According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics there are 26.6 million Kenyans between the ages of 15 and 34. The population of Kenya is around 56.2 million, meaning young people make up nearly half of the population. The official estimate of young people not in education, employment or training is 2,097,425, or around 8% of the cohort.
Many of young people in Kenya are underemployed, they work in the informal economy with no job security and little or no ability to accumulate funds to become resilient. One of the challenges that FIPS-Africa has encountered is young men’s credit worthiness. This is because many of the young men in Kenya are being targeted by on-line gambling companies, claiming to offer a route of out poverty.
Through training, small grants, and market linkages, FIPS-Africa is supporting more than 40,000 young agri-entrepreneurs across nine counties in Kenya to develop sustainable incomes in three value chains. These value chains work for young people because they require a limited amount of land, have a quick turnaround to sale of produce, and potential for good returns.
Currently, we are active in three value chains:
Feasibility work is underway to expand these options with bee keeping looking like a favourable value chain.
The FIPS-Africa work with young people simultaneously addresses challenges and creates additional opportunities in their communities.
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