KAYO
The main aim and objective of the department is to offer wholistic development to this crucial age group. This group is undergoing transitional change of adolescence and thus need of constant guidance and counselling.
The strategies being used is to reach out to the youth:
- Encourage and support parishes and churches to have youth services.
- Enrol young people as members of KAYO through their churches and parishes.
- Evangelistic mission done under Bondo Evangelistic Team
- Organize open air crusades
- Collaborate with school chaplaincy to strengthen Christian Unions in Schools.
- Partnering with likeminded organizations to reach the youth
- Organizing conferences i.e., Diocesan, Regional and Provincial conferences
DIOCESAN KAYO CONFERENCE
The much-awaited Diocesan youth Conference was held on 11 to Saturday 16 April, 2022 at Nyamira Girls High school. About 850 young men and women across the Diocese attended the conference which was officially opened by the Rt. Rev’d. Prof. David Kodia, the Diocesan Bishop. The Diocesan Youth Coordinator/Organizer (DYO) Rev’d Willis Atoyo with humility shared his joy for hosting such a huge number of youths. In the DYOs address it was evident that despite the COVID 19 experiences in the past two years young Christians (“The Green Army” as commonly known) were geared to gather. Very insightful and impactful topics were handled under the theme “Equipping a Reliable Generation” many thanks to the facilitators and speakers
The eventful week saw participants awarded in different categories as follows:
- Paul’s Parish Mageta Missionary area were recognized for being the most improved in mobilizing delegates to the Diocesan KAYO conference.
- The Best Archdeaconry in mobilizing delegates was scooped by Ramba Archdeaconry while the Best Parishes in mobilizing delegates was awarded to St. Mark’s Parish- Barkanyango, St. Marks
- Parish-Mahaya and St. Paul’s Parish-Lela respectively