AYICC Kenya Chief Coordinator in Tanzania on AUYVC Mission
Davida landing back from space 'literally' |
A month ago the
AYICC Kenya Coordinator left on a ‘one-year sabbatical’ to Tanzania. As an
African Union Youth Volunteer Corp, Davida was posted to Dar es Salaam to take
up service for Mama Africa. He is stationed at Capacitate Consulting Ltd. – a
Communications-for-development consultancy firm based in Dar es Salaam. The
firm has a unique approach to projects helping programs package their
information, strategize and communicate their endeavors to the right audience,
using the right approaches. The Capacitate team has worked with numerous actors
across sectors from advertising agencies within Tanzania, private foundations
and International aid agencies including The Benjamin Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation,
African Union, UN Women, UNHCR, among others. David is overseeing Strategy, Advocacy
and Communications.
Davida, Kito & MoreBlessings at a Strategy Meeting in Pretoria,SA |
Davida comes
with a rare talent: The ability to inspire and motivate. A Psychologist by
training he is one of the few people who always makes you believe in yourself
even at moments when you think all is lost.
A great dreamer,
he has worked on many projects successfully and it can be said he of him that
he has taken not only AYICC Kenya but AYICC to great heights.
In 2011, Davida
served as one of the Coordinators of the much acclaimed ‘African Youth Climate
Justice Caravan’’ The dedication, the wise counsel and determination to forge
forward even at the hardest times will always stand out. Davida worked more
than full time on the Caravan preparations spending many sleepless nights
working on it. He participated in a meeting with religious leaders and other stakeholders where
the campaign name ‘We Have Faith- Act Now for Climate Justice’ was decided upon.
Planting the future: A Seedling of hope |
It’s definitely
come full circle for someone who has dedicated his time to the growth of the
AYICC movement ensuring that youth voices are heard over and above the din of
other voices. But it’s not only in AYICC where he has made a great mark, there is
the Kenya Youth Climate Network where he has led great initiatives including
the African Rio +20 Workshops and Summit held in Nairobi earlier this year as a
lead up to Rio+20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He has also impacted the Model United
Nations where he shone through many novel initiatives. Davida takes to Tanzania
a wealth of experience in idea generation, people management, movement building
and action leading. AYICC Tanzania is definitely set to benefit from his rich,
vast,dynamic and optimistic outlook.
Davida reads a speech at the Launch of the 'We Have Faith' Campaign in Gigiri |
‘Leadership is the problem we must first solve in this world’, says the passionate youth leader.
AYICC
Kenya is very proud of you J AYICC Kenya will miss
you J
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I am very proud of you Davida, keep up the good work, and keep inspiring others around you. I will not forget your inspiration when you travelled to Nyeri for my Thanksgiving. God Bless you.
ReplyDeleteThe caravan family is with you Davida! Keep on trucking :-D Lots of love to Mama Africa x
ReplyDeleteDavida is a truly inspiring leader! I have learnt a lot from him, thankfully, and his skills are rare, very rare!
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