Healing Happens in Good Company
Some things are far easier to say to someone your own age who has been through the same thing. Peer mentorship and support groups give young people in Kibera exactly that: a small, consistent circle of people who understand, who meet regularly, and who hold each other steady between counselling sessions and long after them.
Trained peer mentors — most of them young people who once needed support themselves — walk alongside members one to one, while facilitated group circles create space to talk about stress, family pressure, grief, substance use, relationships and the pressure to succeed. Nobody is asked to perform, and nobody leaves the room alone with their problem.
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What We Offer
Support is structured, confidential and shaped around what each group brings through the door:
- One-to-one peer mentoring matched by age, gender and experience
- Weekly facilitated support circles for young men and young women
- Groups focused on grief, substance use, exam pressure and family conflict
- Peer mentor training in listening, boundaries and safeguarding
- Clear referral pathways into professional counselling and clinics
Our Approach
Every group runs on ground rules the members write themselves: confidentiality, no judgement, and no advice unless it is asked for. Mentors are trained and supervised, and they know exactly when a situation needs a professional counsellor rather than a friend. We also build in creative activities such as storytelling, music and football, because young people tend to open up more easily side by side than face to face.
Our Impact So Far
- Regular support circles running for young men and women in Kibera
- Peer mentors trained, supervised and active in their own villages
- Members reporting less isolation and more confidence to ask for help
- Referrals made into professional counselling whenever they are needed
- Former members returning to mentor the next group of young people