MISSION AND VISION
OUR VISION: Communities where all women and youth have access to poverty-ending opportunities and resources.
OUR MISSION: To empower women and youth regardless of their background by providing access to essential services, innovative products, and strategic linkages that enable sustainable livelihoods, decent work, and inclusive business opportunities
Coastal counties in Kenya continue to face deep development challenges, with poverty rates averaging 47% well above the national average of 39.8%. Migori County reflects similar vulnerabilities, recording a poverty rate of approximately 43%. Women and youth are particularly affected, facing limited access to microfinance and career growth opportunities. Youth unemployment in Kenya stands at approximately 13.5%, but rates are often significantly higher in the coastal and Migori counties due to limited access to career growth support systems. These constraints, coupled with early pregnancy and low educational intake, have led to high, persistent economic exclusion. Despite ongoing efforts, the original problem remains unchanged, underscoring the urgent need for targeted, inclusive interventions.
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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.
The Skills Pathways Initiative is designed to empower youth to access career growth opportunities, for example, scholarships, fellowships, jobs, and mentorship. The program engages youth in colleges, universities, and secondary schools.
A program that combines psychosocial support and reproductive health education. Using digital platforms, the program creates safe, inclusive spaces for dialogue on maternal and child health, gender-based violence, and mental health. In addition, it links women and youth to local health services and peer mentors.