Over 2,000 youths in Kirinyaga get funding, TVET sponsorship in new drive
More than 2,000 youths in Kirinyaga County will benefit from a Sh15 million empowerment program launched by Woman Rep Njeri Maina to support skills training and business funding...
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Over 2,000 Kirinyaga County youths will benefit from a new Sh15 million skills and empowerment program, the Tupange Kesho Program, launched by Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina. This initiative aims to economically empower young people and reduce unemployment.
- Sh10 million has been disbursed to youth groups, with individual groups receiving between Sh100,000 and Sh300,000.
- An additional Sh5.85 million will sponsor 500 youths for full enrolment in TVET institutions through the INNET Programme, in partnership with Equity Bank.
- The program, implemented through the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), targets youths across all 20 wards in Kirinyaga County.
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