, our world has never been at a more defining moment. The world realized major gains in previous attempts at accelerating global development... -
Kenya: How To Develop Policy Standards And Guidelines For Preventing Maternal Mortality
by ROBERT ASEDA - Sep 9, 2015If there’s any debate that is not ending soon is the abortion debate. In fact during the constitution making process it stood out as one of the most contentious issues pitting Kenyans against each other on... -
International Youth Day; Meaningfully Engage Young People in Civic Engagement.
by ROBERT ASEDA - Aug 12, 2015The world watched as Kenya burnt and quickly descended into anarchy after the disputed general elections of 2007. Tires were set ablaze on roads, neighbor turned on neighbor and nowhere in the country was safe, including... -
Kenya: A Hotbed Of Culture For Obama Homecoming
by ROBERT ASEDA - Jul 28, 2015By Robert Aseda When the leader of the world sneezes, the globe catches a cold. Without a doubt President Barrack Obama, is not just the president of the United States of America, but he is...