Gifted Community Centre, GCC

Gifted Community Ctr

GCC FOR AND BY YOUTH WITH DISABILITY

Leadership Hub
For Youths With Disabilities

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Leadership Hub
For Youths With Disabilities

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GCC FOR AND BY YOUTH WITH DISABILITY

Leadership Hub
For Youths With Disabilities

WHAT WE DO AT GCC

We Advocate For Inclusivity,

We Mentor, Educate,
And Empower.

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We Mentor, Educate,
And Empower.

MAKE DONATION

We Advocate For Inclusivity,

We Mentor, Educate,
And Empower.

Youth Empowerment through

Sustainable livelihood program

To enhance economic independence
of youth with disabilities

MAKE DONATION

To enhance economic independence
of youth with disabilities

MAKE DONATION

Sustainable livelihood program

To enhance economic independence
of youth with disabilities

OUR VISION

Promote social and economic independence of youth with disabilities and their families in the informal settlements of Kenya

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to foster a decent living and unlock the untapped potential of youth with disabilities in Kenya’s informal settlements and colleges. Through sustainable initiatives, we empower them with skills, opportunities, and resources for a brighter, more inclusive future.

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The collective focus of Gifted Community Centre GCC, its members and partners is to shape the future of every youth with disability through: educating, empowering, informing and mentoring.

Leadership hub for and by youth with disabilities

Gifted Community Centre, GCC is a youth with disabilities led organization creating pathways into dignified and independent living of youth with disabilities in the informal settlements and colleges of Kenya, leveraging the power of research, tech, partnerships, and advocacy to implement its 3 key pillars: leadership and governance, sustainable livelihoods and health programming.

GCC was operationalized in 2019 by two youths with lived experience of disability with a vision of a dignified, inclusive society to empower individuals with disabilities, driven by their own experiences of overcoming challenges, stigma, and discrimination. Recognizing the lack of focus on their needs, they established GCC as a safe space and talent leadership hub for youth with disabilities and their caregivers. Here, youth with disabilities develop skills, showcase their talents, and become leaders, irrespective of societal differences.

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0 + Persons With Disabilities

By the end of 2021, GCC had reached out to approximately 1000 persons with disabilities.

0 + Over 100 Care Givers

With comprehensive SRHR, HIV prevention, COVID-19 prevention, GBV, and employability related services/ skills.

0 + People Impacted

It is estimated that GCC reaches close to 10,000 people with information that promotes positive behavior change towards disability inclusion.

0 + Successful Projects

These projects involved; persons with disabilities (including 550 women, 650 youth and 300 children with disabilities, and over 100 caregivers)

We Research, Inform, Educate, Empower, Advocate!

Through our sustainable initiatives, within 6 years, we have completed six research that inform our interventions; successfully implemented 20 projects, facilitated the establishment of 100 micro enterprises led by youth with disabilities and their caregivers, empowered 500 caregivers, influenced policies to include disability, directly impacted 5000 youth with disabilities and indirectly 10,000 persons with disabilities.

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STRATEGIC PILLARS & OBJECTIVES

Sustainable livelihoods

We strive to empower youth with disabilities and their families by providing opportunities, skills, and resources that promote long-term economic independence.

Health programming (SRH, Mental health, GBV, HIV Prevention)

To improve access to SRHR, GBV, mental health, and HIV Prevention services to youth with disabilities.

Research, outreach, and advocacy

Our goal is to drive policy changes that promote disability inclusion while fostering an informed and supportive community that embraces accessibility and equity.

OUR APPROACH & INITIATIVES

GCC Business Talanta Hub

The Talanta hub is an initiative of GCC serving as the leadership, business and Talent hub where youth with disabilities and their caregivers are equipped with different set of skills and compensated for their work by selling their products/services and talents to create income for themselves and sustain the organization’s work. The hub displays talents, conducts business training, and acts as a mentorship platform for entrepreneurs with disabilities.

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PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

Job Placement/Employment

Targets all types of disabilities

Health Programming

Involves; Sexual and Reproductive health, HIV prevention, Mental Health & Gender based violence

TESTIMONIALS

“ My name is Stella Onyango (low vision disability) from Kibera. Below is my story on the impact Gifted Community Centre -GCC has made in my life. In 2019, courtesy of GCC, I joined St. Charles Lwanga a vocational institute where I enrolled in fashion design. The programme took one year. GCCs assessment exercise helped me choose the right course which I pursued till the end. ”

Stella Onyango

Low Vision Disability

“ There were two main driving factors that made me chose this path. My late dad was a fashion designer; I grew up in a set up seeing the sewing machines. This gave me a great inspiration and my interest to develop the skills and knowledge required in the fashion and design industry. ”

Stella Onyango

Low Vision Disability

“ Life at St. Charles Lwanga happened to be great. They offered quite a wide variety of technical courses. Their main aim was to transfer knowledge and skills to us. I became really fascinated and hoped to give the course my absolute best throughout the year. ”

Stella Onyango

Low Vision Disability

“ At the Institution there were class representatives in each department. They were assigned to represent and even delegate duties among the students to ensure the smooth running of the Institution. We were all expected to conform to the institution’s rules. ”

Stella Onyango

Low Vision Disability

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Gifted Community Ctr

GCC FOR AND BY YOUTH WITH DISABILITY

Leadership Hub For Youths With Disabilities

GCC FOR AND BY YOUTH WITH DISABILITY

Leadership Hub For Youths With Disabilities

HOW YOU COULD HELP

GCC FOR AND BY YOUTH WITH DISABILITY

Leadership Hub For Youths With Disabilities

WHAT WE DO AT GCC

We Advocate For Inclusivity,

We Mentor, Educate, And Empower.

We Advocate For Inclusivity,

We Mentor, Educate, And Empower.

HOW YOU COULD HELP

We Advocate For Inclusivity,

We Mentor, Educate, And Empower.

Youth Empowerment through

Sustainable livelihood program

To enhance economic independence of youth with disabilities

Sustainable livelihood program

To enhance economic independence of youth with disabilities

Youth Empowerment through

Sustainable livelihood program

To enhance economic independence of youth with disabilities

OUR VISION

OUR MISSION

GET INVOLVED

OUR STORY

Leadership hub for and by youth with disabilities

MORE OF OUR STORY

STRATEGIC PILLARS & OBJECTIVES

OUR APPROACH & INITIATIVES

GCC Business Talanta Hub

BE FIRST TO READ

RECENT POSTS & PUBLICATONS

RECENT & UPCOMING EVENTS

SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER

OUR STORY ON

PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

MORE STORY

TESTIMONIALS

YOUR DONATIONS SUPPORT OUR EFFORT

PAST & CURRENT RESOURCE PARTNERS

Leadership Hub
For Youths With Disabilities

Leadership Hub
For Youths With Disabilities

Leadership Hub
For Youths With Disabilities

We Mentor, Educate,
And Empower.

We Mentor, Educate,
And Empower.

We Mentor, Educate,
And Empower.

To enhance economic independence
of youth with disabilities

To enhance economic independence
of youth with disabilities

To enhance economic independence
of youth with disabilities