In February 2010 Youth on the Move will kick off the new training on youth participation for 6 youth with epilepsy and 6 youth who do not have epilepsy. Would you like to be one of them? Can you answer yes on the following points:

- Are you willing to be an active participant in Nairobi for 250 ksh per day?
- Are you available for 3 days per week from 8 am - 6 pm?
- Did you pass the Secondary School?
- Are you able to communicate both in English and Kiswahili?
- Are you willing to study weekly?
- Are you willing to work in a team and to take responsibilities?
- Are you willing to learn to work on a computer?

Then send us an application letter and cv. Tell us in the letter about the following points:

- What interests you in a training about youth participation and epilepsy?
- What is your personal experience with epilepsy?
- What do you want to learn in the months that you will be active as a member?
- What message do you want to pass over to other youth with epilepsy?

Send an E-mail to Karyn Aussems, Director of Youth on the Move, karijn@remove-this.youth-on-the-move.com with your application letter and cv. We look forward seeing your application letter.

Youth on the Move offers free Epilepsy Training for four mornings on a monthly basis. The training is for people who feel the need to learn more about the condition and change the world using it. That is the only requirement you will need.

Kelvin King'oo: very grateful for the skills and knowledge I was able to gain during my time at the Youth on the Move on the epilepsy and its treatment coz I was able to help someone here in town who had got the seizures, many people ran away from her but I was able to give the first aid. I think I will find time to come back and continue.

The course will take place during the following dates in 2010 from 9 am until 1 pm:

Group 1 (8 participants): 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th Jan

Group 2 (8 participants): 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th Jan

Group 1 (8 participants): 3th, 10th, 17th & 24th February

Group 2 (8 participants): 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th February

Group 1 (8 participants): 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th March

Group 2 (8 participants): 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th March

Group 1 (8 participants): 7th, 14th, 21st & 18th April

Group 2 (8 participants): 8th, 15th, 22th & 29th April

Group 1 (8 participants): 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th May

Group 2 (8 participants): 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May

Group 1 (8 participants): 2nd, 9th, 16nd & 23rd June

Group 2 (8 participants): 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th June

Group 1 (8 participants): 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th July

Group 2 (8 participants): 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th July

Group 1 (8 participants): 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August

Group 2 (8 participants): 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th August

Group 1 (8 participants): 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd September

Group 2 (8 participants): 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd September

Group 1 (8 participants): 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th October

Group 2 (8 participants): 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th October

Group 1 (8 participants): 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th November

Group 2 (8 participants): 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th November

Group 1 (8 participants): 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd December

Group 2 (8 participants): 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd December

Do you want to participate? Please E-mail us as soon as possible and provide us with the following information:

Your names, age, profession or study, place of work, phone number and if you want to attend the trainings on Wednesdays or Thursdays. We will let you know as soon as possible if you are selected for the training you requested to participate in.

Every Saturday (exept for the last Sato of the month) our youth come together to meet and to organize activities to create awareness about epilepsy. If you want to join in, feel free to come to our training centre and to be part of the team of active volunteers. You can walk in from 9 am, by 11 am the meeting kicks off and takes place until 2 pm. Our Training Centre is in Nairobi West, Birongi Square (matatu 14 from town to Madaraka).

During the meeting we also have our Sikika talk about the most burning issues of our group. (Sikika means being heard). We talk of issues like: epilepsy and sex, conning, changing dreams into reality, inferiority, rape. If you have an issue you'd like to discuss, feel free to bring it in and we'll put it on the list of topics!

The discussions are reported in articles for the Sikika magazine which people all over Kenya read. So get out of the shadows and join in our talks!