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Governor Roba serves food to children at Mandera Islamic Centre. The centre
caters for vulnerable and orphans.

Support for orphans

The County Government supports five mentoring and guidance.
orphanages by issuing them with grants Khalalio social hall will also be operation-
every financial year: al this financial year. Furniture has been-
• Al-hidaya orphanage centre procured and the youth from Khalalio will
• Mandera Islamic centre be fully engaged.
• Al-sunna orphanage Activities targeting the youth include:
• Al-uweis orphanage centre • Mentoring youth at the one-stop centre
• Al-fawzan orphanage centre on a monthly basis
All the existing social halls in the sub- • Carrying a youth baseline survey to
counties headquarters will be operation- find out exactly what the youth need
alized, this financial year and make the • Procurement of income generating
social halls one stop centre for youth. activities for youth who have completed
The halls will be equipped with comput- vocational training on a monthly basis
ers, Internet, photocopying machines, • Procurement of income generating
scanners and indoor games such as activities for youth who have success-
table tennis and rackets games that will fully completed courses at Mandera
be played at the adjacent Geneva sports Vocational Training College
grounds. There will be a well-furnished • Youth Policy formulation.
social hall for regular youth meetings for