The Youth Skilling for Dignified Livelihoods programme of the NCCK continued to take shape this week as the partners conducted a learning visit to prospective training sites in Coast Region.
The team was led by NCCK’s Programmes Director Phyllis Kamau and Mastercard Foundation’s Country Programme Head Casper Pedo. They visited key sites that included the Swahili Pot Hub, the Young Women’s Christian Association, Methodist Church of Kenya Community Center, LICODEP, and Jumuia Conference and Beach Resort, Kanamai.
The youth centers in Coast Region, among others across the country, will serve as hubs for skilling and mentorship of the young people targeted by the Vijana, Uradi na Janta programme.
“The Mastercard Foundation is targeting to reach 7 million young people in Kenya over the next five years, 5 million of whom will be young women” Casper explained.
On his part, Bishop Peter Mwero, the NCCK Coast Region Chairman, affirmed the Council’s commitment to working with and for the youth. “We are looking towards dignified lives for the young people in line with our theme of a Wholesome Youth for a Wholesome Society,” he pointed out.
