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Equipping young people in Kenya to become self-reliant

Raising Futures Kenya believes young people deserve the opportunity to access safe, secure employment, they just need an opportunity to learn and grow.

Cycles of poverty and inequality can be broken with access to quality education, skills training and wellbeing support.

For over 20 years Raising Futures Kenya has worked in partnership with a Kenyan NGO (Growing Seeds), on delivering their community-led programmes, which equip young people in Kenya to become self-reliant, free from poverty and exploitation.

Their Seed of Hope programme provides free vocational training, business skills and wellbeing support for children and young people aged 14-25, particularly girls, in marginalised communities in Kenya.

With the skills, qualifications and confidence gained from Seed of Hope, 80% of graduates gain employment or start a small business within 9 months of completing their training course.

Our Impact

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Growing our impact in Kenya, alongside our NGO partner, for 24 years.

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of technical vocational training graduates are in employment or running a business within 9 months of completing their training.

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Number of children and young people graduated from Seed of Hope courses. We now support over 1,000 young people per year!

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of graduates are earning above the international poverty line ($3.65 per day)

The Multiplier Effect

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Regularly mentoring other young people in their community

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Graduates financially supporting dependents and family members

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Creating opportunities for internship and employment

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Our Kenyan-led NGO partner training other educational institutions in the Seed of Hope model

“When our trustees sought to expand our grant-making in East Africa, we wanted to identify emerging programmes for which our grants could be catalytic. Raising Futures Kenya is one of those grantees. We were impressed by its innovative approach to vocational education for young people, and its potential to scale up through partnerships with other programmes.”

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