Kenya Youth Employment & Opportunities Project
Tambua. Inua. Endeleza Vijana.
Training and Internship
Get trained in one of our trade areas, do an internship in a company or an apprenticeship with a Master Craftsman
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Business Support
Create your own business! Get support for your business with a 40,000 business grant or coaching on running a business
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MbeleNaBiz
Receive a grant of either Ksh. 900,000 or 3.6 million if your business idea has the potential of creating jobs.
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Future Bora Initiative
Supporting transformational organizations that expand economic opportunities for vulnerable and hard-to-serve youth.
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Results Summary
33,167
Youth have benefited from Training and Internship
64%
Of Youth who completed Job Specific Skills Training & Internship have been employed
14,978
Youth Received Business Support, with 9,956 receiving a 40,000Ksh grant and 5,022 receiving coaching to manage a business
82%
Of youth who received business grants have created employment for themselves and others
Inclusivity in Support
5% Participation in the Project is reserved for Persons with Disability.
KYEOP encourages youth from Vulnerable and Marginalized Communities and single youth mothers to apply.
What to Look out For
Announcements
Cycle 5 JSST Rolling Out
Job Specific Skills Training Rolling Out
Cycle 4 JSST Ongoing
Youth are undergoing training
Recent Posts
From Social
The unveiling of the @BizMbele awardees. Follow the proceedings live on Citizen TV Kenya
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Financial Independence. Changing Lives.
Supporting Youth find Jobs or Employ themselves
See how Geoffrey, thanks to the KYEOP business grant, has been able to grow his vegetable-selling business in Turkana
Trained Youth. Grants given.
Improving the livelihood of young people
KYEOP aims at increasing employment and earning opportunities for targetted youth.
The project has impacted 17 counties.
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- Youth selection completed
- Induction for youth who selected Training and Internship completed.
- Business Support applicants to be contacted soon on EAT.
The latest from KYEOP
News and Events
Cycle 5 LST Commences, Trade Selection to be done Soon
Cycle 5 Life Skills Training is officially on in all the 16 participating Counties; Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Kiambu, Kilifi, Migori, Turkana, Kitui, Kakamega, Nyandarua, Mandera, Machakos, Wajir, Kisii and…
Cycle 4 JSST Ongoing
KYEOP Cycle 4 Job Specific Skills Training (JSST) is now back on. The training officially resumed on 5th October 2020 with all the youth beneficiaries reporting to their various Master…
Over 4,500 youths to resume vocational training
Over 4,500 youth are expected to resume special technical training after a five-months closure owing to the effects of coronavirus disease, the Government has said. Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Julius…
1,700 jobless Kitui youth benefit from Ksh 16 million KYEOP grants
The Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP) has injected Sh 16 million grant benefitting over 1,700 jobless youth in Kitui to start income generating activities amidst the Covid-19 economic…
Implementing Partners
