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...