CategoriesYouth ProfilesAmka Youth group was registered in 2011, in Kenya under the Ministry of Youth, Gender and Social services. The group’s purpose is to improve the living standards of its members, social and economic stability and create employment opportunities for its members. The group is involved in cereals production (wheat, maize and beans), marketing and value…
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CategoriesYouth ProfilesHenrok 6 is a registered youth group that was founded in year 2007 to promote positive youth development through agribusiness. The group is involved in cereal value chain that involves processing maize, millet, sorghum and cassava into shifted maize flour branded as Ugali star and composite porridge flour branded as Uji star. The group has…
CategoriesSuccess StoriesJane Sulubu, 30, trained as hairdresser and beauty therapy but was unable to open a saloon. The mother of two settled for life as a housewife, occasionally pleating neighbors and relatives. Jane was selected for an apprenticeship scheme by Moving the Goal Posts. Together with 18 other beneficiaries, she underwent a weeklong entrepreneurship training. She…
CategoriesSuccess StoriesWhen Peter Elusa first heard about the Youth Empowerment through Commercial Farming project, he was excited. He looked forward to attending training sessions and being paid for it. But he was mistaken and disappointed at first. “I had been used to getting handouts whenever I attended workshops and trainings, but what I learned in the…
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CategoriesWomen GroupsMayungu High Vision was formed 2017 and registered 2018. It has 8 members, all female, and the group is involved in fisheries value chain, from fish capture, to selling fresh fish and other sea products, processing value added products from fish to the ready market in Mayungu town. The group’s purpose is to help eradicate…
CategoriesYouth ProfilesKibao kiche fish farmers is a youth led enterprise registered by the department of social development in 2018 and has the following activities; rearing tilapia and catfish, operating a fish shop and also formulating organic fish feeds using local and readily available raw material with the use of Pearson square method for commercial purposes. The…
CategoriesCassavaDuring the month of November 2020, Reinman Africa Company was linked to Mkenge aggregation centre so that Reinman can be purchasing dried cassava from the centres and do milling at KIE Malindi. In order for the process to be a reality, Reinman Africa Company was to support in the construction of extra drying cassava chips…
CategoriesCassavaCassava Farmers of the aggregation centre had issues related to long distance covered when transporting fresh cassava roots to the aggregation centre thus spending more money on transport as compared to the initial gross margin of Ksh 250 per trip. Farmers spend more than Ksh 1, 300 per trip. This is because, farmers were forced…