CategoriesSupport to SMEs VijabizAgriculture is the mainstay of Kenya’s economy, employing more than 70% of people in rural areas and contributing 26% of the GDP. However, youth unemployment in the countryside, as well as in the cities, is growing. Some 30% of Kenyans between the age of 20 and 24 are currently out of work. Increasing youth employment…
CategoriesSupport to SMEs VijabizIn order to feed a rapidly growing population, global food production will need to increase by at least 60% by 2050. Undermining efforts to achieve that goal are shifting weather patterns, including rising temperatures, unpredictable precipitation, more severe and frequent extreme weather events and the loss of ecosystem services and biodiversity. To what extent can…
CategoriesClean Water Support to SMEs WaterThe extreme weather events that result from climate change can be devastating and often exacerbate the already severe climate in arid and semi-arid parts of the world. Climate change is stretching the livelihoods of households in such areas to the limit, particularly those who wholly depend on livestock and livestock products. In this context, the…
CategoriesClean Water Support to SMEs WaterBy the time CTA’s regional flagship project for Southern Africa comes to an end in 2020, around 140,000 small-scale farmers in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi will have adopted a range of climate-smart strategies to help them cope with drought and erratic weather patterns. About 75,000 farmers are benefiting from the bundle of climate-smart agricultural solutions…
CategoriesSupport to SMEsAn increase in the frequency and severity of droughts, coupled with unpredictable weather patterns, is threatening the survival of some 20 million livestock keepers in Eastern Africa. Recent droughts have eroded pastoralists, adaptive capacity to such an extent that almost every one results in a humanitarian crisis. Traditionally, when there are serious droughts, governments and…
CategoriesSuccess Stories VijabizThe Business mentorship aspect of the Vijabiz project has changed many lives, advanced businesses which are today, homes to greater inventions, worthy successes and greater ideas. For individuals, through the knowledge and experiences of impactful mentors, they have leapfrogged the learning process. They have learnt to avoid making the same mistakes and are encouraged to…
CategoriesSuccess Stories VijabizAgrisolve and Henrok 6 Youth Groups: These two youth groups, both involved in processing and selling cereal products, were struggling to source and process raw materials, but after acquiring new skills by attending entrepreneurial training and trade shows organised by Vijabiz, the groups have begun to focus on value addition of cereals to make flour…
CategoriesSuccess Stories Vijabiz‘Capacity building is about learning, educating, strengthening and maintaining capabilities. Its about changing mindsets and attitudes; setting and achieving objectives. Most importantly is the essential ingredient that comes at the end of the learning process-TRANSFORMATION!’ That is what happened to Creative Co-operative Society Youth group based in Molo. The group has demonstrated and proven why…
CategoriesSuccess Stories VijabizA market for Bamba’s dairy farmers in Kilifi county: Wazo Jema group’s success story: … The Wazo Jema Youth Group started working in the dairy sector with the help of the Vijabiz project with the intention to make an income and to support local dairy farmers. They provide a market for these farmers to sell…
Supported by the Vijabiz project, ten young members of the Greenthumb Community Based Organisation in Nakuru County set up a valuable fish production and value addition enterprise. The group set up a fish pond and seven operational aquaponics stations where they process and sell the fish. Though smaller in size, the stations are almost four…
