YOUTH PROGRAMS
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V.F.M has made interventions that serve to
change the lives of young people in Rusinga Island. The program endeavors to
empower youths by equipping young people with employability skills. Since 2017,
the program has been training youths on identified technical skills. A nine month project that ran between
December 2020 to august 2021, and which targeted 300 youths contributed more to
the achievements.
300: the number of youths trained on
entrepreneurship skills
45: the number of young women
trained on tailoring and dressmaking
36; the
number of young women trained on hairdressing
25: the number of youths trained on detergents
and soap making
15; the number of youths trained on
embroidery skills
40: the
number of youths trained on mat weaving skills
36: the number of youths trained on
renewable sanitary pads
69: the number of youths trained on
digital marketing skills
5: the number of boys trained on metal fabric skills
50: the
number of youths who benefited from the youths revolving fund
750000: the amount of money in Kenya
shillings used to support youths startup programs