About – AOSK-SLYI

OUR GOAL

To improve socioeconomic sufficiency and resilience among supported vulnerable and disadvantaged youth between 15 and 25 years

ACHIEVEMENTS/CHANGE

Theory of Change

IF youth are supported financially to pursue technical courses and entrepreneurship training and IF these youths receive mentorship, leadership empowerment, and grants for start-up businesses THEN the targeted youth will enjoy an improved quality of life and contribute meaningfully to the nation.

To achieve

Enhanced skills development and job-creating opportunities for vulnerable and disadvantaged youth between 15 and 25 years old.

AOSK-SLYI has achieved significant milestones in youth empowerment, with 154 youth businesses having been established, having a success rate of over 54%. The project has offered psychosocial support forums to 8857 youth, addressing pertinent issues affecting the youth, including drugs and substance abuse, human trafficking, relationships, sexuality, and technology, among others. Among these, 80 youth champions were identified and trained to continue supporting their peers for the sustainability of youth mentorship.

1506 youth have been supported to access technical training.
Regional businesses have been established in 5 regions to increase youth employability as well as enhance training sustainability.
Supporting the institutions to procure training infrastructure, part of which is being appropriated for institutional sustainability.
The 88 youth abled-differently were supported with skills acquisition and learning materials.
To enhance learning among young mothers, there was provision of daycare space.

Generally, the project is on a positive trajectory towards achieving its main goal of enhanced skills development and job-creating opportunities for vulnerable and disadvantaged youth aged 15 to 25 years.

Our patners and stakeholders

The project is implemented in partnership with 38 religious congregations of Catholic sisters, 9 of Catholic brothers, and 3 Catholic priests in 21AUs/ dioceses across the country; KCCB and various youth programs in both the county and the national government including Youth Enterprise Development Fund, Women Fund and National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), Ministry of youth affairs and creative economy, National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) among others.