NORCCAPANorth Rift Child Care & Protection Association

Associate member · NORCCAPA network

Safeguard Youth Collective

Adolescents with peer support and safe pathways.

North Rift · Trans NzoiaMember since 2022

About the organisation What they do

Peer

Led by young people

Facilitators are trained adolescents working with their peers.

Safe

Spaces & pathways

Clear routes into protection and health services.

Voice

In the network

Youth perspectives surface in NORCCAPA conversations.

2022

Member since

Associate member of the association.

Trans Nzoia · North Rift

Adolescents with peer support and safe pathways.

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Who we are

A full overview of the organisation

Safeguard Youth Collective is an illustrative youth-centred organisation that puts adolescents at the heart of peer education, safe spaces and clear routes into protection and health services. Based in Trans Nzoia, it works primarily with urban and peri-urban adolescent groups.

Trained young facilitators open conversations on safety, rights and help-seeking; safe-space sessions give peers room to speak without stigma; and pathway navigation links young people to trusted NORCCAPA member services when they disclose risk or ask for help. Adult backup and facilitator care sit behind the youth-led surface so safeguarding standards hold.

As an associate member of NORCCAPA since 2022, the Collective brings youth voices into network conversations and keeps pathways practical for young people. This profile is a composite for structure and tone — replace with confirmed member content before publishing as fact.

01Peer educators trained to open safe conversations

02Safe spaces with consent and confidentiality norms

03Youth-friendly maps into NORCCAPA member services

04Adolescent voice present in association forums

Illustrative member landing for the NORCCAPA template. Replace with confirmed copy, imagery and consent before publishing as fact.

Purpose

Mission, vision and the change they seek

Mission

To equip adolescents with peer support, knowledge and safe pathways when they need protection or care.

Vision

Young people across the North Rift who know their rights, trust help-seeking routes and are heard in decisions that affect them.

The change

The Collective seeks pathways that feel safe and real to adolescents — and a network that tests whether referrals actually work for young people, not only for adults designing the map.

Youth-led facilitation, safe spaces and warm links into the NORCCAPA member network for protection, health and education support.

At a glance

Where they work and who they serve

Adolescent groups in Trans Nzoia urban and peri-urban settings.

Areas of work: YouthChild protection
Who they serve: AdolescentsChildren

What we do

Programmes and services

How Safeguard Youth Collective works day to day — select a programme to see the detail.

Programme 01

Peer education cohorts

Trained young facilitators open conversations on safety, rights and help-seeking with their peers. A structured curriculum sits beside adult backup so facilitators are cared for as carefully as the young people they reach.

01Structured peer curriculum

02Safeguarding for facilitators

03Link to adult case support when needed

How we work

Focus areas

Peer education

Trained young facilitators who open conversations on safety, rights and help-seeking.

Curriculum
Facilitator care
Adult backup

Safe pathways

Linking adolescents to trusted services when they disclose risk or ask for help.

Youth-friendly map
Accompanied referral
Follow-up

Youth in the network

Surfacing adolescent perspectives in NORCCAPA forums and learning sessions.

Forum contributions
Learning sessions
Pathway feedback

What guides them

Principles in practice

Youth-led, adult-backed

Adolescents lead conversations; adults hold safeguarding and escalation standards.

Pathways that feel real

A service map is only useful if young people would actually walk it.

Confidentiality with care

Safe spaces protect privacy while making clear when harm must be escalated.

Voice in the network

Adolescent experience is treated as evidence the association needs to hear.

People

Leadership and key roles

Illustrative roles for structure — replace with confirmed names, photos and consent.

Naomi Wanjiru

Collective Coordinator (illustrative)

Coordinates peer cohorts and safe-space calendars while holding adult safeguarding oversight. She represents youth perspectives in NORCCAPA associate-member conversations.

Ian Kipkemoi

Peer Education Lead (illustrative)

Trains adolescent facilitators and reviews curriculum sessions. He ensures facilitator care and adult backup are never optional extras.

Stella Chemutai

Pathway Navigation Facilitator (illustrative)

Walks with young people to first service contacts and feeds back whether pathways feel usable. Her notes help keep the association map honest for adolescents.

“Young people will use a pathway if it feels safe and real — the network helps us keep it that way.”

Youth facilitator, Safeguard Youth Collective (illustrative)

From the field

Notes from the work

Illustrative snapshots of how the organisation shows up for children and families.

A safe space that unlocked a first step

In a peri-urban cohort, a young person used a confidential session to ask for help; a facilitator arranged an accompanied first contact with a trusted protection member. Follow-up confirmed the handover had held. Illustrative composite — not a confirmed individual story.

Facilitators who are also cared for

Peer educators received debrief time and adult backup after a difficult disclosure session. The Collective treats facilitator wellbeing as part of safeguarding, not as an afterthought. Example tone for youth-led practice inside the network.

Feedback that changed a pathway note

Young people reported that a referral point felt intimidating; the Collective carried that feedback to a NORCCAPA learning session. The pathway map was adjusted so the next adolescent would meet a clearer door. Illustrative of network contribution, not a published redesign.

Their story

Organisation timeline

How Safeguard Youth Collective grew and connected with NORCCAPA.

2019
Youth-led beginnings
Peer educators organise the first safe-space sessions for adolescents.
2021
Pathway focus grows
Adds structured navigation into protection and health services alongside peer education.
2022
Associate membership
Joins NORCCAPA to connect youth work with the wider child-protection network.
2024
Youth pathway feedback
Feeds adolescent usability notes into association learning on referrals.
Today
Growing voice
Continues peer work and contributes to association conversations on adolescents.

In the NORCCAPA network

How they belong to the association

Associate member amplifying adolescent perspectives in NORCCAPA forums and learning sessions.

Become a Member

01Brings adolescent perspectives into NORCCAPA forums
02Tests whether referral pathways work for young people
03Links peers to protection and education members
04Contributes to youth-focused learning sessions

Questions

Engaging with Safeguard Youth Collective

Practical answers for partners, families and peer organisations — illustrative until confirmed by the member.

Contact NORCCAPA

How can an adolescent join a Safeguard Youth Collective space?

Illustratively, entry is through peer educators, school or community partners, or a public contact channel. Confirmed schedules and safeguarding entry points should be published by the Collective before use as fact.

What happens if someone discloses risk in a session?

Facilitators follow escalation protocols with adult backup and aim for accompanied referral into trusted NORCCAPA member services. Live safeguarding procedures must come from the organisation itself.

What does NORCCAPA associate membership mean here?

As an associate member since 2022 in this seed, the Collective amplifies adolescent perspectives and tests whether pathways work for young people. Verify membership category and rights with NORCCAPA.

Can partners volunteer or collaborate with the Collective?

Partnerships usually require youth-safeguarding orientation and clarity on youth-led versus adult roles. Formal volunteering or collaboration should be confirmed directly with the Collective.

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