3. IDENTITY –WHAT IS KYBNET?
K-Kenya
Y -Youth
B-Biotechnology
Net- Network.
KYBNet is a youth network under the BIOAWARE
program that aims to engage youth in biotechnology
awareness, facilitate mentorship and stimulate
biotech entrepreneurial ventures among the youth in
Kenya.
4. VISION
An empowered youth in communicating modern
biotechnology, its products and issues of concern.
MISSION
To empower the youth with relevant knowledge, skills
and attitudes to participate and engage in
biotechnology awareness governance, influence policy
making, programming, framework development,
advocacy and monitoring and evaluation.
6. OBJECTIVES
To engage the youth in Biotechnology Public
awareness by generating and sharing factual
information about modern biotechnology, products
and issues of concern that will make Kenya a more
informed Citizenry.
To offer a platform for youth in and out of high school
and alumni students mentorship
To initiate Biotechnology Youth Alumni Club
To establish regional and global biotech
collaborations and Partnerships thru’ YABNet
10. Organize public Debates G M Technology
Study visits to laboratories and confined field trials
Special sessions with farmers
Annual inter-university biotechnology competitions
13. C)Biotech mentorship programs for continuing and
fresh graduates.
Explore career opportunities and experience through
formal 6- month paid internships/attachments at
public and private institutions (among others)
.
14. 3. BIOTECHNOLOGY YOUTH ALUMI
CLUB.
A) BEST Program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and
skills of all graduates in technical, communication, and
entrepreneurship areas
BEST stands for Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Special
Training .
Areas of training are;
Requirements of a business plan
Intellectual property and patenting strategy
Raising and managing finance
Commercialization and marketing strategies
Case history
15. 4.) TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL AND GLOBAL
YOUTH BIOTECH COLLABORATIONS AND
PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH YABNET
-Links with Africa youth biotech organizations
throughout the country, region and globally