Guiding the Movement With Youth Voices at the Center
Leadership Rooted in Lived Experience
The Sebei National Youth Movement (SNYM) is led by young people who have lived the Sebei reality firsthand. Our leaders do not stand apart as distant figures or political elites. Instead, they emerge directly from the communities they serve.
They have survived mudslides, floods, land loss, insecurity, corruption, and years of neglect. In addition, many have buried relatives, lost cattle, fled violence, and grown up watching their communities cry out without response. These experiences shape their leadership and ground it in truth, urgency, and responsibility.
Choosing Organization Over Silence
For decades, Sebei has faced systematic neglect. Because of this reality, we refused to allow suffering to remain scattered and unheard.
Through deliberate coordination, our leadership turns pain into action, grief into collective purpose, and fear into shared strength. We pursue all our work through peaceful and lawful means, believing that disciplined organization creates lasting change.
Leadership as Service and Responsibility
To protect our members and communities, SNYM emphasizes leadership roles and responsibilities rather than personal publicity. We do not seek attention for individuals. Instead, we focus on service to the people.
In SNYM, leadership demands sacrifice, humility, and accountability. Every leader answers first to the community and acts in the interest of collective well-being.
Movement Overall Leadership
National Leadership and Coordination
Benjamin Okech leads the Sebei National Youth Movement and provides strategic direction, National coordination, and external representation.
Representatives from each Sebei district deputize the overall leader. Through this structure, the movement ensures balanced leadership, shared responsibility, and direct district-level input into national decision-making.
Roles of National Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
The National Chairperson sets the overall vision and direction of the movement. This role represents the collective voice of Sebei youth, engages partners and institutions, and safeguards the movement’s mission and values.
The Vice National Chairperson supports the National Chairperson and strengthens coordination across all levels of the movement. By doing so, this role promotes unity, continuity, and effective implementation of SNYM activities.
District Leadership
Anchoring the Movement in Sebei Districts
SNYM operates across the three Sebei districts of Kapchorwa, Kween, and Bukwo. Each district has a District Coordinator and a Deputy District Coordinator.
District leaders coordinate the youth, document community challenges, respond to crises, and channel district realities into the national agenda. As a result, every district remains visible and every form of suffering receives attention.
Sub-County Leadership
Connecting Leadership to Daily Realities
Sub-County Coordinators work closest to the daily struggles of the people. They organize youth locally, gather information on disasters, insecurity, land challenges, and social needs, and coordinate community action and advocacy.
Through this work, they connect district leadership with grassroots realities and ensure timely responses.
Parish Leadership
Ensuring Village Voices Are Heard
Parish Coordinators represent villages and amplify their concerns. They collect community issues, support dialogue, and maintain accurate and honest information flow between villages and higher leadership levels.
Village Leadership
The Foundation of the Movement
Village leadership forms the foundation of SNYM. Each village elects two coordinators, one male and one female, to ensure inclusion and gender balance.
Village Coordinators often witness floods, mudslides, raids, displacement, and harassment first. Therefore, they document realities on the ground, mobilize youth, and protect community unity during times of crisis.
Accountability and Safety
Collective Leadership and Protection
SNYM operates through collective leadership and strong community accountability. For security reasons, the movement does not publicly list all coordinators. Instead, it shares official communication and verified contacts through recognized SNYM channels.
Leadership in SNYM is not about titles. It is about standing for Sebei and refusing to let our people suffer in silence any longer.