WORUDET, in partnership with AVSI, is implementing a two-year project to build the skills of 18-30-year-old youth in Horticulture, poultry, and apiculture enterprise, where the “earn as you learn” model is practiced.
The project aims at contributing to increased Agricultural skills levels and gainful employment of youth in the agricultural sector while focusing on four key objectives;
- Increasing employment skills in agri-business,
- Enhancing well-paying jobs in agri-business and self-run Agripreneurship
- Engagement of youth in agriculture for long-term careers for economic venture
- Creating and strengthening the enabling environment for market-responsive and gainful engagement in agri-business
The specific focus is on Climate Smart agriculture (CSA), improving household income and other sources of income/livelihood, building the capacity of out-of-school youths through undertaking DIT assessment and certification, linking youth to reliable market sources for their products and finally encouraging partnership with local government structures and other development stakeholders at regional and grassroots levels.
Out of the 250 youth that enrolled for the various enterprises, 237 were assessed by the Directorate of industrial training (DIT) on levels 1 and 2.
After the training, the youth are expected to earn over 500,000 shillings within the first three months. In the recent review and follow-up, the youth are making close to 500,000 shillings and their lives are being changed through the project. They also report that the gender and life skill training incorporated in the models have made them better human beings.
