Kenya has the highest unemployment rate that mainly affects the youth, according to the United Nations. The 2017 Human Development Index (HDI) shows that unemployment rate in Kenya is equivalent to that of Rwanda and Ethiopia combined. This is a result of economic policies that have been pursued in Kenya and which have not been […]
By KINUTHIA MBURU See article on Daily Nation. Four years ago, James Muchangi was just another casual labourer working at construction sites and tilling farms in Karatina for Sh250 a day. Although he had always wished to become an entrepreneur, he was convinced it would take him years to save enough money to start a […]
Most youths in Kenya lack vital information, for example, they lack crucial information necessary for them to remain healthy. They lack information on the effects of alcohol abuse on their health. They also fail to visualize the link between alcohol abuse and HIV infections. Young people from as young as age13 are being reported to […]
Most youth in Kenya have not been mobilized adequately into any development or economic activity. However, a closer observation reveal one of the biggest nightmares witnessed in the country as far as the youth problem is concerned. Youth problem is slowly becoming a ticking time-bomb. The youth are often idle, abuse alcohol and most get […]
Youth in school and out of school in Kenya are lagging behind in terms of effective leadership and life skills. Most young people in Kenya get engaged in alcohol and drug abuse early in life, often gets recruited into violent extremism and is at increased risk of contracting HIV/AIDS The out of school youth is […]
Most youths in Kenya lack vital information, for example, they lack crucial information necessary for them to remain healthy. Those in Central Kenya, for example, lack information on the effects of alcohol abuse on their health. They also fail to visualize the link between alcohol abuse and HIV infections. Young people from as young as […]
At a colourful ceremony held at Gitunduti PCEA church hall in Mathira East District on 11th August 2012, attended by District Youth Officer, Mathira East, a Representative from Aphia plus Kamili, staff of YOVI, parents and friends of AOCs, the AOCs were commissioned. They received certificates and T-shirts from Aphia Plus Kamili and YOVI. The […]
Lucy Gakuo was trained as an AOC by YOVI and also received the Generate your business idea (GYBI) training. She says: After the GYBI training, I got the idea to start a hair salon business. I realized this would be a good idea since there was no single salon at our shopping centre. I raised […]
James Kinyua was trained as an AOC by YOVI and also received the Generate your business idea (GYBI) training. He says: After the GYBI training, I got the idea to start a zero-grazing dairy unit. I thought this would be a good idea since it requires little land space. My family only owns a small […]
Anthony Muthodu, a football player with Gaikuyu Football club in Magutu, Mathira says: “I am a regular player at the Gitunduti Sports for Behaviour change campaign that are organized by Youth Ventures Initiatives where AOCs also facilitate and educate the youths. We get enlightened greatly on facts on HIV and AIDS and dangers of alcohol […]
