St Paul’s University, Nakuru Campus on Wednesday received its first batch of form four leavers in the youth career and mentorship programme.
According to the marketing assistant, Joyce Viata, “the programme is designed to prepare the school leavers for life outside secondary school and college with additional skills that provide them with self awareness as well as basic life skills for competitive advantage.”
Given that many young people in Kenya have in the recent past been arrested by police for disorderly behavior such as substance abuse and binge drinking, “It is for this reason that the importance of youth mentorship cannot be over emphasized,”adds Joyce.
She notes that, “In the recent times, issues of drugs, sex and HIV/Aids have been closely linked to the youth. Therefore, for every young person who will go back and serve community in different capacities, it is critically important to understand and realise how mentorship shapes a young persons thinking.”
At the end of the seven-week programme, the students will have critically analyzed and reflect on aspects relating to sexual health: human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, emotional relations, sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence, birth control, choosing the right partner, bibilical principles on sex, dating and marriage.
According to Joyce, a certificate will be issued upon completion and graduation, plus application forms are still available at the Nakuru campus.