Who We Are
Beginners Development Support Program (BDSP)
BDSP is a youth-led, community-driven non-governmental organization committed to empowering and transforming communities through inclusive and sustainable development.
Founded and led by young people, BDSP ensures that youth are not only beneficiaries of development but leaders of it. We work alongside communities using a bottom-up approach to co-create solutions that are locally relevant, scalable, and sustainable.
We believe lasting change happens when young people are trusted to lead, and communities collectively own the development process.
Our Vision
A Kenya where youth and communities are empowered, safe, resilient, and actively shaping their own sustainable futures.
Our Mission
To empower youth and communities to lead inclusive, community-driven solutions that advance gender justice, sustainable livelihoods, climate resilience, and social well-being.
Empowering and Transforming Communities
Make an impact.
Transform lives.
Our Work
We design community programs and amplify voices through advocacy, ensuring grassroots realities shape policy, systems, and futures.
Youth Leadership & Livelihoods
Skills, mentorship and economic empowerment for young people.
Gender Justice & Protection
Ending harmful practices and promoting dignity and safety.
Climate & Food Security
Climate-smart agriculture and community resilience programs.
Global Advocacy
Campaigns, forums and community engagement.
Africa Climate Investment Summit 2025
BDSP participated in the Africa Climate Investment Summit 2025, themed “Catalyzing Climate Entrepreneurship”, engaging with climate leaders including circular economy expert Mr. Benson and Eco Bana CEO, strengthening BDSP’s commitment to green innovation, climate entrepreneurship, and sustainable development pathways for youth.
African Union Headquarters – Addis Ababa | AWiM 2025
At the African Union Headquarters during AWiM 2025, BDSP was represented in high-level dialogue on Digital Threats and Ethics, Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV), and FGM/GBV, contributing to continental conversations on digital safety, protection, and policy advocacy.
International Youth Fellowship – 9th Season Graduation
At the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) 9th Season Graduation, BDSP delivered a keynote on mindset education and youth empowerment,
in collaboration with the We Can Academy,
highlighting skills-based education as a pathway for youth to build livelihoods, self-reliance, and grassroots transformation.
The event was attended by key leaders, including the PS for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy, Fikirini Jacobs,
H.E. Kang Hyung (Korea–Kenya Ambassador), and IYF Chairman, Yohan Kim, reflecting the significance of the platform and the shared commitment to youth development and empowerment
Leaders Mind Conference 2025 – South Korea
BDSP was represented at the Leaders Mind Conference 2025 by Tabitha Ndunge Joseph and Suleiman Usama (Data & AI Analyst, BDSP),
where they engaged in global dialogue on social challenges and digital-era solutions affecting youth — including technology, ethics,
and innovation for sustainable development.
The conference was held alongside the World Ministers Forum, bringing together Youth Ministers from multiple countries, positioning the platform as a high-level global space for policy dialogue,
youth development, and international collaboration.
Our Intended Impact
We aim to create lasting, bottom-up impact by supporting communities to move from vulnerability to resilience, one community at a time, while empowering youth to lead change, strengthen livelihoods, protect the environment, and uphold dignity and justice across Kenya.
Communities moving from vulnerability to resilience
What We Do – Program Focus
At Beginners Development Support Program (BDSP), we exist to end harmful practices and break cycles of vulnerability that deny young people, especially girls, their safety, dignity, and future.
- Prevent early and forced child marriages
- Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Address sexual and gender-based violence (GBV)
- Challenge femicide through advocacy, awareness, and community-led action
We promote mental health awareness, psychosocial support, and substance abuse prevention — addressing the links between trauma, mental health, and exclusion.
We advance climate action, zero hunger, and sustainable livelihoods through youth skills training, climate-smart agriculture, and environmental conservation.
All programs are youth-led, community-driven, and aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Youth leading community-driven transformation
Our Approach – How We Work
We use a youth-led, community-driven, rights-based approach centered on dignity, wellbeing, and sustainability.
Guided by:
- Youth leadership & peer-led engagement
- Community participation and local ownership
- Prevention, awareness, and early intervention
- Trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices
- Climate-smart and environmentally responsible solutions
- Partnerships with local institutions and service providers
We prioritize long-term impact, accountability, and solutions communities can sustain beyond project timelines.
Get Involved
Why Get Involved With BDSP?
Join youth-led change. Help build resilient, just, and sustainable communities across Kenya.