Success stories

Jane Wairimu, 28 years old, is an entrepreneur in Gikororo village who attended the YOVI entrepreneurship program in September 2013.  “The training equipped me with very vital information on how to start a business and improve businesses I already had.” Wairimu says.  She started a business on sale of cereals and also proceeded to start […]

Bernard, 27 years old, is an entrepreneur at Ihwagi village. He attended the YOVI entrepreneurship program in September 2013. Bernard describes the program as very inspiring. “I had no idea I could start my own business. I got inspired to get started!”  Bernard said. He started his own poultry farm and provides the local community […]

John Ngati, 28 years old, is an AoC (peer counselor) in Gaikuyu. Before John’s encounter with YOVI, he was struggling with acute alcoholism.  “I could drink alcohol to the extent I got sick for several weeks.”  John says.  He explains that his encounter with drugs and alcohol commenced as a result of poor company. He […]

Pineas Kinyua, 26 years old,  is an AOC (peer counselor) and entrepreneur located in Gitunduti. He joined YOVI in 2009 right after completing his high school education.  He was commissioned as a peer counselor by YOVI in 2009 and is now deeply involved with the counseling of youth around his home area. And his life […]

Pineas Kinyua, 26 years old,  is an AOC (peer counselor) and entrepreneur located in Gitunduti. He joined YOVI in 2009 right after completing his high school education.  He was commissioned as a peer counselor by YOVI in 2009 and is now deeply involved with the counseling of youth around his home area. And his life […]

James, 27 years old, attended the ‘generate your business idea’ training from where he got the idea to venture into agribusiness.  He had just completed his high school studies and the training inspired him to get into own business. James was involved in manual jobs around the community and was able to save some money in […]

YOVi  has entered into a partnership with Global South support program for civil society with effect from May 2017. This is a pilot program supported by Danish government. It offers opportunities for civil society organisations like Yovi in kenya, Somalia and Uganda to form new partnerships for organization strengthening. YOVi board is greatly appreciative of […]

A resource mobilization seminar was held from 17th to 19th May at PCEA Gitunduti church hall. Supported by Danish government through the Global South support program for civil society. Among the skills imparted included how to access county resources. Youths were drawn from boda boda riders groups, football clubs, youth groups, churches, women groups, volleyball […]

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 […]