In a region grappling with youth unemployment and underemployment, vocational and skills training programs are vital for economic inclusion and poverty reduction. KHCDTs implement structured capacity-building initiatives that target youths, women, and vulnerable groups in host communities. These programs equip beneficiaries with hands-on, marketable skills ranging from tailoring and ICT to welding and agribusiness while also offering entrepreneurial support, access to microcredit, and start-up tools. The objective is to foster a generation of skilled individuals who can become self-reliant, establish enterprises, and contribute productively to their local economies.

We are building local capacity with global competence by impacting the youths, men and women with the relevant skills, voational capacity and entrepreneurship support, particularly to thrive. These interventions help bridge education-employment gaps, support financial independence, and strengthen local economic networks. We are impacting with market-relevant capacity to improve employability, foster self-reliance, and reduce unemployment. Programs often include entrepreneurship training, start-up tool kits, and microgrants—bridging the gap between education and income generation.

Our Detailed Interventions:

- Vocational Skill Streams: Training programs in welding, ICT/video editing, hairdressing, tailoring, agriculture and other marketable trades. Delivered across KEFFESO’s communities.

- Entrepreneurship Modules: Business planning, bookkeeping, cooperative formation and management training sessions, designed to accompany SME grant schemes.

- Livelihood Package Deployment: Distribution of start-up tools, seed capital, and technical kits to trainees to commence income-generating ventures post-completion.

- Youth-Focused Programs: Skills workshops targeted at unemployed and school-leaver demographics.