Cherono Vivian
Barrier Breakers, Volunteer
20 | She / Her / HersRegion: East Africa
Country of Residence: Kenya
Expertise Areas:
Adolescent Girls' Rights
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Youth Leadership / Equitable Youth Engagement
Bio
Cherono is currently pursuing her studies at Kabarak University in Kenya and volunteers for Barrier Breakers, a community-based organization that supports teenage mothers and adolescent girls. Through the Emerging Leaders Program, she hopes to promote education, end menstrual poverty, fight all forms of gender-based violence (GBV), and reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies among adolescent girls in her community. Cherono believes that young people have a duty to advocate for their needs and ensure that their interests, which have a long-lasting impact on their lives, are protected. By participating in global advocacy spaces and creating a new generation of youth leaders, young people have the power to influence global policies that will improve their futures.
Cherono is currently pursuing her studies at Kabarak University in Kenya and volunteers for Barrier Breakers, a community-based organization that supports teenage mothers and adolescent girls. Through the Emerging Leaders Program, she hopes to promote education, end menstrual poverty, fight all forms of gender-based violence (GBV), and reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies among adolescent girls in her community. Cherono believes that young people have a duty to advocate for their needs and ensure that their interests, which have a long-lasting impact on their lives, are protected. By participating in global advocacy spaces and creating a new generation of youth leaders, young people have the power to influence global policies that will improve their futures.
