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Abenengo for Development · Busia County, Kenya

Waking institutions to serve the people.

We are a youth-powered community-based organisation turning everyday gatherings — barazas, trainings, clean-ups and tournaments — into lasting civic change across Samia Subcounty and Busia County.

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12 activities documented between December 2024 and April 2026

Young leaders following a session at the inaugural Samia Youth Leadership Summit in Nangina Latest recap

Civic & Governance · 30 April 2026

Inaugural Samia Youth Leadership Summit

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370+ young people mobilised through the My ACT project
4 clusters of action guiding our work
12 events and activities documented

From barazas to basketball courts — documented, photographed and shared.

On the calendar

What’s coming up

Our calendar stays busy. Here is what the team is preparing next — come learn, compete, clean up or hold us to account.

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Teams and officials at the second ABENENGO Basketball Festival Edition 03 TBA2026
Sports & Talent

3rd Annual ABENENGO Basketball Festival

Nangina High School, Samia Dates to be confirmed

The festival returns for its third edition — more teams, top referees and, for the first time, a planned women’s bracket. Registration is open for teams from across Busia County.

Final dates for the third edition are being confirmed. They will be shared here and on our socials.

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We send a short note before each baraza, training or festival — no spam, just dates and venues.

From the field

Activities we’ve held

Every baraza, training, clean-up and match is documented. Browse the recaps, outcomes and photo galleries — then join us at the next one.

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Our impact

Advocacy you can see on the ground.

When Siasa Place put Abenengo on its Wall of Fame, it cited what our neighbours already knew: sustained engagement and measurable change. Our lobbying helped murram the Munana–Sigalame–Sio Port road in Funyula — a stretch once nearly impassable in the rains.

“Abenengo met all criteria for recognition — community engagement, sustained advocacy and measurable impact.”

Siasa Place · Wall of Fame
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Deep potholes on the Munana-Sigalame-Sio Port road before the upgrade
The same road with a smooth murram surface after ABEDEV's advocacy
Before · 2024 After · 2025
Munana–Sigalame–Sio Port road, Funyula sub-county. Drag to compare.
370+ young people mobilised through My ACT
50 young women trained in Black Soldier Fly farming
48 volunteers at a single market clean-up
35 youth leaders convened at the first Samia summit

What we do

Four clusters. One mission.

Our 2025–2029 strategy organises the work into four clusters of action, each designed to move young people from the margins to the centre of decision-making.

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Youth Income Opportunities

YIOCA

Circular-economy livelihoods — Black Soldier Fly farming, aquaculture and market waste-to-value.

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Civic Awareness

CACA

Helping residents of Busia know their rights, obligations and power as citizens.

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Citizen Participation

CIPCA

Opening real seats at decision-making tables for young people and their communities.

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Citizen-led Accountability

CLACA

Community scorecards and youth monitors keeping public services honest.

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Featured project

Making youth active in civic transformation.

Funded by the KIOS Foundation under the Haki Ni Yetu programme, My ACT is mobilising at least 370 young people across Samia into a Youth Leadership Structure — connecting them to governance, rights, development and civic processes.

  • KIOS Foundation
  • Haki Ni Yetu
  • 370+ youth
  • Samia Subcounty
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A facilitator speaking during a My ACT civic transformation session
30 Apr 2026 Inaugural Samia Youth Leadership Summit convened

Working together

Partners and allies

Change is never a solo effort. We work with funders, civil society, local government and community groups who share the vision.

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KIOS Foundation Siasa Place CEDC Kenya SHOFCO Hydro Victoria SHUJAA Sickle Cell Isang’alo Arts

Get involved

There is a place for you here.

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Partner with us

Fund, co-design or scale an activity with ABEDEV. We are open to foundations, NGOs and local businesses.

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Volunteer

Give a Saturday. Mentor a team. Join a clean-up. Our volunteers make every activity possible.

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Support our work

Every shilling extends a programme or gets a young person to the field. Talk to us about giving.

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