Fwd: Urgent - Service Project - Korogocho - Tomorrow 12.00

[Sharon Wanyeki]

The Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP) is a four year pilot project nanced by the Government of Kenya (GoK) with a 

credit from the World Bank. KYEP is coordinated by the Ministry of Devolution and Planning (MoDP) and comprises two 

components: Capacity building within the MoDP; and providing training and internships in the private sector. The GoK has 

appointed the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to implement the Component on Private Sector Training and Internships. 

The training and internship program targets vulnerable youth who do not have other opportunities available to them (presently or 

in the near future), such as opportunities to advance their studies and/or opportunities for long or short-term employment. The 

program aims at improving employability of the youth who participate in the program by placing them for workplace experience 

with private sector employers. Youth selected to participate in the program are placed in either the formal or informal sectors, with 

a focus on promoting wage and self-employment. However, the programme does not guarantee employment at the end of the 

internship. 

The project is implemented in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu counties which means that while youth who are interested in the 

program can apply from anywhere in Kenya, selected candidates will only be trained and placed for internship either in Nairobi, 

Mombasa or Kisumu. Youth who meet the eligibility criteria are selected through automated random selection. The program is 

organized into internship cycles that last up to eight months, although actual project activities take six months (2 months training 

and 4 months internship).

All selected youth undergo two weeks of non residential Life Skills training at the start of the program and thereafter, a competitive 

selection process for internship opportunities is conducted by employers through interviews for youth who successfully complete 

the Life Skills training. This interview period is about one month in length and may continue as youth participate in the subsequent 

training sessions. Youth who are not selected by employers by the end of the training period, do not proceed for work place 

internship. While participating in the training sessions and also during the work place experience, interns receive a small stipend as 

a contribution towards their transport costs and meals. However, interns receive this monthly stipend only on the basis of their full 

attendance of the training and internship program. 

The program has so far completed 4 cycles with the 5th one due to end in November, 2014. KEPSA NOW INVITES APPLICATIONS 

FROM YOUTH WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN CYCLE 6 OF THE KYEP TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. This invitation is 

for youth who are ready to be PLACED WITHIN NAIROBI, MOMBASA OR KISUMU COUNTIES ONLY. Those who will be selected and 

do not reside in these counties are expected to seek their own accommodation and cater for costs during the entire 8 month period. 

To be eligible, applicants must:

a) Be between 15 and 29 years of age;

b) Have a minimum qualification of KCPE;

c) Not be currently in school/college;

d) Have been out of school for at least one year;

e) Not expecting to join college/university within a year from now;

f ) Not be currently working; 

g) Be of Kenyan nationality; and,

h) Not have been selected in previous cycles.

Youth who meet the above eligibility criteria and are interested are invited to apply. Proof of eligibility will be required before 

enrolment into the program. As the internship is eight months in length and full attendance is required throughout, youth are 

required to ensure that they do not have conflicting commitments before applying. 

Application forms are available in the following ways: 

 Downloading from the KEPSA website (www.kepsa.or.ke) or the Ministry of Devolution and Planning (MoDP) website

(www.devolutionplanning.go.ke);

 Accessing the online application form which is to be found on the KEPSA (www.kepsa.or.ke) and MoDP

(www.devolutionplanning.go.ke) websites; and

 Collecting a hard copy of the application form available from Youth Development Offices in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu 

counties ONLY

Submission of completed application forms may be done in the following ways:

• Online applications to be electronically submitted at the click of a button;

• E-mailing a soft copy through kyep-nrbap...@kepsa.or.ke for youth who wish to be placed in Nairobi, 

kyep-msaap...@kepsa.or.ke for youth who wish to be placed in Mombasa and kyep-ksmap...@kepsa.or.ke

for youth who wish to be placed in Kisumu

• Dropping the hard copy application forms at any Youth Development Offices in Nairobi, Mombasa or Kisumu counties

• Posting the hard copy application form to KEPSA - KYEP P.O. Box 3556 - 00100 Nairobi

The deadline for receipt of applications is 24th October, 2014. Please note that only the successful applicants will be contacted. 

On 15 October 2014 17:24, Mark Carey <markc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Sharon.

That certainly sounds like it fits well under the Vocational heading and should be of interest to the group.

Do you have a description of the project or a link that we could share with them?

Should completed application forms come back to you?

Thanks.

Mark.

On 15 October 2014 17:03, Sharon Wanyeki <sharon....@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Mark ,

Thanks for the invite but will not be in a position to make it,however attached is a form that can be filled by the youth around that area its an internship placement program for youth who either dropped out of school in class 8, after high school or haven't been in school for a year or haven't been working for a year. The deadline for application deadline is 24th Oct I believe this will fall under the Vocational & employment generation projects 

On 15 October 2014 16:39, Mark Carey <markc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Cool Rotarians,

Sorry for the short notice, but I want to invite you all to a tour  and meeting that we are having tomorrow with the R.C.C. in Korogocho from 12.00 - 2.00. 

This is a great opportunity to see St John's school, St John's Library, the medical project they have and the cyber Cafe which is run by the RCC and supported by our club. 

We will also discuss Vocational and Employment Generation projects for this year. 

Please let me know if you are able to make it. Nana and myself will be travelling from Town and Statehouse so we can arrange to car - pool. 

If you are only able to make some of the tour that is also useful support. 

Sorry again for the short notice, this was not me trying to dis-prove the theory that Mazungu's like advanced planning, it just slipped my mind until David from the RCC called me to confirm. 

Best wishes.

Mark.

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Regards
Sharon Wanyeki
District 9212 Cancer Chair 2014/2015

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