PROGRAMS
Youth AND WOMEN ENTERPRISE Lab (youwel) PROGRAM A hands-on incubation and training program that equips women and youth with practical agribusiness skills, digital literacy, and access to microfinance. The lab offers tailored digital and physical agribusiness training, mentorship, and linkages to financial savings groups.
SDGs on Focus
SDG 1 – No Poverty: By improving access to microfinance and supporting income-generating activities, the program directly reduces poverty among women and youth.
SDG 5 – Gender Equality: Prioritizes women’s economic empowerment through tailored training and access to capital.
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promotes entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and job creation in underserved communities
Skills Pathways Initiative
The Skills Pathways Initiative is designed to empower youth to access career growth opportunities such as scholarships, fellowships, jobs, and mentorship. The program engages youth in colleges, universities, and secondary schools through face-to-face meetings, workshops, and weekly posts or webinars on platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, and the program’s website.
Through this initiative, we aim to build a generation of confident, skilled changemakers ready to thrive in Kenya’s evolving economy.
SDG 4 – Quality Education: Enhances access to relevant, inclusive, and equitable education, especially for girls and out-of-school youth.
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Builds a foundation for innovation by equipping youth with digital and technical
Health Empowerment Circles
Health Empowerment Circles is an integrated program that merges psychosocial support with reproductive health education. Through digital platforms, it fosters safe, inclusive, and engaging spaces for dialogue on maternal and child health, gender-based violence, and mental well-being. The initiative also strengthens linkages between women and youth and nearby health services, while connecting them with trained peer mentors for continued guidance and support.