UNITY WITHIN // PEER SUPPORT MOVEMENT

Strong minds.
Unified hearts.

A student-led peer-support movement helping young people be heard, supported, and safely connected to real help when it matters.

BASE
Kisii University
FORMAT
Online + in person
TRAINING
Google Meet sessions
LEVEL
No experience needed
01 / THE PROBLEM

Too many young people carry a lot, quietly.

Anxiety, stress, loneliness and pressure follow students everywhere — and most never say it out loud. Schools rarely have enough hands to reach everyone in time.

4/10
university students in Kenya report symptoms of depression or anxiety, while the country has fewer than 120 psychiatrists in total.
02 / HOW IT WORKS

From applying to actually helping.

A simple, supervised path — nobody is thrown in without support.

01

Apply

Fill in the short form below and tell us a bit about you.

02

Chat

A short, friendly conversation — no pressure, just getting to know you.

03

Train

Join our Google Meet sessions to learn how to listen, support, and know when to escalate.

04

Support

Start showing up for your peers, with the team behind you the whole way.

03 / GET INVOLVED

Two ways to be part of this.

Whichever one fits you — we'd love to hear from you.

Peer Supporter

Be trained to listen, support your fellow students, and gently guide anyone who needs more than a friend to talk to toward real help.

  • No experience required
  • Free training, done live over Google Meet
  • Be part of the founding team
Apply as a Peer Supporter

Trainer / Guide

Bring your experience — counseling, psychology, mentorship, communication — and help us build safe, sound training for our peer supporters.

  • Shape our safety and training standards
  • Flexible time commitment
  • Real, founding-level impact
Apply as a Trainer
04 / FAQ

Before you apply.

No. We train every peer supporter from scratch — all we ask is that you're willing to listen and show up.

Training happens in short Google Meet sessions. After that, it's as much time as you can genuinely give — we'd rather have you for a little, consistently, than a lot, briefly.

Not right now — we're an early, student-led movement. What you get instead is real impact, a founding seat at the table, and a growing community.

Unity Within is founded and coordinated by a Millennium Fellow (Cohort 2026) and IT student at Kisii University, working with trained peers and guided by experienced partners.